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Medical Terminology
Terms for basic medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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Ocul/o | eye |
Opathalm/o | eye |
-opt/o | eye |
-larcim/o | tear duct |
-opia | visual condition |
blephar/o | eyelid |
conjuctiv/o | conjunctiva (clear membrane covering sclera and lines eyelid) |
-Scler/o | sclera (white of the eye) |
-phak/o | lense |
aur/o | ear |
ot/o | ear |
audio | hearing |
tympan/o | eardrum |
salping/o | eustachian tube |
cerumin/o | ear wax |
3 bones of ear | incus, stapes, malleus |
ambi/o | both |
ambyl/o | dull |
dipl/o | double |
presby/o | old |
dacry/o | tear |
stigmat/o | point |
miosis | abnormal condition of the pupil |
xeropthalmia | dry eye |
tinnitus | ringing in the ear |
vertigo | sensation of moving through space (while stationary) |
Nas/o | nose |
lith/o | stone |
edema | swelling |
papill/o | nipple |
exo | out |
cyst/o | sac |
myc/o | fungus |
rhin/o | nose |
-plasty | reconstruction |
-ectomy | removal |
-tomy | incision, cut |
-stomy | opening, new mouth |
intra | inside, within |
mydriat/o | dialation |
myring | eardrum |
HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
OD | right eye |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
AD | right ear |
AS | left ear |
AU | both ears |
OM | otitis media |
LP | Lumbar puncture |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
PET | position emission tomography |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
Function of Sensory system | Is to collect specific details about the surroundings and send the info to the CNS. |
Largest sensory organ | The skin |