Sensory organs Flashcards

(67 cards)

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Inflammation of an eyelid

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Blepharitis

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Downward displacement of the eyelid or drooping of the upper eyelid

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blepharoptosis

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the membrane that lines the eyelids and sclera

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conjunctiva

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4
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Inflammation of conjunctiva

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conjunctiv/itis

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5
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pertaining to the cornea

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corne/al

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word root of cornea

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corne/o or kerat/o

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Incision of the cornea

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Kerat/o/tomy

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plastic operation of the cornea (corneal transplant)

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Kerat/o/plasty

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the white, hard outer coat of the eye

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sclera

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pertaining to the sclera

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scler/al

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inflammation of the iris

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Ir/itis

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12
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paralysis of the iris

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irid/o/plegia

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13
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unequal pupil size

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An/is/o/coria

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14
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word for crystalline lens

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Phac/o

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a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision

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cataract

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Ultrasonic treatment to emulsify the lens and to remove the cataract

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phac/o/emulsification

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17
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word for retina + pertaining to the retina

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Retin/o

Retin/al

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Tears + pertaining to tears

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Lacrim/o or Dacry/o

lacrim/al

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incision of the lacrimal duct or sac

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lacrim/o/tomy

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20
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Tear sac or lacrimal sac inflammation

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Dacry/o/cyst/itis

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21
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paralysis of the eye (using ophthalm/o)

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ophthalm/o/plegia

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22
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Study of the eye

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Opthalm/o/logy

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an instrument for measuring the pupil ( using core/o)

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Core/o/meter

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an instrument for measuring the cornea using kerat/o

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keratometer

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softening of the cornea using kerat/o
keratomalacia
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using scler/o, inflammation of the sclera: using irid/o, paralysis of the iris: using retin/o, disease of the retina: , inflammation of the retina:
scleritis iridoplegia retinopathy retinitis
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ear and pertaining to the ear
ot/o | ot/ic
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instrument to examine the ear
ot/o/scope
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ear pain
ot/algia
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inflammation of ear
ot/itis
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inflammation and infection of middle ear
otitis media
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inflammation and infection of outer ear
otitis externa
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Middle ear/ ear drum + pertaining to
Tympan/o or myring/o Tympanum Tympan/ic
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making an opening through tympanic membrane
Myring/otomy
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snail-shaped structure, contains the organ of hearing ( inner ear) + pertaining to
cochlea | cochle/ar
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snail-shaped structure, contains the organ of hearing ( inner ear) + pertaining to
cochlea | cochle/ar
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hearing
Audi/o + accusis
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study of hearing
audi/o/logy
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the instrument used to measure hearing
Audio/o/meter
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loss of hearing
An/acusis
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Impairment of hearing resulting from old age
Presby/acusis
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the flow of pus from the ear
otopyorrhea
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Nose
Rhin/o | Nasal
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discharge from nose
Rhin/o/rrhea
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inflammation of the nose
Rhin/itis
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Nose plastic surgery
Rhino/plasty
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beside the nose
paranasal
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Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses
sinusitis
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Absence of the sense of smell
An/osmia
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Nose bleed; nasal hemorrhage
Epistaxis
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Eye + pertaining to the eye
ophthalm/o | opthalm/ic
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A physician who practices in ophthalmology
ophthalm/o/logist
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inflammation of the eye
ophthalm/itits
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vision + pertaining to vision
opt/o | opt/ic
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Nearsightedness
my/opia
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farsightedness
hyper/opia
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loss of accommodation ( "old vision")
Presby/opia
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double vision
Dipl/opia
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related to eye or vision
ocular
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6 muscles that control the movement of the eye
extraocular muscles
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eyes appear to be turned in an abnormal position
strabismus or squint
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eyes pointing outward
Exo/tropia
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eyes pointing inwards
eso/tropia
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eyes pointing upwards
hyper/tropia
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eyes pointing downward
hypo/tropia
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A disease in the eye in which the intraocular pressure is increased
glaucoma
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Pupil
cor/e, core/o