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MA 70 Chapt 11
The Eye And Ear Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes and Abbreviations
| 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 |