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Eyes and ears
chap 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| opia | eye |
| oto | ear |
| audio | hearing |
| kinet | movement |
| ambi | both |
| ambly | dull |
| asthen | weak |
| dipl | double |
| conjunctiv/0 | conjunctiva |
| presby | old age |
| scot | darkness |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| blepharoplegia | paralysis of the eyelid |
| plegia | paralysis |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of the eyelid |
| dacry/o | tear |
| aden | gland |
| algia | pain |
| dacryoadenalgia | pain in the tear gland |
| rrhea | excessive discharge |
| dacryorrhea | excessive tearing |
| ophthalm | eye |
| acusis | hearing condition |
| hyper | over |
| hypo | under |
| hyperacusis | excessively sensitive hearing |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| dynia | pain |
| otodynia | pain in the ear |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| presbycusis | loss of hearing in old age |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument for looking in the eye |
| phaco | lens |
| phacoscope | instrument for looking at the lens |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| salping/o | tube |
| naso | nose |
| nasolacrimal | pertaining to the nose and tear system |
| ophthalmologist | specialist of eyes |
| metr | measure |
| optometrist | specialist in measuring the eye |
| ist | specialist |
| ptosis | drooping |
| blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid |
| pyo | pus |
| blepharopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the eyelid |
| malacia | softening |
| scler | hardening |
| phacosclerosis | condition of lens hardening |
| otoscopy | procedure for examining the ear |
| cerumin | ear wax |
| otorhinolaryngologist | specialist of the ear nose and throat |
| laryng/o | throat |
| rhino | nose |
| logist | specialst |
| otopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the ears |
| myring/o | ear drum |
| tomy | incision |
| myringotomy | incision into the ear drum |
| salpingopharyngeal | pertaining to eustachian tube and throat |
| ceruminosis | Condition excessive ear wax |