dimness of vision or the partial loss of sight, especially in one eye, without detectable disease of the eye.

a condition in which the pupils are unequal in size.

the accessory or adjoining parts of an organ

any error of refraction in which images do not focus properly on the retina.

a condition in which the eye does not focus properly because of uneven curvatures of the cornea.

the use of an audiometer to measure hearing acuity.

a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by obstruction of a sebaceous gland.

inflammation of the conjunctiva, usually caused by a viral infection, allergy, or irritants.

the perception of two images of a single object.

the normal relationship between the refractive power of the eye and the shape of the eye that enables light rays to focus correctly on the retina.

the loss of transparency of the lens of the eye that causes a progressive loss of visual clarity

an electronic device that bypasses the damaged portion of the ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve.

an inflammation of the lacrimal gland caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection.

the eversion of the edge of an eyelid.

the inversion of the edge of an eyelid.

strabismus characterized by an inward deviation of one or both eyes.

fluorescein angiography

a photographic study of the blood vessels in the back of the eye following the intravenous injection of fluorescein dye as a contrast medium.

blindness in one half of the visual field.

a vision defect in which light rays focus behind the retina; also known as farsightedness.

strabismus characterized by the outward deviation of one eye relative to the other.

a group of diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure that causes damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibers.

a pus-filled lesion on the eyelid resulting from an infection in a sebaceous gland.

infectious myringitis

a contagious inflammation that causes painful blisters on the eardrum.

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Medical Terminology

Test 4 Special Senses/Endocrine System

Term	Definition
blephar/o	eyelid
-cusis	hearing
irid/o	iris,colored part of the eye
myring/o	tympanic membrane, eardrum
-opia	vision condition
ot/o	ear, hearing
kerat/o	horny,hard,cornea
ophthalm/o	eye, vision
opt/o	eye, vision
phak/o	lens of eye
presby/o	old age
sclero/o	sclera, white of eye , hard
tympano/o	tympanic membrane, eardrum
amblyopia	dimness of vision or the partial loss of sight, especially in one eye, without detectable disease of the eye.
anisocoria	a condition in which the pupils are unequal in size.
retin/o	retina, net
trop/o	turn, change
adenexa	the accessory or adjoining parts of an organ
ametropia	any error of refraction in which images do not focus properly on the retina.
astigmatism	a condition in which the eye does not focus properly because of uneven curvatures of the cornea.
audiometry	the use of an audiometer to measure hearing acuity.
chalazion	a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by obstruction of a sebaceous gland.
conjunctivitis	inflammation of the conjunctiva, usually caused by a viral infection, allergy, or irritants.
diplopia	the perception of two images of a single object.
emmetropia	the normal relationship between the refractive power of the eye and the shape of the eye that enables light rays to focus correctly on the retina.
cataract	the loss of transparency of the lens of the eye that causes a progressive loss of visual clarity
cochlear implant	an electronic device that bypasses the damaged portion of the ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve.
dacryoadenitis	an inflammation of the lacrimal gland caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection.
ectropion	the eversion of the edge of an eyelid.
entropion	the inversion of the edge of an eyelid.
esotropia	strabismus characterized by an inward deviation of one or both eyes.
fluorescein angiography	a photographic study of the blood vessels in the back of the eye following the intravenous injection of fluorescein dye as a contrast medium.
hemianopia	blindness in one half of the visual field.
hyperopia	a vision defect in which light rays focus behind the retina; also known as farsightedness.
iritis	a vision defect in which light rays focus behind the retina; also known as farsightedness.
exotropia	strabismus characterized by the outward deviation of one eye relative to the other.
glaucoma	a group of diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure that causes damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibers.
hordeolum	a pus-filled lesion on the eyelid resulting from an infection in a sebaceous gland.
infectious myringitis	a contagious inflammation that causes painful blisters on the eardrum.
keratitis	inflammation of the cornea

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