CPP Ch 6 Flashcards
1
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ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o
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eye
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lacrim/o , dacry/o
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tear
3
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-opia, -opsia
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vision condition
4
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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corne/o, kerat/o
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cornea
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conjuctiv/o
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conjunctiva
7
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scler/o
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sclera (the white of the eye)
8
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virtre/o
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virteous liquid,
means glass
9
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cycl/o
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ciliary body
10
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retin/o
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retina
11
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ir/o, irid/o
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iris
12
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phac/o, phak/o
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lens
13
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aur/o, ot/o
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ear
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acous/o, audi/o
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sound, hearing
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-acusis
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hearing condition
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pinna
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fleshy part of the ear
funnel shape helps collect sound from the air and send it to the eardrum
17
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tympanic membrane
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eardrum
18
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cerumen
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ear wax, natural antibiotic, and a lubricant to keep the ear canal moist
19
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salpinx
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tube that helps drain the ear of any fluid and keeps pressure inside the middle ear the same as the outside
20
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three bones that make up the middle ear
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incus, stapes and malleus
21
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What is the middle ear connected to?
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connected to the nose and throat through a tube (salpinx)
22
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salping/o
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eustachian tube
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tympan/o and myring/o
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eardrum
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mastoid/o
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mastoid process
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cochlea
shell shaped organ in the inner ear, with fluid and hair
26
labyrinth
inner ear
contains the cochlea (controls hearing)
vestibular system (controls balance)
27
acoustic nerve
send electrical nerves to the brain, and the brain processes these signals
28
vestibular system
sends information to the brain about the tilt, rotation, and motion of the head
made of small canals filled with fluid and hair
hair is moved by movement and head angles
hairs help maintain balance and coordinate movement with eyes
29
vestibul/o
vestibule
small space at the beginning of a canal
regulates balance
30
cochle/o
cochlea
| spiral snail shell-shaped tube
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akinestopia
inability to see objects in motion
32
ambiopia
double vision
33
ambylopia
decreased vision
34
asthenopia
weak vision
35
diplopia
double vision
36
hemianopsia
blindness in half the visual field
37
hyperopia
farsightedness
38
myopia
nearsightedness
39
persbyopia
decreased vision caused by old age
40
scotopia
adjustment of eye to see in darkness
41
blepharoplegia
paralysis of the eyelid
42
blepharospasm
involuntary contraction of the eyelid
43
dacryoadenalgia
pain in the tear gland
44
dacryocystalgia
pain in the tear sac
45
dacryohemorrhea
blood in tears
46
dacryorrhea
excessive tearing
47
opthalmalgia
eye pain
48
ophthalmoplegia
eye paralysis
49
opthalmoplegia
eye paralysis
50
xeropthalmia
dry eyes
51
astigmatism
vision problem caused by light rays entering the eyes arent focused on a single point in the back of the eye
52
corneal xerosis
dryness of the cornea
53
keratalgia
pain in the cornea
54
cycloplegia
paralysis of the ciliary body
55
iridalgia
pain in the iris
56
miosis
contraction of the pupil
57
mydriasis
abnormal dilation of the pupil
58
scotoma
dark spot in the vision field
59
hyperacusis
excessively senstiive hearing
60
hypoacusis
excessively insensitive hearing
61
osteoacusis
hearing through bone
62
presbycusis
loss of hearing in old age
63
mastoidalgia
pain in the mastoid
64
otalgia
ear pain
65
otodynia
ear pain
66
otorrhea
discharge from the ear
67
tinnitus
ringing in the ears
68
vertigo
dizzyness
69
ophthalmoscope
instrument for looking at the eye
70
optomyometer
device used to determine the strength of eye muscles
71
phacoscope
instrument for looking at a lens
72
retinoscope
instrument for looking @ the retina
73
retinoscopy
procedure for looking at the retina
74
tonometer
instrument that measures tension/pressure in the eye
75
binocular
pertaining to both eyes
76
iridokinesis
movement of the iris
77
lacrimation
formation of tears
78
nasolacrimal
pertaining to the nose and tear system
79
opthalmic
pertaining to the eye
80
ophthalmologist
eye specialist
81
optic
pertaining to the eye
82
optokinetic
pertaining to eye movement
83
optometrist
specialist in measuring the eye
84
retinal
pertaining to the retina
85
blepharedema
eyelid swelling
86
blepharoptosis
drooping eyelid
87
blepharipyorrhea
discharge of pus from the eyelid
88
dacryolith
hard formation (stone) in the tear systrm
89
dacrypyorrhea
discharge of pus in tears
90
ectropion
outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye
91
entropion
inward turning of the eyelid, toward the eye
92
exophthalmus
protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket
93
nystagmus
involuntary back and forth movement of the eyes
94
strabismus
condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object
95
esotropia
inward turning of the eye, toward the nose
96
exotropia
outward turning of the eye, away from the nose
97
keratomalacia
softening of the cornea
98
pteyrgium
winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea
99
scleromalacia
softening of the sclera
100
papilledema
swelling of the optic nerve where it reaches the retina
101
phacomalacia
softening of the lens
102
phachoscleorisis
hardening of the lens
103
audiogram
record produced by an audiometer
104
audiometer
instrument for measuring hearing
105
audiometry
procedure for measuring hearing
106
otoscope
instrument for looking into the ear
107
otoscopy
procedure for examining the ear
108
pneumatic otoscopy
procedure for examining the ear using air
109
salpingoscope
instrument for examining the eustachian tubes
110
tympanometry
procedure for measuring the eardrums movement
111
audiologist
hearing specialist
112
aural
pertaining to the ear
113
otolaryngologist
specialist in the ear and throat
114
otoneurologist
specialist in the nerve connections between the ear and brain
115
otorhinolaryngologist
specialist in ENT (ear, nose throat)
116
otosteal
pertaining to the bones of the ear
117
salpingopharylngeal
pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat
118
ceruminoma
benign tumor of the cerumen secreting glands of the ear
119
ceruminosis
excessive formation of ear wav
120
macrotia
abnornmally large ears
121
microtia
abnormally small ears
122
otopyorrhea
discharge of pus from the ears
123
otosclerosis
hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear
124
tympanic perforation
tear/hole in the eardrum
125
tympanosclerosis
hardening of the eardrum
126
blepharitis
eyelid inflammation
127
blepharoconjunctivis
inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva
128
dacryocystits
inflamamtion of the tear sac
129
dacryoadenitis
inflammation of the tear gland
130
dacryohermorrhea
discharge of blood in tears
131
dacryolithiasis
prescence of stones in the tear system
132
dacryostenosis
narrowing of the tear duct
133
glacuoma
eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging the optic nerve
134
oculomycosis
fungal eye condition
135
oculopathy
eye disease
136
opthalmatrophy
atrophy of the eye
137
opthalmitis
inflammtion of the eye
138
opthalmomycosis
fungal eye condition
139
opthalmomyitis
inflammation of eye muscles
140
opthalmopathy
eye disease
141
trichiasis
condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming into contact with the eye
142
conjunctivis
pink eye, inflammtion of the conjunctiva
143
keratitis
inflammation of the cornea
144
keratopathy
disease of the cornea
145
sclerectasia
overexpansion of the sclera
146
scleroiritis
inflammation of the sclera and iris
147
sclerokeratitis
inflammation of sclera and cornea
148
sclerokerairitis
inflammation of the sclera cornea and iris
149
aniridia
absence of an iris
150
aphakia
absence of a lens
151
cataract
opacity of the lens of the eye
152
corneal abrasion
scratch on cornea
153
cyclokeratitis
inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea
154
endophthalmitis
inflammation of the inside of the eye
155
iridemia
bleeding from the iris
156
iridocyclitis
inflammation of the iris and ciliary body
157
iridokeratitis
inflammtion of the iris and cornea
158
iridopathy
disease of the iris
159
iritis
inflammation of the iris
160
optic neuritis
inflammation of the optic nerve
161
phakitis
lens inflammation
162
retinits
inflammation reitina
163
retinopathy
retina disease
164
retinosis
retina condition
165
cerumen impaction
buildup of ear wax that blocks ear canal
166
mastoiditis
inflammation of the mastoid
167
otitis externa
inflammation of the outer ear
168
otomycosis
fungal ear condition
169
aerotitis
inflammation of the ear caused by air
170
conductive hearing loss
hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle ear
171
myringitis
inflammation of the eardrum
172
myringodermatitis
inflamtion of the eardrum and surrounding skin
173
myringomycosis
fungal condition of the eardrum
174
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
175
otosclerosis
hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear
176
rhinosalpingitis
inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes
177
acoustic neuroma
tumor on the acoustic nerve
178
cochleitis
inflammation of the cochlea
179
labrinthitis
inflammation of the labryinth
180
sensorineural hearing
hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain
181
vestibular neuritis
inflammation of the vestibular nerve
182
vestibulitis
inflammation of the vestibule
183
miotic
drug that causes the contraction of the pupil
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mydriatic
drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil
185
cycloplegic
drug that paralyzes the ciliary body
186
intravitreal antibiotics
antibiotics administered directly into the vitreous gel liquid
187
ceruminolytic
drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax
188
ototoxic
drug that damages the ear / hearing
189
blepharoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the eye
190
belpharotomy
incision into the eyelid
191
dacryodenectomy
removal of the tear gland
192
dacrycystectomy
removal of the tear sac
193
dacryocystirhinostomy
creation of an opening btw the tear sac and nose
194
dacryocystotomy
incision into the tear sac
195
enucleation
removal of an eye
196
oculoplasty
reconstruction of the eye
197
opthalmectomy
removal of the eye
198
corneal transplant
replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue
199
keratoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the cornea
200
keratotomy
incision into the cornea
201
sclerotomy
incision into the sclera
202
cyclotomy
incision into the ciliary body
203
intraocular lens implant
insertion of a new lens inside the eye
204
iridectomy
removal of the iris
205
iridectomy
removal of the iris
206
iridocyclectomy
removal of the iris and ciliary body
207
iridotomy
incision into the iris
208
phacoemulsification
fragmentation of an existing lens in order to remove and replace it
209
retinopexy
surgical reattachement of the retina
210
retinotomy
incision into the retina
211
vitrectomy
removal of the vitreous liquid from the eye
212
auditory prothesis
hearing aid
213
ceruminolysis
breakdown of wax
214
ear lavage
rinsing of ear canal to remove wax
215
mastoidectomy
removal of the mastoid
216
mastodocentesis
puncture of the mastoid
217
otoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the ear
218
myringectomy
removal of the eardrum
219
myringoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the eardrum
220
myringotomy
incision into the eardrum
221
tympanocentesis
puncture of the ear drum
222
tympanolabryinthopexy
surgical fixation of the eardrum to the labryinth
223
tympanoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the eardrum
224
tympanostomy
creation of an opening in the eardrum
225
cochlear implant
stimulates the cochlea
| helps ppl hear
226
labyrinthectomy
removal of the labryinth
227
labryinthotomy
incision into the labryinth
228
vestibulotomy
incision into the vestiblue
