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Ch 5 Med Term Summer
Eye
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |