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Sensory System
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eye | Ocul/o Ophthalm/o Opt/o |
| Oculopathy | Disease of the eye |
| Ophthalmologist | One who specializes in the study of diseases in the eye |
| Optometrist | One who measures the eye |
| Tear | Lacrim/o Dacry/o |
| Lacrimation | Make/ form tears |
| Dacryorrhea | Flow of tears |
| Eyelid | Blephar/o |
| Blepharedema | Swelling of the eyelid |
| Cornea | Corne/o Kerat/o |
| Corneal | Pertaining to the cornea |
| Keratitis | Inflammation of the cornea |
| Conjunctiva | Conjunctiv/o (pink eye) |
| Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| Sclera | White part of the eye Scler/o |
| Scleritis | Inflammation of the sclera |
| Vitreous humor/ liquid | Vitre/o |
| Vitrectomy | Surgical removal of the vitreous humor |
| Ciliary body | Cycl/o |
| Cycloplegia | Paralysis of the ciliary body |
| Retina | Retin/o |
| Retinoscope | Instrument used to examine the retina |
| Iris | Ir/o Irid/o |
| Iritis | Inflammation of the iris |
| Iridalgia | Pain of the iris |
| Lens | Phac/o Phak/o |
| Phacoscope | Instrument used to view the lens |
| Phakitis | Inflammation if the lens |
| Ear | Aur/o Ot/o |
| Aural | Pertaining to the ear |
| Otoscope | Instrument used to view the ear |
| Sound/ Hearing | Audi/o Acous/o |
| Acoustic | Pertaining to sound |