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3.04 Sensory System
Sensory System medical terminology and key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| audi | hearing |
| -ar | peraining to |
| -aur | ear |
| blephr | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| irid | iris |
| lacrim | tears |
| myring | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| nas | nose |
| ophthalm | eye, vision |
| -opia | vision condition |
| opt | eye, vision |
| ot | ear |
| -phasia | speech |
| presby | old age |
| retin | retina |
| rhino | nose |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| scler | sclera, white of the eye |
| -tomy | cut into, incision |
| tympan | tympanic membrane, ear drum |
| aqueous humor | clear fluid that fills te anterior chambers of the eye |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| cilia | tiny hairs that move muscous and dust particles |
| cones | cells within the retina that are responsible for color vision and function best in bright light |
| constrict | to contract or shrink; become smaller |
| dilate | become wider, larger or more open |
| equilibrium | balance |
| eustachian tube | canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat |
| glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| incus | a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes |
| Ishihara test | color blindness test |
| Malleus | a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus |
| Myringotomy | surgical opening made in the tympanic membrane and tubes placed in the ear to drain fluids |
| nasal septum | the bone and cartilage in the nose that seperates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils |
| Ophthalmoscope | a lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye |
| Orbital cavity | bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eyeball |
| ossicles | three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea |
| otoscope | a lighted instrument used to examine the ear |
| Papillae | projections on the tongue that contain taste buds |
| pinna | external part of the ear; also called the auricle |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose |
| rods | a type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in di light (night vision) |
| Snellen chart | eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity |
| Stapes | small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear |
| Stapedectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the stapes of the middle ear, followed by replacement with a prosthesis |
| Vertigo | a sensation of spinning dizziness, as though the room or surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person |
| Vitreous humor | jelly-like substance that fills the posterior chamber |
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