Worksheet 15 Flashcards
Ophthalmo
Eye
Diplo
Double
Blepharo
Eyelid
Core / Coreo
Pupil
Cyclo
Ciliary body (hairlike structures)
Onycho
Nail (fingernails and toenails)
Tricho
Hair
Opto
Vision
Ambi
Both / Both sides
Phaco
Crystalline lens of the eye
Kerato / Corneo
Cornea
Dacryo
Tear duct gland
Iro / Irido
Iris
Sclero
White “hard” outer coat of the eye
Crypto
Hidden
Thyroido / Thyro
Thyroid gland
Thymo
Thymus gland
Adreno
Adrenal glands
Traumato
Trauma
Exo
Outword
Eso
Toward
-opter
visible
-phoria
carry or bear
-opia
vision
-tropia
turning
PERRLA
Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light and Accomodation
TSH
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Ophthalmic
Pertaining to the eye
Ophthalmology
Study of eye diseases and eye surgery
Ophthalmalgia
Pain in the eye
Ophthalmoplasty
Surgical repair or the eye
Ophthalmoscope
Instrument used to study the interior of the eye
Optic
Adjective for the cranial nerve for vision
Optometry
The practice of assessing vision disorders
Optometrist
One who meausures visual accuity
Xanthopia
Yellow vision
Erythropia
Red vision
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Hyperopia
Farsightedness
Diplopia
Double Vision
Ambidextrous
Able to work with both hands
Diplococcus
Coccus that grows on pairs
Strabismus
Another name for hypotropia, hypertropia, esotropia, and exotropia OR Squinting
Dysphoria
Feeling of depression
Euphoria
Feeling of well being
Blepharoptosis
Prolapse of an eyelid
Blepharoplasty
Surgical repair of an eyelid
Blepharorrhaphy
Suturing of the eyelid
Blepharedema
Swelling of the eyelid
Conjunctiva
The membrane that lines the eyelid
Conjuntivitis
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
Phacocele
Protrusion of the lens
Corena / Corneal
Pertaining to the cornea
Calcaneodynia / Calcanealgia
Pain in the heel
Calcaneus
The heel bone
Sclera
Pertaining to the sclera (the hard whites of the eyes)
Scleritis
Inflammation of the sclera (the hard whites of the eyes)
Iris
Colored part of the eye
Iritis
Inflammation of the Iris (the colored part of the eye)
Iridectomy
Excision of all or part of the iris (the colored part of the eye)
iridoptosis
Prolapse of the iris (the colored part of the eye)
retina
The third and inner coat of the eye which is a light-sensitive layer of tissue.
Retinitis
Inflammation of the retina (the inner 3rd coat of the eye that is a light sensitive layer of tissue)
Retinoplasty
Surgical repair of the retina (the inner 3rd coat of the eye that is a light sensitive layer of tissue)
Corelysis
Destruction of the pupil
Corectasia
Dilation of the pupil
Coreometry
The process of measuring the pupil
Anisocoria
Unequal pupil sizes
Keratectasia
Forward bulging (dilation) of the cornea
Keratocele
Herniation of the cornea
keratorrhexis
Rupture of the cornea
Cycloplegia
Paralysis of the ciliary body
Lacrimal
Gland that secretes tears
Nasolacrimal
Fluid that keeps the surface of the eye moist
Dacryorrhea
Excess flow of tears
Dacryopyorrhea
discharge of pus from the tear gland
Dadroadenalgia
Pain in a tear gland
Dacryocystoptosis
Prolapse of the tear sac
Onychoid
Resembling a fingernail or toenail
Onychosis
Any nail condition
Onychomalacia
Softening of the nails
Onychocryptosis
Hidden nail
Onychophagia
Nail biting
Onychomycosis
Fungus condition of the nails
Paronychia
Infection of the cuticles around the nails
Trichoid
Resembling hair
Trichopathy
Any hair disease
Tricophagia
Hair swallowing
Endocrinology
Specialty studying the endocrine system
Hypothryoidism
Underactive thyroid
Hyperthyroidism
Overactive thryoid
Adrenopathy
Any disease of the adrenal glands
Traumatology
The study of caring for wounds
Traumatic
Pertaining to wounds