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MED TERM ch6
Flash cards from chapter 6 in module 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
| lacrim/o, dacry/o | tears |
| -opia, -opsia | vision condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o, kerat/o | cornea |
| cinjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| scler/o | sclera (white of the eyes) |
| vitre/o | vitreous liquid (vitreous humor) |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| retin/o | retina |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| phac/o, phak.o | lens |
| aur/o, ot/o | ear |
| acous/o, audi/o | sound, hearing |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| tympan/o, myring/o | eardrum |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| akinetopsia (a/kinet/opsia) | inability to see objects in motion |
| ambiopia (ambi/opia) | double vision |
| amblyopia (ambly/opia) | decreased vision, when in one eye its referred to as lazy eye |
| asthenopia (asthen/opia) | weak vision |
| diplopia (dipl/opia) | double vision |
| hemianopsia (hemi/an/opsia) | blindness in half the vision field |
| hyperopia (hyper/opia) | farsightedness |
| myopia (my/opia) | nearsightedness |
| presbyopia (presby/opia) | decreased vision from age |
| scotopia (scot/opia) | adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness |
| blepharoplegia (blepharo/plegia) | paralysis of the eyelid |
| blepharospasm (blepharo/spasm) | involuntary contraction of the eyelid |
| decryoadenalgia (dacryo/aden/algia) | pain in the tear gland |
| ophthalmalgia (ophthalm/algia) | eye pain |
| xerophthalmia (xer/ophthalm/ia) | dry eyes |
| astigmatism (a/stigmat/ism) | vision problem from light rays not focusing on the back of the eye |
| corneal xerosis (corne/al xer/osis) | dryness of the cornea |
| keratalgia (kerat/algia) | pain in the cornea |
| cycloplegia (cyclo/plegia) | paralysis of the ciliary body |
| iridalgia (irid/algia) | pain in the iris |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| scotoma (scot/oma) | dark spot in the visual field |
| hyperacusis (hyper/acusis) | excessively sensitive hearing |
| hypoacusis (hypo/acusis) | excessively insensitive hearing |
| osteoacusis (osteo/acusis) | hearing through bone |
| presbycusis (presby/cusis) | loss of hearing from old age |
| mastoidalgia (mastoid/algia) | pain in the mastoid |
| otalgia (ot/algia) | ear pain |
| otorrhea (otorrhea) | discharge from the ear |
| otodynia (oto/dybnia) | ear pain |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ear |
| vertigo | sensation of moving through space while stationary |
| ophthalmoscope (opthalmo/scope) | instrument for looking in the eye |
| optomyometer (opto/myo/meter) | device used to determine the strength of eye muscles |
| phacoscope (phaco/scope) | instrument for looking at the lens |
| retinoscope (retino/scope) | instrument for looking at the retina |
| retinoscopy (rentio/scopy) | procedure for looking at the retina |
| tonometer (tono/meter) | instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye |
| binocular (bin/ocul/ar) | pertaining to both eyes |
| iridokenesis (irido/kinesis) | movement of the iris |
| lacrimation (lacrim/ation) | formation of tears |
| nasolacrimal (naso/lacrim/al) | pertaining to the nose and ear system |
| ophthalmic (ophthalm/ic) | pertaining to the eyes |
| ophthalmologist (ophthalmo/logist | eye specialist |
| optic (opt/ic) | pertaining to the eye |
| optokinetic (opto/kinet/ic) | pertaining to eye movement |
| optometrist (opto/metr/ist) | specialist in measuring the eye |
| retinal (retin/al) | pertaining to the retina |
| blepharedema (blephar/edema) | eyelid swelling |
| blepharoptosis (blepharo/ptosis) | drooping eyelids |
| blepharopyorrhea (blepharo/pyo/rrhea) | discharge of pus from the eyelids |
| dacryolith (dacryo/lith) | hard formation (stone) in the tear system |
| dacryopyorrhea (dacryo/pyo/rrhea) | discharge of pus in tears |
| ectropion (oc/tropion) | outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye |
| entropion (en/tropion) | inward turning of the eyelid, toward the eye |
| exophthalmus (ex/ophthalmus) | protrusion of the eye out of the eye socket |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth movement of the eyes |
| strabismus | condition where eyes deviate when looking at the same object |
| esotropia (eso/trop/ia) | inward turning of the eye, toward the nose |
| exotropia (exo/trop/ia) | outward turning of the eye, away from the nose |
| karatomalacia (kerato/malacia) | abnormal softening of the cornea |
| pterygium | winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea |
| scleromalacia (sclero/malacia) | abnormal softening of the sclera |
| papilladema (papill/adema) | swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| phacomalcia (phaco/malacia) | abnormal osftening of the lens |
| phacosclerosis (phaco/scler/osis) | abnormal hardening of the lens |
| audiogram (audio/gram) | record produced by an audiometer |
| audiometer (audio/meter) | instrument for measuring hearing |
| audiometry (audio/metry) | procedure for measuring heary |
| otoscope (eto/scope) | instrument for looking in the ear |
| otoscopy (oto/scopy) | procedure for examining the ear |
| pneumatic otoscopy (pneumat/ic oto/scopy) | procedure for examining the ear using air |
| salpingoscope (salpingo/scope) | instrument for examining the Eustachian tubes |
| tympanometry (tympano/metry) | procedure for measuring the eardrum |
| audiologist (audio/logist) | hearing specialist |
| aural (aur/al) | pertaining to the ear |
| otolaryngologist (oto/laryngo/logist) | specialist in the ear and throat |
| otoneurologist (oto/neuro/logist) | specialist in the nerve connections between the ear and the brain |
| otorhinolaryngologist (oto/rhino/laryngo/logist) | specialist in the ear, nose and throat |
| otosteal (otosteal) | pertaining to the bones of the ear |
| salpingopharyngeal (salpingo/pharyng/eal) | pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat |
| ceruminoma (cerumin/oma) | benign tumor of the cerumen-secreting glands of the ear |
| ceruminosis (cerumin/osis) | excessive wax formation of the ear |
| macrotia (macr/ot/ia) | abnormally large ears |
| microtia (micr/ot/ia) | abnormally small ears |
| otopyorrhea (oto/pyo/rrhea) | discharge of pus form the ears |
| otosclerosis (oto/scler/osis) | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
| tympanic perforation (tympan/ic per/for/ation) | tearing a hole in the ear drum |
| tympanosclerosis (tympano/scler/osis) | hardening of the ear drum |
| blepharitis (blephar/itis) | eyelid inflammation |
| blepharoconjunctivitis (blepharo/conjunctiv/itis) | inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva |
| dacryocystitis (dacryo/cyst/itis) | inflammation of the tear sac |
| dacryoadenitis (dacryo/aden/itis) | inflammation of the tear glands |
| dacryohemorrhea (dacryo/hemo/rrhea) | discharge of blood in the tears |
| dacryolithiasis (dacryo/lith/iasis) | presence of hard formation in the tear system |
| dacryostinosis (dacryo/sten/osis) | narrowing of the tear duct |
| glaucoma | eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging the optic nerve |
| oculomycosis (oculo/myc/osis) | fungal eye condition |
| oculopathy (oculo/pathy) | eye disease |
| ophthalmatrophy (ophthalm/atrophy) | atrophy of the eye |
| ophthalmitis (ophthalm/itis) | inflammation of the eye |
| ophthalmomycosis (ophthalmo/myc/osis) | fungal eye condition |
| ophthalmomytosis (ophthalmo/my/itis) | inflammation of the eye mucsles |
| ophthalmopathy (ophthalmo/pathy) | eye disease |
| thichiasis (thrich/iasis) | condition cause by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye |
| conjunctivitis (conjunctiv/itis) | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| keratitis (kerat/itis) | inflammation of the cornea |
| keratopathy (kerato/pathy) | disease of the cornea |
| sclerectasia (scler/ectas/ia) | over-expansion of the sclera |
| scleroiritis (sclero/ir/itis) | inflammation of the sclera and iris |
| sclerokeratitis (sclero/kerat/itis) | inflammation of the sclera and cornea |
| sclerokeratoiritis (sclero/kerato/ir/itis) | inflammation of scler, cornea, and iris |
| aniridia (an/irid/ia) | absence of an iris |
| aphakia (a/phak/ia) | absence of a lens |
| cataract | opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye |
| corneal abrasion | scratch of the cornea |
| cyclokeratitis (cyclo/kerat/itis) | inflammation of the ciliary body and the cornea |
| endophthalmitis (end/ophthalm/itis) | inflammation of the inside of the eye |
| iridemia (irid/emia) | bleeding from the iris |
| iridocyclitis (irido/cycl/itis) | inflammation of the iris and ciliary body |
| iridokeratitis (irido/kerat/itis) | inflammation of the iris and cornea |
| iriopathy (irido/pathy) | disease of the iris |
| iritis (ir/itis) | inflammation of the iris |
| optic neuritis (opt/ic neur/itis) | inflammation of the optic nerve |
| phakitis (phak/itis) | inflammation of the lens |
| retinitis (retin/itis) | inflammation of the retina |
| retinopathy (retino/pathy) | disease of the retina |
| retinosis (retin/osis) | retinal condition |
| aerotitis (aer/ot/itis) | inflammation of the ear caused by air |
| conductive hearing loss (con/duct/ive) | hearing loss caused by sound not geting to the middle/inner ear (due to bloackage) |
| myringitis (myring/itis) | inflammation of the eardrum |
| myringodermatitis (myringo/dermat/itis) | inflammation of the eardrum and surrounding skin |
| myringomycosis (myringo/myc/osis) | fungal condition of the eardrum |
| otitis media (ot/itis media) | inflammation of the middle ear |
| otosclerosis (oto/scler/osis) | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
| rhinosalpingitis (rhino/salping/itis) | inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes |
| acoustic neuroma (acous/tic neur/oma) | tumor of the acoustic nerve |
| cochleitis (cochle/itis) | inflammation of the cochlea |
| labrynthitis (labrynth/itis) | inflammation of the labrynth |
| sensourineural (sensori/neur/al) | hearing loss due to sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain |
| vestibular neuritis (vestibul/ar neur/itis) | inflammation fot he vestibular nerve |
| vestibulitis (vestibul/itis) | inflammation of the vestibule |
| miotic (miot/ic) | drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mydriatic (mydriat/ic) | drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| cycloplegic (cyclo/plegic) | drug that paralyzes the ciliary body |
| intravitreal antibiotics | antibiotics administered directly into the vitreous ges liquid |
| ceruminolytic (cerumino/lytic) | drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax |
| ototoxic (oto/tox/ic) | drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing |
| blepharoplasty (blepharo/plasty) | surgical reconstruction of the eye lid |
| blepharotomy (blepharo/tomy) | incision into the eyelid |
| dacryoadenectomy (dacryo/aden/ectomy) | removal of the tear gland |
| dacryocystectomy (dacryo/cyst/ectomy) | removal of the tear sac |
| dacryocystorhinosotmy (dacryo/cysto/rhino/stomy) | creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose |
| dacryocystotomy (dacry/cysto/tomy) | incision into the tear sac |
| enucleation (e/nucle/ation) ophalmectomy (ophthalm/ectomy) | removal of an eye |
| oculaplasty (oculo/plasty | surgical reconstruction of the eye |
| corneal transplant | replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue |
| keratoplasty (kerato/plasty) | surgical reconstruction of the cornea |
| keratotomy (kerato/tomy) | incision into the cornea |
| sclerotomy (sclero/tomy) | incision into the sclera |
| cyclotomy (cyclo/tomy | incision into the ciliaray body |
| intraocular lens implant (intra/ocular) | insertion of a new lens inside the eye |
| iridectomy (iris/ectomy) | removal of the iris |
| iridocyclectomy (irido/cycl/ectomy) | removal of the iris and the ciliary body |
| iridotomy (irid/otomy) | incision into the iris |
| phacoemulsificaiton (phaco/emulsific/ation) | fragmentation of an existing lens in order to remove and replace it |
| retinoplexy (retino/plexy) | surgical fixation (reattachment) of the retina |
| retinotomy (retino/tomy) | incision into the retina |
| vitrectomy (vitr/ecotmy) | removal of the vitreous liquid from the eye |
| auditory prosthesis | hearing aid |
| ceruminoloysis (cerumino/lysis) | break down of ear wax |
| ear lavage | rinsing/washing the external ear canal (to remove wax) |
| mastoidectomy (mastoid/ectomy) | removal of the mastoid |
| mastoidocentesis (mastoido/centesis) | puncture of the mastoid |
| otoplasty (oto/plasty) | surgical reconstruction of the ear |
| myringectomy (myring/ectomy) | removal of the eardrum |
| myringoplasty (myringo/plasty) | surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
| myringotomy (myringo/tomy) | incision into the eardrum |
| tympanocentesis (tympano/centesis) | puncture into the eardrum |
| tympanolabyrinthopexy (tympano/labiryntho/pexy) | surgical fixation of the eardrum to the labyrinth |
| tympanoplasty (tympanoplasty) | surgical reconstruction of the eardrum |
| tympanostomy (typano/stomy) | creation of an opening in the eardrum |
| cochlear implant | electronic device that stimulates the cochlea; it can give a sense of sound to those who are profoundly deaf |
| labyrinthectomy (labyrinth/ectomy) | incision into the labyrinth |
| vestibulotomy (vestibulo/tomy) | incision into the vestibule |
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| OD (oculus dexter) | left eye |
| OU (oculus uterque) | right eye |
| PERRLA | pupils are equal, round and reactive to light and accomodaiton |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual field |
| AD (auris dextra) | right ear |
| AS (auris sinistra) | left ear |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| AU (auris utraque) | both ears |
| EENT | eye, ear, nose, throat |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat |
| OM | otitis media |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
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