Medical Terminology - Chapter 16 Eye Flashcards
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ambly/o
A
dull
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anis/o
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unequal
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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choroid/o
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choroid
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conjunctiv/o
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to join together, conjunctiva
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cor/o
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pupil
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corne/o
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cornea
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cry/o
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cold
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cycl/o
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ciliary body
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dacry/o
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tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct
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dipl/o
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double
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fibr/o
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fiber
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foc/o
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focus
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goni/o
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angle
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irid/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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cornea
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lacrim/o
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tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct
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lent/o
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lens
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metr/o
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measure
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mi/o
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less, small
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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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opt/o
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eye
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phac/o
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lens
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phak/o
lentil, lens
26
phot/o
light
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presby/o
old
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pupill/o
pupil
29
rad/i
radiating out from a centre
30
retin/o
retina
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scler/o
sclera, hardening
32
stigmat/o
point
33
ton/o
tone, tension
34
trich/o
hair
35
trop/o
turn
36
uve/o
uvea
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xen/o
foreign material
38
xer/o
dry
39
contains eyeball, lined with fatty tissue, has several openings through which blood vessels and nerves pass
orbit
40
six short muscles, provide support and rotary movement of eye
eye muscles
41
protects eyeballs from intense light, foreign particles, and impact. permits eye to remain mosit
eyelids
42
protective covering for exposed surface of the eye
conjunctiva
43
produces, stores and removes tears that cleanse and lubricate eye
lacrimal apparatus
44
organ of vision
eye
45
outer layer of eyeball composed of fibrous connective tissue. at front of eye, is visible as white of eye and ends at cornea
sclera
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transparent anterior portion of eyeball, bends light rays and helps to focus them on surface of retina
cornea
47
pigmented vascular membrane that prevents internal reflection of light
choroid
48
smooth muscle that forms a part of the ciliary body that governs the convexity of the lens; secretes nutrient fluids that nourish cornea, the lens and surrounding tissues
ciliary body
49
coloured membrane attached to ciliary body with circular opening in its centre (pupil)
iris
50
innermost layer with photoreceptive cells, translates light waves focused on its surface into nerve impulses
retina
51
sharpens focus of light on the retina (accommodation Acc)
lens
52
pertaining to tear
lacrimal
53
eyeball consists of 3 layers:
sclera (outer), uvea (middle), retina (inner)
54
transparent centre of sclera
cornea
55
uvea consists of the
ciliary body and choroid
56
contains photosensitive receptors (rods and cones)
retina
57
inflammation of the cornea
keratitis
58
surgical process of transferring cornea from donor to pt
corneal transplant
59
the white of the eye
sclera
60
layer of eyeball that receives blood, nutritive layer
choroid
61
duct that drains into the nasal cavity
nasolacrimal duct
62
filled with jellylike substance called vitreous humor
posterior cavity
63
defines shape of the eyball
vitreous humor
64
anterior chamber is filled with clear fluid called: (on inside of cornea)
aqueous humor
65
IOL
intraocular lens
66
IOP
intraocular pressure
67
visual sharpness
visual acuity
68
region through which optic nerve exits eyeball
optic disk (blind spot)
69
contains cones
fovea centralis
70
inflammation of conjuntiva
conjunctivitis
71
process by which eyes make adjustments to see objects at various distances
accommodation (Acc)
72
dullness of vision; reduced or dimness of vision, also called lazy eye
amblyopia
73
condition in which pupils are unequal
anisocoria
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condition in which crystalline lens is absent
aphakia
75
cry/o
cold
76
dipl/o
double
77
em-
in
78
paralysis of the ciliary muscle
cycloplegia
79
condition in which the eyes turn inwards; crossed eyes
esotropia (ST)
80
ST
esotropia
81
surgical repair of the cornea
keratoplasty
82
pertaining to the tears
lacrimal
83
pertaining to an agent that causes pupil to contract/constrict
miotic
84
mi/o
less, small
85
-tic
pertaining to
86
-ic
pertaining to
87
study of the eye
ophthalmology
88
unusual intolerance to light
photophobia
89
examination of the anterior chamber of the eye via a gonioscope; used for determining ocular motility and rotation
gonioscopy
90
measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) of eye via a tonometer, used to detect glaucoma
tonometry
91
acuteness or sharpness of vision, Snellen eye chart can be used to test it, pt reads chart from a distance, normal vision is 20/20
visual acuity (VA) (test)
92
pertaining to having two foci, as in bifocal glasses; one foci for near vision and another for far
bifocal
93
drooping of the upper eyelid(s)
blepharoptosis
94
opacity of the crystalline lens or its capsule; most often occurs in older adults
cataract
95
small, hard, painless cyst of a sebaceous gland of the eyelids
chalzion
96
type of surgery that uses extreme cold to destroy tissue or to produce well-demarcated areas of cell injury; can be used in the removal of cataracts and the repair of retinal detachment
cryosurgery
97
tumorlike swelling caused by obstruction of the tear duct(s)
dacryoma
98
double vision
diplopia
99
normal or perfect vision
emmetropia (EM)
100
turning inward of the margin of the lower eyelid
entropion
101
turning outward of both eyes
exotropia (XT)
102
XT
exotropia
103
instrument used to examine the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye
gonioscope
104
vision defect in which paralell rays come to a focus beyond the retina
hyperopia (HT) (farsightedness)
105
HT
hyperopia
106
pertaining to an agent that causes the pupil to dilate
mydriatic
107
vision defect in which paralell rays come to a focus in front of the retina
myopia (MY) (nearsightedness)
108
condition in which the individual has difficulty seeing at night
nyctalopia (night blindness)
109
pertaining to the eye
ocular, optic
110
study and treatment of defective binocular vision resulting from defects in ocular musculature; also a technique of eye exercises for correcting defective binocular vision
orthoptics
111
process of using an ultrasound to disintegrate a cataract by inserting a needle through a small incision and aspirating the disintegrated cataract
phacoemulsification
112
vision defect, parallel rays come to focus beyond retina (hyperopia); occurs normally with aging
presbyopia
113
separation of retina from choroid layer of the eye can be caused by trauma or occur spontaneously
retinal detachment
114
malignant tumor arising from the germ cell of the retina
retinoblastoma
115
disorder of the eye in which optic axes cannot be directed to the same object
strabismus (squinting)
116
inflammation of one or more of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid
sty(e) (also called a hordeolum)
117
recoding of intraocular pressure used in detecting glaucoma
tonography
118
medical instrument used to measure intraocular pressure
tonometer
119
procedure for testing intraocular pressure
tonometry
120
condition of ingrowing eyelashes that rub against cornea, causing constant irritation to the eyeball
trichiasis
121
inflamed eye condition caused by foreign material
xenophthalmia
122
eye condition in which the conjunctiva is dry
xerophthalmia
123
ambly
dull
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-opia
vision
125
anis/o
unequal
126
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
127
cycl/o
ciliary body
128
trop
turn
129
-ion
process
130
eso-
inward
131
goni/o
angle
132
mydriat
dilation, widen
133
nyctal
night
134
emulsificat
disintegrate
135
-iasis
condition
136
Acc
accomodation
137
EM
emmetropia
138
HT
hyperopia
139
IOL
intraocular lens
140
IOP
intraocular pressure
141
MY
myopia
142
ST
esotropia
143
STDs
sexually transmitted diseases
144
VA
visual acuity
145
XT
exotropia
146
a pigment necessary for night vision
rhodopsin
147
small depression in centre of the macula lutea
fovea centralis
148
small area where most of the cone cells are grouped into
macula lutea
149
2 ducts at inner corner of eye, collects and tears and drains into lacrimal sac
lacrimal gland
150
the enlargement of the upper portion of the lacrimal duct, tears secreted by lacrimal gland are pulled into this sac and forced into nasolacrimal duct by blinking
lacrimal sac
151
passageway draining lacrimal fluid into nose
nasolacrimal duct
152
surgical repair of the eyelid
blepharoplasty
153
the organ of vision
eyeball
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defect in refractive powers of the eye, ray of light is not focused on retina but is spread over an area, due to misshapen curvature of cornea and lens
astigmatism
