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Sensory System
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| lacrim/o | lacrimal gland (tear) |
| dacry/o | lacrimal gland (tear) |
| -opia | vision conditon |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| corne/o | cornea |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| conjuctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| scler/o | sclera (whites of the eye) |
| vitre/o | vitreous humor |
| cycl/o | cilliary muscles |
| retin/o | retina |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| Prsbylo | loss due to age |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| aur/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| -acuis | hearing condition |
| cerumin/o | earwax |
| salping/o | ear "canal" |
| tympan/o | ear drum |
| myring/o | ear drum |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process (temporal bone) |
| labyrinth/o | inner ear |
| vestibul/o | entry way to the ear (balance) |
| cochle/o | cochlea (sea shell) |
| ambiopia | double vision |
| ad | right ear |
| as | left ear |
| au | both ears |
| od | right eye |
| os | left eye |
| ou | both eyes |
| va | visual acccuity |
| vf | visual field |
| iop | intraocular pressure |
| nystagmus | involuntary movement of the eye back and forth |
| asthenopia | weak vison |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| ablyopia | lazy eye |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |