Ch 17 Sense Organs Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
aque/o | water |
blephar/o | eyelid |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
cor/o | pupil |
corne/o | cornea |
cycl/o | ciliary body, muscle of the eye |
dacry/o | tears, tear duct |
ir/o, irid/o | iris (colored portion of eye) |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
ocul/o | eye |
opthalm/o | eye |
opt/o, optic/o | eye, vision |
palpebr/o | eyelid |
papill/o | opticdisc, nipple-like |
phac/o, phak/o | lens of the eye |
pupill/o | pupil |
glauc/o | gray |
mi/o | smaller, less |
mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
nyct/o | night |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
scot/o | darkness |
xer/o | dry |
-opia | vision |
-opsia | vision |
-tropia | to turn |
astigmatism | defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye |
hyperopia | farsightedness |
myopia | nearsightedness |
presbyopia | impairment of vision as a result of old age |
cataract | clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision |
chalazion | small, hard, cystic mass (granuloma) on the eyelid formed as a result of chronic inflammation of a sebaceous gland |
diabetic retinopathy | retinal effects of diabetes mellitus |
glaucoma | increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision |
hordeolum | localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid |
mascular degeneration | progressive damage to the macula of the retina |
nystagmus | repetitve rhythmic movements of one or both eyes |
retinal detachment | two layers of the retina separate from each other |
strabismus | abnormal deviation of the eye. |
acous/o | hearing |
audi/o | hearing, the sense of hearing |
aur/o, auricul/o | ear (ot/o) |
cochle/o | chochlea |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
myring/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
ossicul/o | ossicle |
ot/o | ear |
salping/o | eustachian tube, auditory tube |
staped/o | stapes (third bone of middle ear) |
tympan/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
vestibul/o | vestibule |
-acusis or -cusis | hearing |
-meter | instrument to measure |
-otia | ear condition |
acoustic neuroma | benign tumor arising from the acoustic vestibulocochlear nerve |
cholesteatoma | collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear |
deafness | loss of the ability to hear |
Meniere disease | Disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear, elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals |
otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
otosclerosis | hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear |
tinnitus | sensation of noises in ears |
vertigo | sensation of irregular or whirling motions either of oneself or of external objects. |
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