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Mod A Unit 2 Vocab
Ch 4-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |