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Chapter 6
sensory system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o, audi/o | sound |
| acusis | hearing consdition |
| aur/o | ear |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| ocul/o, ophthaima/o, opt/o | eye |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| blepharitis | eyelid inflammation |
| cataract | opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye (latin "waterfall") |
| conductive hearing loss | sound does not get to the middle/inner ear (due to blockages) |
| cyclokeratitis | inflammation of ciliary body and cornea |
| ectropion | outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye |
| exotropia | outward turning of the eye, away from the nose |
| iridalgia | pain in the iris |
| iridotomy | incision into the iris |
| keratomaiacia | abnormal softening of the cornea |
| keratoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the cornea |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| myringomycosis | fungal condition of the eardrum |
| ophthalmitis | inflammation of the eye |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument for looking at the eye |
| paplilederma | swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| pterygium | winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea |
| retinoscopy | procedure for looking at the retina |