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Eye, Ear, Endocrine
Med Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pituit/o | Pituitary Gland |
| Thyr/o or Thyroid/o | Thyroid Gland |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid Gland |
| Adren/o or Adrenal/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Thym/o | Thymus |
| Pineal/o | Pineal Gland |
| Gonad/o | Gonads |
| Diagnostics | Testing or assesment |
| Speculum | Enlarges opening to better visualize scope |
| Asculation | Stethescope to listen |
| Palpation | Examining by touch |
| Percussion | Tapping to feel density |
| Venipuncture | puncturing a vein |
| Refractometer | Measures amount of light througha substance |
| Centrifuge | Spins substance so it separates |
| Pathogen | Disease causing microorganism |
| Moribund | Near death |
| Opt/i, Optic/o | Occular System |
| Orbit | Bone cavity that contains eye |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| Conjunctiva | 3rd eyelid |
| Scler/o | Sclera |
| Sclera | "White of eye" |
| Corne/o, kerat/o | Cornea |
| Cornea | Outer transparent part |
| Core/o, pupill/o | Pupil |
| Pupil | Muscle in iris that dilates |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Retina | Nervous tissue that recieves the image. |
| Anis/o | Unequal/uneven |
| -Opia | Vision |
| Dipl/o | Double |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Ot/o, audit/o, aud/i | sound |
| Acaust/o, acous/o | Hearing/Sound |
| Pinn/i | Pinna |
| Tympan/o, Myring/o | Tympanic Membrane (eardrum) |
| Cerumen | earwax |
| Vertigo | Dizziness |
| Ablation | Removal of part |
| Oitis Externa | Inflammation of the external part of the ear |