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chapter 6
sensory system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
| lacrim/o, dacry/o | tear |
| -opia, -opsia | vision condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o, kerat/o | cornea |
| conjuntiv/o | conjuctiva |
| scler/o | sclera (white if the eye) |
| vitre/o | vitreous liquid (vitreous humor) |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| rentin/o | retina |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| aur/o, ot/o | ear |
| acous/o, audi/o | sound, hearing |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| ceramin/o | ear wax |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| tympan/o, myring/o | eardrum |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| ambi | both |
| opia | vision condition |
| ambly | dull |
| asthen | weak |
| dipl | double |
| my | shut |
| presby | old age |
| scot | darkness |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| xer | dry |
| stigmat | point |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mysriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| acusis | hearing condition |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| vertigo | sensation of moving through space (while stationary) |
| bin | two |
| naso | nose |
| ec | out |
| en | in |
| strabismus | condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object |
| eso | inward |
| exo | outward |
| pterygium | winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea |
| papill | nipple |
| edema | swelling |
| pneumat | air |
| sapingo | Eustachian tube |
| tympano | eardrum |
| macr | big |
| micr | small |
| lith | stone |
| glaucoma | eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging the optic nerve |
| myc | fungus |
| ectas | expansion |
| irid | iris |
| cateract | opacity of the lens of the eye |
| irido | iris |
| aer | air |
| con | together |
| sensori | sense |
| miot | constriction |
| mydriat | dilation |
| pleg | paralysis |
| vitre | vitreous |
| tox | poison |
| nucle | nucleus |
| ar lens im | pertaining to lens in |
| ad | right ear |
| as | left ear |