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Med Term Review LN 9
Lesson 9 - Eye, Ear, & Plural Endings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| audi/o/logist | specialist (physician)who studies & treats impaired hearing |
| audi/o/logy | study of hearing |
| audi/o/meter | instrument used to measure hearing |
| blephar/itis | inflammation of the eyelid |
| blephar/o/plasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| blephar/o/ptosis | abnormal condition of drooping of the eyelid |
| irid/ectomy | excision of the iris |
| irid/o/plegia | paralysis of the iris |
| kerat/o/meter | instrument used to measure the cornea |
| kerat/o/plasty | surgical repair of the cornea |
| myring/itis | inflammation of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) |
| myring/o/plasty | surgical repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) |
| myring/o/tomy | incision into the eardrum (tympanic membrane) |
| ophthalm/ic | pertaining to the eye |
| ophthalm/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies & treats diseases of the eye |
| ophthalm/o/logy | study of the eye |
| ophthalm/o/scope | instrument used for the visual examination of the eye |
| opt/ic | pertaining to vision |
| opt/o/meter | instrument used to measure vision |
| opt/o/metry | measurement of vision |
| ot/itis | inflammation of the ear |
| ot/o/plasty | surgical repair of the ear |
| ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logy | study of the ear, nose & larynx (throat) |
| ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logist | specalist who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose & larynx (throat) |
| ot/o/rrhea | discharge from the ear |
| ot/o/scope | instrument used for the visual examination of the ear |
| retin/al | pertaining to the retina |
| retin/itis | inflammation of the retina |
| scler/al | pertaining to the sclera |
| scler/ectomy | excision of the sclera |
| tympan/ic | pertaining to the middle ear |
| tympan/o/plasty | surgical reapir of the middle ear |
| astigmatism | defective curvature of the refractive surfaces of the eye |
| cataract | clouding of the lens of the eye |
| detached retina | seperation of the retina from the choroid or middle coat of the eye |
| glaucoma | eye disorder characterized by optic nerve damage caused by the abnormal increase in intraocular pressure |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| LASIK | a lasar procedure that reshapes the corneal tissue below the surface of the cornea |
| macular degeneration | a progressive deterioration of the central portion of the retina resulting in a loss of central vision |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| optometrist | a healthcare professional who prescribes corrective lenses and/or eye exercises |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
| AST | astigmatism |
| ENT | ear, nose & throat |
| OM | otitis media |
| ophth | ophthalmology |
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