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spec. senses wd/abvs
special senses word parts n abvs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| acoust/o | hearing; sound |
| ambly/o | dull; dim |
| audi/o, audit/o | hearing |
| cerumin/o | cerumen |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cor/o, core/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dipl/o | double |
| glauc/o | grey |
| graph/o | writing |
| gustat/o | taste |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| mi/o | smaller; less |
| mydr/o | widened; enlarged |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane; eardrum |
| nyct/o | night |
| ocul/o | eye |
| olfact/o | smell |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o, optic/o | eye; vision |
| ossic/o | ossicle (small bone) |
| ot/o | ear |
| papill/o | optic disc; nipple-like |
| phac/o, phak/o | lense of the eye |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube |
| scot/o | darkness |
| staped/o | stapes (middle ear bone) |
| steat/o | sebum; fat |
| stigmat/o | point |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| vitr/o | vitreous body |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -osmia | smell condition |
| -otia | ear condition |
| -ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
| AD | right ear |
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| AS | left ear |
| As. | astigmatism |
| AU | each ear |
| b.i.d. | twice per day |
| cc | cubic centimeters |
| CPOA | certified paraoptometric assistant |
| Gtt, gtt | drops |
| Hy | hyperopia |
| LASIK | laser in situ keratotomy |
| My | myopia |
| OD, O.D. | doctor of optometry |
| O.D. | right eye |
| Oint. | ointment |
| O.S. | left eye |
| OU | each eye |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| phaco | phacoemulsification |
| Pr | presbyopia |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| RN | registered nurse |
| t.i.d. | three times per day |
| VA | visual acuity |
| Vf | field of vision |
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