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Special Senses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| core/o | pupil |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle |
| dacry/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
| lacrim/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac |
| glauc/o | gray |
| goni/o | angle |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| optic/o | eye, vision |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
| scot/o | darkness |
| vitr/o | vitreous body (of eye) |
| audi/o | hearing |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian[auditory] tubes) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| -acusia | hearing |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -tropia | turning |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| Small, hard tumor developing on the eyelid, somewhat similar to a sebaceous cyst | chalazion |
| Inflammation of the conjunctiva with vascular congestion, producing a red or pink eye; may be secondary to viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or allergy | conjunctivitis |
| Eversion, or outward turning, of the edge of the lower eyelid | ectropion |
| Inversion, or inward turning of the edge of the lower eyelid | entropion |
| Localized, circumscribed, inflammatory swelling of one of the several sebaceous glands of the eyelid, generally caused by a bacterial infection; also called STYE | hordeolum |
| Impaired vision in dim light; also called night blindness | nyctalopia |
| Involuntary eye movements that appear jerky and may reduce vision or be associated with other, more serious conditions that limit vision | nystagmus |
| Edema and hyperemia of the optic disc usually associated with increased intracranial pressure; also called choked disc | papilledema |
| Unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light | photophobia |
| Protrusion of one or both eyeballs | exophthalmos |
| Loss of accomodation of the crystalline lens associated with the aging process | presbyopia |
| Any disorder of retinal blood vessels | retinopathy |
| Complete deafness | anacusis |
| Inflammation of the inner ear that usually results from an acute febrile process | labyrinthitis |
| Disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing | Meniere disease |
| Perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present | tinnitus |
| Hallucination of movement, or a feeling of spinning or dizziness | vertigo |
| Measurement of hearing acuity at various sound wave frequencies | audiometry |
| Part of an eye examination that determines the smallest letters that can be read on a standardized chart at a distance of 20 feet | visual acuity (VA) test |
| Examination of the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye to determine ocular motility and rotation and diagnose and manage glaucoma | gonioscopy |
| Cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue above and below the eyes that commonly form as a result of the aging process or excessive exposure to the sun | blepharoplasty |
| Artificial hearing device that produces useful hearing sensations by electrically stimulating nerves inside the inner ear; also called bionic ear | cochlear implant |
| Method of treating cataracts by using ultrasonic waves to disintegrate a cloudy lens, which is then aspirated and removed | phacoemulsification |
| Reconstruction of the eardrum, commonly due to perforation; also called myringoplasty | tympanoplasty |
| Acc | accomodation |
| ARMD, AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| Ast | astigmatism |
| CK | conductive keratoplasty; creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) |
| CT | computed tomography |
| D | diopter (lens strength) |
| Em | emmetropia |
| EOM | extraocular movement |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| mix astig | mixed astigmatism |
| Myop | myopia (nearsightedness) |
| OD | right eye |
| O.D. | Doctor of Optometry |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation |
| RK | radial keratotomy |
| SICS | small incision cataract surgery |
| SLE | slit lamp examination; systemic lupus erythematosus |
| ST | esotropia |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual field |
| XT | exotropia |
| AC | air conduction |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| BC | bone conduction |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| NIHL | noise-induced hearing loss |
| OM | otitis media |
| PE | pressure-equalizing (tube); physical examination; pulmonary embolism |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| Condition caused by the destruction of hair cells, the organs responsible for hearing, caused by sounds that are "too long, too loud, or too close" | noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) |
| Infection of the external auditory canal | otitis externa |
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