MT16 Sensory Organs Flashcards by Angela Coates

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What is the Eye

A

Organ of sight

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Orbit

A

Cavity in the cranium for eyeballs

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Ophthalmologists

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Medical specialist in the study of the eye

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Optometrist

A

A specialist to measure sight

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Myopia

A

Shortsightedness

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Hypermetropia

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Long sightedness – images are focussed behind the retina

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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bi/bin

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Double/two

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blephar-

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Eyelid

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diplo-

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Double

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kerat-

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Cornea

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mono-

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One/single

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ocul-

A

Eye

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opthalm-

A

Eye

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-opia

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Condition of the eye/vision

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opt-

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Sight /vision

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-ptosis

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Drooping/falling

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uni-

A

One or single

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xero-

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Dry

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Ocular

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Pertaining to the eye

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Binocular

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Pertaining to both eyes

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Monocular

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Pertaining to one eye

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Unilateral blepharitis

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Inflammation of one of the eyelids

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Bilateral blepharoptosis

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Drooping of both eyelids

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Ophthalmoscope

Lighted instrument used to view the inside of the eye

Ophthalmoplegia

Paralysis or weakness of the eye muscles

Xerophthalmia

Dry eyes

Keratoplasty

Reconstruction of the cornea

Retinomalacia

Softening of the retina

Retinopathy

Disease of the retina

audi-

Hearing

aur-

Ear

-metrist

Specialist in measuring

myring- or tympan-

Eardrum or tympanic membrane

ot-

Ear

salping-

Eustachian tube or auditory tube

dent- or odont-

Tooth or teeth

gingiv-

Gums

gloss-

Tongue

or-

Mouth

stom- or stomat-

Mouth

-tome

Cutting instrument

Adenoid-

Lymph tissue at back of nose

nas- or rhin-

Nose

Audiometrist

Specialist to measures hearing

Auriscope

Lighted instrument used to view the inside of the ear

Epistaxis

Nosebleed

Gingivitis

Inflammation of the gums

Macroglossia

Abnormally large tongue

Myringotome

Surgical instrument used to cut the eardrum

Oropharyngeal

Pertaining to the mouth and throat

Orthodontist

A specialist in straightening teeth

Otalgia

Pain in the ear

Otitis media

Inflammation of the middle ear

Otologist

Medical specialist in the study of the ear

Otoplasty

Reconstruction/reshaping of the ear

Otopyorrhoea

Discharge of pus from the ear

Pharyngotympanic

Pertaining to the throat and the eardrum

Rhinorrhagia

Heavy bleeding from the nose

Stomatitis

Inflammation of the mouth

Sub lingual

Pertaining to underneath the tongue

Tympanosclerosis

Hardening of the eardrum