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Mod A Unit 2 Vocab
Ch 4-5
Question | Answer |
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acoust | hearing |
-dynia | pain |
ectomy | excision |
cerumen | earwax |
-logy | study of |
-lith | stone |
myring/o | drum/membrane |
oto- | ear |
-phone | voice |
-rrhea | flow |
dullness of vision | amblyopia |
inflammation of the edges of the eyelids | blepharitis |
drooping of the upper eyelids | blepharoptosis |
proctective covering for exposed surface of eyeball | conjuctiva |
anterior transparent portion of the eye's fiborous outer surface | cornea |
protect eyeballs | eyelids |
colored membrane attached to ciliary body | iris |
involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball | nystagmus |
one who specializes in examining the eye, providing lenses | optometrist |
contains eyeball, cone shaped cavity | orbit |
outer "white" layer of the eye | sclera |
disorder of the eye in which the optic axes cannot be directed to the same object; squint | strabismus |
double vision | diplopia |
inflammation of the tear sac | dacryocystitis |
normal or perfect vision | emmetropia |
process of turning outward, as the edge of an eyelid | ectropia |
crossed eyes | esotropia |
farsightedness; parallel rays forcus beyond retna | hypertropia |
pertaining to within the eye | intraocular |
night blindness | nyctalopia |
one who specializes in the study of the eye | ophthalmologist |
instrument used to measure intraocular pressure | tonometer |