Chapter 17 Flashcards
Sense Organs: the Eye and the Ear
1
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acous/o
A
hearing
2
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ambly/o
A
dim, dull
3
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anis/o
A
unequal
4
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aque/o
A
water
5
Q
audi/o
A
hearing
6
Q
audit/o
A
hearing
7
Q
aur/o
A
ear
8
Q
auricul/o
A
ear
9
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
10
Q
cochle/o
A
cochlea (inner part of ear)
11
Q
conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)
12
Q
cor/o
A
pupil
13
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corne/o
A
cornea
14
Q
cycl/o
A
ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle
15
Q
dacry/o
A
tear
16
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dipl/o
A
double
17
Q
glauc/o
A
gray
18
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ir/o
A
iris (colored portion of eye)
19
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irid/o
A
iris (colored portion of eye)
20
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea, hard, horny tissue
21
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lacrim/o
A
tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
22
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mastoid/o
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mastoid process (behind the ear)
23
Q
mi/o
A
smaller, less
24
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myc/o
A
fungus
25
mydr/o
wide, widen
26
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
27
nyct/o
night
28
ocul/o
eye
29
ophthalm/o
eye
30
opt/o
eye, vision
31
optic/o
eye, vision
32
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
33
ot/o
ear
34
palpebr/o
eyelid
35
papill/o
nipple-like, optic disc (disk)
36
phac/o
lens of eye
37
phak/o
lens of eye
38
phot/o
light
39
presby/o
old age
40
pupill/o
pupil (dark center of the eye)
41
retin/o
retina
42
salping/o
auditory (eustachian) tube
43
scler/o
sclera (white of eye), hard
44
scot/o
darkness
45
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
46
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear
47
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)
48
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
49
vitre/o
glassy
50
xer/o
dry
51
-acusis
hearing
52
-cusis
hearing
53
-meter
instrument to measure, measure
54
-metry
measure
55
-opia
vision condition
56
-opsia
vision condition
57
-otia
ear condition
58
-phobia
fear
59
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis, palsy
60
-tropia
to turn
61
OU
both eyes
62
VA
visual acuity
63
OD
right eye
64
OS
left eye
65
VF
visual field
66
PE tube
pressure-equalizing tube
67
EENT (ENT)
eyes, (ears, nose, throat)
68
IOL
intraocular lens
69
IOP
intraocular pressure
70
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
71
AS
left ear
72
AD
right ear
73
ENG
electronystagmography -- test of the balance mechanism of inner ear by assessing eye movements
74
fluorescein angiography
IV injection of dye followed by photographs of eye with dilated pupils
75
LASIK
laser in situ keratomileusis - laser removes corneal tissue to correct myopia
76
scleral buckle
suture of silicone band to sclera to correct retinal detachment
77
visual acuity test
test for clearness of vision
78
laser photocoagulation
high energy light radiation beams used to stop retinal hemorrhaging
79
tonometry
measurement of tension or pressure within eye (glaucoma test)
80
phacoemulsification
ultrasonic vibrations break up lens and is aspirated from the eye
81
retinal detachment
two layers of the retina separate from each other
82
macular degeneration
loss of central vision caused by deterioration of the macula of the retina
83
strabismus
abnormal deviations of the eye occur (esotropia and exotropia)
84
diabetic retinopathy
retinal micro aneurysms, hemorrhages, dilation of retinal veins, and neovascularization occur secondary to an abnormal endocrine condition
85
cataract
clouding of the lens causes decreased vision
86
presbyopia
impairment of vision as a result of old age
87
myopia
nearsightedness
88
hyperopia
farsightedness
