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Ch.6 (whole section)
all of chapter 6 (it is 1:38 a.m.)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o | sound |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| audi/o | sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| dacry/o | tear |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsia | vison condition |
| opt/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| scler/o | sclera (the white of the eye) |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| acoustic neuroma | a tumor on the acoustic nerve |
| aerotitis | inflammation of the ear caused by air |
| akinetopisa | the inability to see objects in motion |
| ambiopia | double vison |
| amblyopia | decreased vison (when it occurs in one eye, it is referred to as lazy eye |
| aniridia | absence of an iris |
| asthenopia | weak vison (i.e., eye strain) |
| astigmatism | vision problem caused by the fact that light rays entering the eye aren't focused on a single point in the back of the eye |
| audiogram | record produced by an audiometer |
| audiologist | hearing specialist |
| audiometer | instrument for measuring hearing |
| audiometry | procedure for measuring hearing |
| auditory prothesis | hearing aid |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| binocular | pertaining to both eyes |
| blepharedema | eyelid swelling |
| blepharitis | eyelid inflammation |
| blepharoconjunctivitis | inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva |
| blepharoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the eyelid |
| blepharoplegia | paralysis of the eyelid |
| blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid |
| blepharopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the eyelid |
| blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of an eyelid |
| blepharotomy | incision into the eyelid |
| cataract | opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye (from Latin, for waterfall) |
| cerumen impaction | buildup of ear wax blocking the ear canal |
| ceruminolysis | breakdown of ear wax |
| ceruminoma | benign tumor of the cerumen-secreting glands of the ear |
| ceruminosis | excessive formation of ear wax |
| cochleitis | inflammation of the cochlea |
| conductive hearing loss | sound does not get to the middle/inner ear (due to blockages) |
| conjuctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva (AKA pink eye) |
| corneal abrasion | scratch on the cornea |
| corneal transplant | replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue |
| corneal xerosis | dryness of the cornea |
| cyclokeratitis | inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea |
| cycloplegia | paralysis of the ciliary body |
| cyclotomy | incision into the ciliary body |
| dacrocystitis | inflammation of the tear sac |
| dacryadenitis | inflammation of the tear gland |
| dacryoadenalgia | pain in the tear gland |
| dacryoadenectomy | removal of the tear gland |
| dacryocystalgia | pain in the tear sac |
| dacryocystectomy | removal of the tear sac |
| dacryocystorhinostomy | creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose |
| dacryocystotomy | incision into the tear sac |
| dacryohemorrhea | discharge of blood in the tears |
| dacryolith | hard formation (stone) in the tear system |
| dacryolithiasis | presence of hard formations (stones) in the tear system |
| dacryopyorrhea | discharge of pus in tears |
| dacryorreha | excessive tearing |
| dacryostenosis | narrowing of the tear duct |
| diplopia | double vison |
| ear lavage | rinsing/washing the external ear canal (usually to remove ear wax); from Latin; for "to wash, bathe" |
| ectropion | outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye |
| entropion | inward turning of the eyelid, toward the eye |
| enucleation | removal of an eye |
| esotropia | inward turning of the eye, toward the nose |
| exophthalamus | protrusion of the eye out of the eye socket |
| exotropia | outward turning of the eye, away form the nose |
| hemianopsia | blindness in half the visual field |
| hyperacusis | excessively sensitive hearing |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| hypoacusis | excessively insensitive hearing |
| intraocular lens inplant | insertion of a new lens inside the eye |
| iridalgia | pain in the iris |
| iridectomy | removal of the iris |
| iridemia | bleeding from the iris |
| iridocyclectomy | removal of the iris and ciliary bodies |
| iridocyclitis | inflammation of the iris and ciliary bodies |
| iridokeratitis | inflammation of the iris and cornea |
| iridokinesis | movement of the iris |
| iridopathy | disease of the iris |
| iridotomy | incision into the iris |
| iritis | inflammation of the iris |
| keratalgia | pain in the cornea |
| keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
| keratomalacia | abnormal softening of the cornea |
| keratopathy | disease of the cornea |
| keratoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the cornea |
| keratotomy | incision into the cornea |
| labyrinthectomy | removal of the labyrith |
| labrinthitis | inflammation of the labyrith |
| labyrinthotomy | incision into the labyrith |
| lacrimation | formation of tears (i.e., crying) |
| macrotia | abnormally large ears |
| mastoidalgia | pain in the mastoid |
| mastoidectomy | removal of the mastoid |
| mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid |
| mastoidcentesis | puncture of the mastoid |
| mircotia | abnormally small ears |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil (from Greek, for "to lessen" |
| miotic | drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| mydriatic | drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| myringectomy | removal of the eardrum |
| myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
| myringodermatitis | inflammation of the eardrum and surrounding skin |
| myringomycosis | fungal condition of the eardrum |
| myringoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
| myringotomy | incision into the eardrum |
| nasolacrimal | pertaining to the nose and tear system |
| nystagmus | involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes (from Greek, "to nod" |
| oculomycosis | a fungal eye condition |
| oculopathy | disease of the eye |
| oculoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the eye |
| ophthalmatrophy | atrophy (wasting away) of the eye |
| opthalmectomy | removal of the eye |
| ophthalmic | pertaining to the eye |
| ophthalmitis | inflammation of the eye |
| opthalmologist | eye specialist |
| opthalmomyitis | inflammation of the eye muscles |
| opthalmomycosis | fungal eye condition |
| opthalmopathy | eye disease |
| opthalmoplegia | eye paralysis |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument for looking at the eye |
| ophthalmalgia | eye pain |
| optic | pertaining to the eye |
| optic neuritis | inflammation of the optic nerve |
| optokinetic | pertaining to eye movement |
| optometerist | specialist in measuring the eye |
| optomyometer | device used to determine the strength of the eye muscles |
| osteoacusis | hearing through bone |
| ostalgia | ear pain |
| otitis externa | inflammation of the outer ear |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| otodynia | ear pain |
| otolaryngologist | specialist in the ear and throat |
| otomycosis | fungal ear condition |
| otoneurology | specialist in the nerve connections between the ear and brain |
| otoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the ear |
| otopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the ear |
| otohinolaryngologist | specialist in the ear, nose, and throat |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| otosclerosis | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
| otoscope | instrument for looking in the ear |
| otoscopy | procedure for looking in the ear |
| otosteal | pertaining to the bones in the ear |
| ototoxic | drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing |
| papilledema | swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| phacoemulsification | fragmentation of an existing lens in order to remove and replace it |
| phacomalacia | abnormal softening of the lens |
| phacosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the lens |
| phacoscope | instrument used for looking at the lens |
| phakitis | inflammation of the lens |
| pneumatic otoscopy | procedure looking in the ear using air |
| presbycusis | loss of hearing in old age |
| presbyopia | decreased vison caused by old age |
| pteryglum | winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea (from Greek, for "wing") |
| retinal | pertaining to the retina |
| retinitis | inflammation of the retina |
| retinopathy | disease of the retina |
| retinopexy | surgical fixation (reattachment) of a retina |
| retinoscope | instrument used for looking at the retina |
| retinoscopy | procedure for looking at the retina |
| retinosis | retinal condition |
| retinotomy | incision into the retina |
| rhinosalpingitis | inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes |
| salpingopharyngeal | pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat |
| salpingoscope | instrument for looking at the eustachian tubes |
| sclerectasia | overexpansion of the sclera |
| scleroiritis | inflammation of the sclera and iris |
| sclerokeratitis | inflammation of the sclera and cornea |
| sclerokeratoiritis | inflammation of the sclera, cornea , and iris |
| scleromalacia | abnormal softening of the sclera |
| sclerotomy | incision into the sclera |
| scotoma | dark spot in the visual field |
| scotopia | adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness |
| sensorineural hearing loss | sound is not transmitted from the inner ear to the brain (due to problems with the sense organs and nerves) |
| strabismus | condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object (from Latin, for "to squint") |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears (from the Latin, for "to ring" or "jingle") |
| tonometer | instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure) |
| trichiasis | condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye |
| tympanic perforation | tear or hole in the eardrum |
| tympanocentesis | puncture of the eardrum |
| typanolabyrinthopexy | surgical fixation of the eardrum to the labyrith |
| tympanometry | procedure for measuring the eardrum |
| tympanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
| tympanosclerosis | hardening of the eardrum |
| tympanostomy | creation of an opening in the eardrum |
| vertigo | sensation of moving through space (while stationary); from Latin, for "to whirl around" |
| vestibular neuritis | inflammation of the vestibular nerve |
| vestibulitis | inflammation of the vestibule |
| vestilulotomy | incision into the vestibule |
| xerophthalmia | dry eyes |
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