unit 10 (special senses) - word parts & abbreviations Flashcards
(112 cards)
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-atic
A
pertaining to
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-cusis
A
hearing
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
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-esthesia
A
feeling; sensation
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-ia
A
condition
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ion
A
process; state; condition
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-ism
A
process; condition
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-metry
A
process of measuring
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-oma
A
tumor; mass
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-opia
A
vision condition
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-ory
A
pertaining to
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-osmia
A
smell condition
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-otia
A
ear condition
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-ous
A
pertaining to
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-pathy
A
disease
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-ptosis
A
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
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-sclerosis
A
hardening; thickening
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-scope
A
instrument used to view
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-scopy
A
visual examination using a scope
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-tic
A
pertaining to
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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-tropia
to turn
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a-
not; without
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acous/o
hearing
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acoust/o
hearing; sound
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AD
right ear (auris dextra)
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ambyl/o
dull; dim
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an-
not; without
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aque/o
water
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ARMD
age-related macular degeneration
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AS
left ear (auris sinistra)
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As.
astigmatism
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AU
each ear (auris uterque)
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audi/o
hearing
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audit/o
hearing
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b.i.d.
twice per day (bis in die)
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blephar/o
eyelid
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cc
cubic centimeters
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cerumin/o
cerumen
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cochle/o
cochlea
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
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cor/o
pupil
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core/o
pupil
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corne/o
cornea
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CPOA
certified paraoptometric assistant
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cyst/o
cyst; fluid sac; bladder
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dacry/o
tear
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dipl/o
double
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ec-
out; outside
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en-
in; within
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eso-
inward
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exo-
outward
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glauc/o
gray
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graph/o
writing
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Gtt
drops
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gtt
drops
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gustat/o
taste
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hs
half strength; bedtime (hora somni)
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Hy
hyperopia
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hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
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hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
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intra-
within; into
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ir/o
iris
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irid/o
iris
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kerat/o
cornea
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lacrim/o
tears
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LASIK
laser in situ keratotomy
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mi/o
smaller; less
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My
myopia
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mydr/o
widened; enlarged
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myring/o
tympanic membrane; eardrum
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nyct/o
night
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O.D.
Doctor of Optometry; right eye (oculus dexter)
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O.S.
left eye (oculus sinister)
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ocul/o
eye
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OD
Doctor of Optometry
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Oint
ointment
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olfact/o
smell
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ophthalm/o
eye
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opt/o
eye; vision
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optic/o
eye; vision
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ossic/o
ossicle (small bone)
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ot/o
ear
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OU
each eye (oculus uterque)
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p.o.
by mouth (per os)
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papill/o
optic disc; nipple-like
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PERRLA
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
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phac/o
lens of the eye
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phaco
phacoemulsification
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phak/o
lens of the eye
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phot/o
light
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PO
by mouth (per os)
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Pr
presbyopia
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presby/o
old age
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q.i.d.
four times per day (quarter in die)
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retin/o
retina
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RN
registered nurse
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salping/o
Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube
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scot/o
darkness
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staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
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steat/o
sebum; fat
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stigmat/o
point
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t.i.d.
three times per day (ter in die)
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VA
visual acuity
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vestibul/o
vestibule
110
Vf
field of vision
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vitr/o
vitreous body
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vitre/o
glassy
