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Medical Terminology
Terms for basic medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |