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chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocul/o | eye |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| dacry/o | tear |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o | cornea |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| conjuctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| scler/o | sclera |
| vitre/o | vitreous liquid |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| retin/o | retina |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| aur/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| acous/o | sound, hearing |
| audi/o | sound, hearing |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| amblyopia | decreased vision, one eye=lazy eye |
| asthen- | weak |
| diplo- | double |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| presbyopia | decreased vision caused by old age |
| scoptopia | adjustment of eyes in darkness |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| aden/o | gland |
| cyst- | sac |
| astigmatism | vision problem when light rays entering eye aren't focused on single point in back of eye |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| scotoma | dark spot in visual field |
| -edema | swelling |
| -ptosis | drooping condition |
| ectropion | outward turning of eyelid away from eye |
| entropion | inward turning of eyelid towards eye |
| exophthalamus | protrusion of eyes out of socket |
| nystagmus | involuntary back-and-forth movement of eyes |
| strabismus | condition where eyes deviate when looking at same object |
| esotropia | inward turning of eye towards nose |
| exotropia | outward turning of eye away from nose |
| pterygium | winglike growth of conjunctive tissue extending to cornea |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| pneumat- | air |
| laryng/o | throat |
| rhin/o | nose |
| glaucoma | eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging optic nerve |
| trichiasis | condition where eyelashes grow backwards |
| conjunctivitis | pink eye |
| sclerectasia | overexpansion of sclera |
| cataract | opacity (cloudiness) of lens |
| -emia | blood condition |
| miotic | drug that causes abnormal contraction of pupil |
| mydriatic | drug that causes abnormal dilation of pupil |
| enucleation | removal of eye |
| ear lavage | washing of external ear canal |
| -centisis | puncture |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| asthenopia | eye strain |
| papilledema | swelling of optic nerve as it enters retina |
| asthenopia | eye strain |
| papilledema | swelling of optic nerve as it enters retina |
| asthenopia | eye strain |
| papilledema | swelling of optic nerve as it enters retina |
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