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Chap 6 & 7
Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, & Endocrinology Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| -opia, -opsia | vision condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o, kerat/o | cornea |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| aur/o, ot/o, | ear |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| tympan/o, myring/o | eardrum |
| salping/o | eustachian tube (connect middle ear to throat) |
| acous/o, audi/o, | sound, hearing |
| aden/o | glamd |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| tropin | stimulating hormone |
| pituitar/o, hypophsi/o | pituitary gland |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
| adrenal virillism | development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
| endocrine | to secrete internally (into bloodstream) |
| exocrine | to secrete externally (through ducts to surface |
| cholanglopancreatography | procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas |
| dysmetabolic syndrome | combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabolism |
| pancreatic pseudocyst | abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst |
| scotopia | adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| amblopia, diplopia | double vision |
| akinetopsia | inability to see objects in motion |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| myopia | nearsightedness |