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Ophthalmology Otolar
Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology: Sensory system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Eyelids | blephar/o |
| Ophthalmo OPH -thalmo | eye |
| Lacrim-, dacry | tear |
| kerat/o, corne/o | cornea |
| Conjuctiva | a clear membrane that covers the sclera and lines the eyelids |
| Vitreous liquid | vitre (glass) Liquid in the eye that helps focus light |
| ciliary body (cycl/o) | tissue surrounding the lense |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| aur, oto | ear |
| cerumin | ear wax |
| alping | eustachian tube |
| opla | vision |
| tympan, myring | eardrum |
| opsia, opia | vision conndition |
| ambly | dull |
| asthen | weak |
| presby | old age |
| scot | darkness |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| miosis | to lessen, contraction of the pupil |
| tono | tension |
| pyo | pus |
| miot | construction |
| mydriat | dilation |
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| IOL | Intraocular lens |
| IOP | Intraocular pressure |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual field |
| AD | Right ear |
| AOM and OM | acute otitis media and otitis media |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth of the eyes |
| strabismus | condition where eyes deviate when looking a the same object "to squint" |
| eso | inward |
| pterygium | wing like growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea |
| Papilledema | swelling of the optic nerve at the point of the retina |
| ectropion | outward turning of the eyelid |
| malacia | softening |
| enucleation and ophthalmectomy e/nucle/ation | removal of the eye e=out, nucle=eye, ation=procedure |
| pachy- | thick |
| myopia | Nearsightedness |
| Hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted by the inner ear | sensorineural hearing loss |