Terminology Flashcards
(99 cards)
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Blephar/o
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Eyelid
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Conjunctiv/o
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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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Cycl/o
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Ciliary body
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Dacry/o
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Tears, tear duct
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Ir/o
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Iris
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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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Tears
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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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Optic/o
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Eye
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Palpebr/o
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Eyelid
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Papill/o
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Optic disc
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Phac/o
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Lens of eye
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Phak/o
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Lens of eye
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Pupill/o
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Pupil
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Retin/o
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Retina
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Scler/o
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Sclera (white of the eye)
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Uve/o
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Uvea
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Vitre/i
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Glassy
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Ambly/o
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Dull,dim
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Dipl/o
Double
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Glauc/o
Gray
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Mi/o
Smaller,less
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Mydr/o
Widen, enlarge
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Nyct/o
Night
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Phot/o
Light
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Presby/o
Old age
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Scot/o
Darkness
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Xer/o
Dry
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-opia
Vision
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-opsia
Vision
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-tropia
To turn
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Aque/o
Water
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Cataract
Clouding of the lens
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Chalazion
A small hard cystic mass on the eyelid formed as a result of chronic inflammation of sebaceous gland among margin of the eyelid
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Diabetic retinopathy
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Retinal effects caused by diabetes mellitus include:
Microaneurysms
Hemorrhages
Dilation of retinal veins
Neovascularization
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Glaucoma
Increased intraocular pressure damages to the retina and optic nerves
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Hordeolum (stye)
Staph infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid
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Macular degeneration
Progressive damage to the macular of the retina
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Nystagmus
Repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes
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Strabismus
Abnormal deviation of the eye
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Retinal detachment
Two layers of the retina seprate from each other
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Fluorescein angiography
Dye injected to examine blood flow in the retina
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Opthalmoscopy
Visual examination of the interior of the eye through dilated pupil
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Slit lamp microscopy
Magnified view of expanded number of eye structures
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Visual field test
Measures visual fields when eyes are fixed forward
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Enucleation
Removal of the entire eyeball
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Laser photocoagulation
An argon laser creates and inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky blood vessels
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Lasik
Laser ti correct errors of refraction by sculpting the cornea
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Keratoplasty
Surgical repair of the cornea
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Scleral buckle
Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over the detached portion of the retina
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Phacoemulsification
Ultrasound to break up lens for aspiration for cataract removal
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Vitrectomy
Removal of vitreOus and replacement with a clear solution
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Outer ear
Pinna or auricle: projecting flap
| External auditory meatus (auditory canal)
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Middle ear
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Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
Oval window
Eustachian tube
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Inner ear:labyrinth
Cochlea
| Auditory nerve fibers
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Balance and equilibrium
Vestibule
| Semicircular canals
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Auditory canal
Channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum
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Auditory meatus
Auditory canal
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Auditory nerve fibers
Carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain
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Auditory tube
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx; eustachian tube
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Auricle
Flap of ear; protruding part of the external ear; pinna
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Cerumen
Waxy substance secreted by the external ear; also called earwax
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Cochlea
Snail shaped sprially wound tube in the inner ear
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Endolymph
Fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear
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Eustachian tube
Auditory tube
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Incus
Second ossicle of the middle ear
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Labyrinth
Maze like series of canals in the inner ear
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Malleus
First ossicle of the middle ear
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Organ of corti
Sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear
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Ossicle
Small bone if the ear
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Oval window
Membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear
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Perilymph
Fluid contained in the labyrinth of the inner ear
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Pinna
Auricle;flap of ear
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Semicircular canal
Passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium
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Stapes
Third ossicle of the middle ear
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Tympanic membrane
Membrane between the outer and the middle ear (eardrum)
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Vestibule
Central canal of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea
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Acous/o
Hearing
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Audi/o
Hearing
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Audit/o
Hearing
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Aur/o
Ear
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Auricul/o
Ear
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Cochle-o
Cochlea
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Mastoid/o
Mastoid process
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Syrin/o
Ear drum tympanic membrane
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Ossicul/o
Ossicle
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Ot/o
Ear
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Salping/o
Eustachian tube
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Staped/o
Stapes
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Tyman/o
Eardrum tympanic membrane
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Vestibul/o
Vestibule
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-acusis or -cusis
Hearing
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-meter
Instrument for measure
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-otia
Ear condition
