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Ch 5 Med Term Summer
Eye
Term | Definition |
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aque/o | water |
blephar/o | eyelid |
conjunctiv/o | bind together |
corne/o | cornea |
cycl/o | circle |
dacry/o | tear |
ir/o | colored circle |
opt/o | eye |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | hard |
vitre/o | glassy |
opia | condition of vision |
diplopia | double vision |
lacrimation | secretion of tears |
scotoma | blind spot in vision |
blepharitis | inflammation of the eyelid |
aphakia | absence of the lens, usually after cataract extraction |
myopia | nearsightedness |
conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
entropion | inward turning of the rim of the eyelid |
epiphora | abnormal overflow of tears caused by blockage of the lacrimal duct |
trichiasis | misdirected eyelashes that rub on the conjunctive or cornea |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of an eyelid |
enuleation | excision of an eyeball |
eye irrigation | washing of the eye with water or other fluid |
miotic | agent that causes the pupil to contract |
sonographyy | use of high frequency sound waves to detect pathology within the eye |
Zeis glands | oil glands opening into follicles of the eyelashes |