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Sensory System
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conjunctiva | clear, thin membrane that covers the eye |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| dacry/o | tear |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o | cornea |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| scler/o | sclera |
| sclera | the whites of the eye |
| vitre/o | vitreous liquid |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| retin/o | retina |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| phak/o | lens |
| phac/o | lens |
| ot/o | ear |
| aur/o | ear |
| audi/o | sound/hearing |
| acous/o | sound/hearing |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| akinetopsia | the inability to see objects in motion |
| ambiopia | double vision |
| diplopia | double vision |
| amblyopia | decreased vision (one eye=double vision) |
| asthenopia | weak vision |
| hemianopsia | blindness in half the visual field |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| presbyopia | decreased vision caused by old age |
| scotopia | adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness |
| blepharoplegia | paralysis of the eyelid |
| blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of the eyelid |
| Dacryoadenalgia | pain in the tear gland |
| Dacryocystalgia | pain in the tear sac |
| Dacryohemorrhea | discharge of blood in tears |
| Dacryorrhea | excessive tearing |
| Xerophthalmia | dry eyes |