Question | Answer |
ambly/o | dull, dim |
aden/o | gland |
aque/o | water |
blephar/o | eyelid |
choroid/o
uve/o | choroid,the vascular layer of the eye between the sclera and the retina |
chrom/o | color |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
cor/o
core/o | pupil |
corne/o | cornea |
cycl/o | ciliary muscle |
dacry/o | tear, tear duct |
dipl/o | double |
emmetr/o | equivalent to |
es/o | inner |
ex/o | outer |
glauc/o | gray |
ir/o
irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
mi/o | less, fewer, smaller |
ocul/o
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o
optic/o | eye, vision |
-opia
-ops
-opsia | vision |
nyctal/o
noct/o | night |
papill/o | optic disk |
phac/o | lens |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
pupill/o | pupil |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | sclera |
vitre/o | glassy |
-metrist | one who measures |
-tropia | to turn |
acous/o
audi/o
audit/o | hearing |
aur/o
auricul/o | ear |
cerumin/o | cerumen (ear wax) |
cochle/o | cochlea |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
myring/o | eardrum |
ot/o | ear |
salping/o | eustachian tube |
staped/o | stapes |
tympan/o | eardrum, middle ear |
-acusis
-cusis | hearing |
-otia | ear condition |
blepharitis | eyelid inflammation |
blepharectomy | excision of all or part of the eyelid |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of eyelid |
blepharoplegia | paralysis of one or both eyelids |
blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid |
blepharospasm | twitching eyelid muscle |
blepharotomy | incision of the eyelid |
choroiditis | inflammation of the choroid layer of the eye |
choroidopathy | disease of the choroid layer of the eye |
conjunctivitis | conjunctiva inflammation (pink eye) |
anisocoria | unequal sized pupils |
coreometer
pupillometer | instrument to measure the diameter or width of the pupils |
corneal | pertaining to cornea |
corneitis | inflammation of the cornea |
cycloplegia | paralysis of ciliary body |
dacryoadenalgia | pain in the lacrimal gland |
dacryoadenitis | inflammation of the lacrimal gland |
dacryocystitis | tear sac (bladder) inflammation |
dacryorrhea | flow of tears |
diplopia | double vision |
iritis | iris inflammation |
iridal | pertaining to iris |
iridectomy | removal of iris |
iridoplegia | paralysis of iris |
keratitis | cornea inflammation |
keratometer | instrument to measure (curve of ) cornea |
keratotomy | incision into cornea |
keratoplasty | surgical repair of a cornea |
keratorrhexis | rupture of the cornea due to trauma or ulcer |
lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
ocular | pertaining to eye |
intraocular | pertaining to within eye |
ophthalmalgia | eye pain |
ophthalmic | pertaining to eye |
ophthalmologist | specialist in eye |
ophthalmoplegia | eye paralysis |
ophthalmoscope | instrument to view inside eye |
ophthalmoscopy | visual examination of the inside of an eye |
optic | pertaining to eye or vision |
optometer | instrument to measure vision |
optometrist | one who measures vision |
pupillary | pertaining to pupil |
retinal | pertaining to retina |
retinopathy | retina disease |
retinopexy | surgical fixation of retina |
scleral | pertaining to sclera |
sclerotomy | incision into the sclera |
scleritis | inflammation of the sclera |
uveitis | inflammation of choroid |
heteropsia | unequal vision in both eyes |
microtia | abnormally small ears |
macrotia | abnormally large ears |
hypertropia | permanent upward turning of the eyes |
Emmetropia (EM) | state of normal vision |
legally blind | person with severely impaired vision |
nyctalopia | difficulty seeing in dim light |
ophthalmology | branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of eye and surrounding structures |
ophthalmologist | specialist in the branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the eye and surrounding structures |
optician | specialist in grinding corrective lenses |
optometry | medical profession specializing in examining eyes, testing visual acuity, and prescribing corrective lenses |
optometrist | specialist in examining eyes, testing visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses |
presbyopia | visual loss due to old age; resulting in difficulty focusing on near objects |
xerophthalmia | dry eyes |
amblyopia | loss of vision where the eyes are not seeing the same |
achromatopsia | color blindness |
astigmatism (Astigmia) | abnormal curvature of cornea |
cataract | damage to lens causing it to become opaque or cloudy |
erythropia | objects appear red |
glaucoma | increase intraocular pressure |
hyperopia | farsightedness: person can see things in distance but has trouble reading material at close range |
macular degeneration | deterioration of macular area of retina of eye |
myopia (MY) | nearsightedness: person can see things close up but distance vision is blurred |
xanthopia | objects appear yellow |
esotropia (ST) | inward turning of eye; also called cross-eyed |
exotropia (XT) | outward turning of eye |
strabismus | eye muscle weakness commonly seen in children resulting in eyes looking in different directions at same time |
phacoemulsification | high-frequency sound waves to emulsify (liquefy) lens with cataract, which is then aspirated (removed by suction) with needle |
acoustic | pertaining to hearing, perception of sound |
audiometer | instrument to measure hearing |
audiologist | hearing specialist |
auditory | pertaining to hearing |
aural | pertaining to ear |
auricular | pertaining to ear |
cochlear | pertaining to cochlea |
labyrinthectomy | removal of labyrinth |
labyrinthotomy | incision into labyrinth |
myringitis | eardrum inflammation |
myringectomy | removal of eardrum |
myringotomy | incision into the eardrum |
otalgia
otodynia | ear pain |
otic | pertaining to ear |
otitis | ear inflammation |
otologist | ear specialist |
otoplasty | surgical repair of the ear |
otopyorrhea | pus discharge from ear |
otorrhagia | bleeding from ear |
otosclerosis | hardening of the inner ear |
otoscope | instrument to view inside ear |
salpingitis | eustachian tube inflammation |
salpingotomy | incision into eustachian tube |
tympanic | pertaining to eardrum |
tympanitis | eardrum inflammation |
tympanometer | instrument to measure eardrum |
tympanotomy | incision of the eardrum |
binaural | referring to both ears |
monaural | referring to one ear |
otorhinolaryngology (ENT) | branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of ear, nose, and throat |
otorhinolaryngologist | physician specialist of ears, nose and throat |
presbycusis | normal loss of hearing that can accompany aging process |
tinnitus | ringing in ears |
vertigo | dizziness |
anacusis | total absence of hearing; inability to perceive sound; also called deafness |
Deafness | inability to hear or having some degree of hearing impairment |
ceruminoma | excessive accumulation of ear wax; results in hard wax plug |
otitis media (OM) | commonly referred to as middle ear infection |
labyrinthitis | affects both hearing and equilibrium portions of inner ear; also called inner ear infection |
audiometry | test of hearing ability by determining lowest and highest intensity (decibels) and frequencies (hertz) that person can distinguish |
cochlear implant | mechanical device surgically placed under skin behind outer ear; converts sound signals into magnetic impulses to stimulate auditory nerve |
myringotomy | surgical puncture of eardrum with removal of fluid and pus from middle ear |
ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
Ast | astigmatism |
D | diopter (lens strength) |
EENT | eye, ear, nose, and throat |
EM | emmetropia |
IOP | intraocular pressure |
PERRLA | pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation |
ST | esotropia |
XT | exotropia |
ASL | American Sign Language |
dB | decibel |
HEENT | head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
ENT | Ear, nose and throat |
Hz | hertz |
OM | otitis media |
uveitis | inflammation of choroid |