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Ch. 6
Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oculoplasty | Surgical reconstruction of the eye |
| Vitrectomy | Removal of the vitreous liquid from the eye |
| Retinotomy | Incision into the retina |
| Retinopexy | Surgical fixation (reattachment) of a retina |
| Optomyometer | Device used to determine the strength of eye muscles |
| Ophthalmopathy | Eye disease |
| Sclerectasia | Overexpansion of the sclera |
| Exophthalmus | Protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
| Scotoma | Dark spot in the visual field |
| Enucleation | Removal of an eye |
| Mydriatic | Drug that causes abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| acous/o | Sound |
| corne/o | Cornea |
| conjunctiv/o | Conjuntiva |
| irid/o | Iris |
| mastoid/o | Mastoid process |
| ocul/o | Eye |
| aur/o | Ear |
| phac/o | Lens |
| -opia | Vision Condition |
| -acusis | Hearing Condition |
| dacry/o | Tear |
| myring/o | Eardrum |
| Iridemia | Bleeding from the iris |
| Trichiasis | Eyelashes growing backwards, which are coming into contact with the eye |
| Otitis Media | Inflammation of the middle ear |
| Audiometry | Procedure fro measuring hearing |
| Tympanoplasty | Surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
| Otalgia | Ear pain |
| Mastoiditis | Inflammation of the mastoid |
| Mastoidolgia | Pain in the mastoid |
| Tympanostomy | Creation of an opening in the eardrum |
| Ceruminolytic | Drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax |
| Typanocentesis | Puncture of the eardrum |
| Otomycosis | Fungal ear condition |
| Otopyorrhea | Discharge of pus from the ear |
| Tympanosclerosis | Hardening of the eardrum |