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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 |