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CH 6
ears and eyes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dacry/o | tears |
| cerumin | ear wax |
| oto | ear |
| opthalmo, opt | eye |
| conjunctiv | conjunctiva |
| aur | ear |
| cochle | cochlear (inner ear) |
| irid | iris |
| kerat | cornea |
| cyclo | ciliary body (eye structure) |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| acusis | hearing condition |
| opia | vision condition |
| myring | ear drum |
| ocul | eye |
| tympano | eardrum |
| myopia | near sightedness |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| hemianopsia | blindness in half the field of vision |
| exotropia | outward eye turning, a form of strabismus |
| esotropia | inward turning of the eye |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupils |
| trichiasis | eye lashes growing backward |
| cataracts affect which part of the eye | the lens |
| ptosis | to hang over |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| phaco | lens |
| salpingo | eustachian tubes (connect ears to throat) |
| ambiopia | double vision |
| amblyopia | decreased vision (lazy eye) |
| presbyopia | decreased vision due to old age |
| presbycusis | loss of hearing due to old age |
| scotoma | dark spot in vision |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| enucleation | removal of an eye |