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Chapter 6 Brittany S
Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ocul/o | means eye |
| ophthalm/o | means eye |
| opt/o | means eye |
| lacrim/o | mean tear |
| dacry/o | mean tear |
| opia | mean vision |
| -opsia | mean vision |
| blephar/o | means eyelid |
| corne/o | means cornea |
| kerat/o | means cornea |
| conjunctiv/o | means conjunctiva |
| scler/o | means sclera (white of the eye). |
| cycl/o | means ciliary body |
| retin/o | means retina. |
| ir/o | mean iris. |
| irid/o | mean iris. |
| vitre/o | means vitreous humor |
| phac/o | means lens |
| phak/o | means lens |
| aur/o | mean ear |
| ot/o | mean ear |
| acous/o | mean hearing |
| audi/o | mean hearing |
| acusis | means hearing condition |
| cerumin/o | means earwax |
| salping/o | means ear canal |
| tympan/o | mean ear drum |
| myring/o | mean ear drum |
| mastoid/o | means mastoid process |
| labyrinth/o | means maze |
| vestibul/o | means entry way |
| cochle/o | means cochlea (shaped like a snail shell) |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PERRLA | pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual field |
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| EENT | eye, ears, nose, throat |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| OM | otitis media |
| miosis, | excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye |
| mydriasis | dilation of the pupil of the eye |
| tinnitis | ringing or buzzing in the ears |