The Eye And Ear Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes and Abbreviations
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambly/o | dull, dim
🗑
|
||||
| aden/o | gland
🗑
|
||||
| aque/o | water
🗑
|
||||
| blephar/o | eyelid
🗑
|
||||
| choroid/o uve/o | choroid,the vascular layer of the eye between the sclera and the retina
🗑
|
||||
| chrom/o | color
🗑
|
||||
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva
🗑
|
||||
| cor/o core/o | pupil
🗑
|
||||
| corne/o | cornea
🗑
|
||||
| cycl/o | ciliary muscle
🗑
|
||||
| dacry/o | tear, tear duct
🗑
|
||||
| dipl/o | double
🗑
|
||||
| emmetr/o | equivalent to
🗑
|
||||
| es/o | inner
🗑
|
||||
| ex/o | outer
🗑
|
||||
| glauc/o | gray
🗑
|
||||
| ir/o irid/o | iris
🗑
|
||||
| kerat/o | cornea
🗑
|
||||
| lacrim/o | tears
🗑
|
||||
| mi/o | less, fewer, smaller
🗑
|
||||
| ocul/o ophthalm/o | eye
🗑
|
||||
| opt/o optic/o | eye, vision
🗑
|
||||
| -opia -ops -opsia | vision
🗑
|
||||
| nyctal/o noct/o | night
🗑
|
||||
| papill/o | optic disk
🗑
|
||||
| phac/o | lens
🗑
|
||||
| phot/o | light
🗑
|
||||
| presby/o | old age
🗑
|
||||
| pupill/o | pupil
🗑
|
||||
| retin/o | retina
🗑
|
||||
| scler/o | sclera
🗑
|
||||
| vitre/o | glassy
🗑
|
||||
| -metrist | one who measures
🗑
|
||||
| -tropia | to turn
🗑
|
||||
| acous/o audi/o audit/o | hearing
🗑
|
||||
| aur/o auricul/o | ear
🗑
|
||||
| cerumin/o | cerumen (ear wax)
🗑
|
||||
| cochle/o | cochlea
🗑
|
||||
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear)
🗑
|
||||
| myring/o | eardrum
🗑
|
||||
| ot/o | ear
🗑
|
||||
| salping/o | eustachian tube
🗑
|
||||
| staped/o | stapes
🗑
|
||||
| tympan/o | eardrum, middle ear
🗑
|
||||
| -acusis -cusis | hearing
🗑
|
||||
| -otia | ear condition
🗑
|
||||
| blepharitis | eyelid inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| blepharectomy | excision of all or part of the eyelid
🗑
|
||||
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of eyelid
🗑
|
||||
| blepharoplegia | paralysis of one or both eyelids
🗑
|
||||
| blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid
🗑
|
||||
| blepharospasm | twitching eyelid muscle
🗑
|
||||
| blepharotomy | incision of the eyelid
🗑
|
||||
| choroiditis | inflammation of the choroid layer of the eye
🗑
|
||||
| choroidopathy | disease of the choroid layer of the eye
🗑
|
||||
| conjunctivitis | conjunctiva inflammation (pink eye)
🗑
|
||||
| anisocoria | unequal sized pupils
🗑
|
||||
| coreometer pupillometer | instrument to measure the diameter or width of the pupils
🗑
|
||||
| corneal | pertaining to cornea
🗑
|
||||
| corneitis | inflammation of the cornea
🗑
|
||||
| cycloplegia | paralysis of ciliary body
🗑
|
||||
| dacryoadenalgia | pain in the lacrimal gland
🗑
|
||||
| dacryoadenitis | inflammation of the lacrimal gland
🗑
|
||||
| dacryocystitis | tear sac (bladder) inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| dacryorrhea | flow of tears
🗑
|
||||
| diplopia | double vision
🗑
|
||||
| iritis | iris inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| iridal | pertaining to iris
🗑
|
||||
| iridectomy | removal of iris
🗑
|
||||
| iridoplegia | paralysis of iris
🗑
|
||||
| keratitis | cornea inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| keratometer | instrument to measure (curve of ) cornea
🗑
|
||||
| keratotomy | incision into cornea
🗑
|
||||
| keratoplasty | surgical repair of a cornea
🗑
|
||||
| keratorrhexis | rupture of the cornea due to trauma or ulcer
🗑
|
||||
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears
🗑
|
||||
| ocular | pertaining to eye
🗑
|
||||
| intraocular | pertaining to within eye
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmalgia | eye pain
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmic | pertaining to eye
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmologist | specialist in eye
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmoplegia | eye paralysis
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmoscope | instrument to view inside eye
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmoscopy | visual examination of the inside of an eye
🗑
|
||||
| optic | pertaining to eye or vision
🗑
|
||||
| optometer | instrument to measure vision
🗑
|
||||
| optometrist | one who measures vision
🗑
|
||||
| pupillary | pertaining to pupil
🗑
|
||||
| retinal | pertaining to retina
🗑
|
||||
| retinopathy | retina disease
🗑
|
||||
| retinopexy | surgical fixation of retina
🗑
|
||||
| scleral | pertaining to sclera
🗑
|
||||
| sclerotomy | incision into the sclera
🗑
|
||||
| scleritis | inflammation of the sclera
🗑
|
||||
| uveitis | inflammation of choroid
🗑
|
||||
| heteropsia | unequal vision in both eyes
🗑
|
||||
| microtia | abnormally small ears
🗑
|
||||
| macrotia | abnormally large ears
🗑
|
||||
| hypertropia | permanent upward turning of the eyes
🗑
|
||||
| Emmetropia (EM) | state of normal vision
🗑
|
||||
| legally blind | person with severely impaired vision
🗑
|
||||
| nyctalopia | difficulty seeing in dim light
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmology | branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of eye and surrounding structures
🗑
|
||||
| ophthalmologist | specialist in the branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the eye and surrounding structures
🗑
|
||||
| optician | specialist in grinding corrective lenses
🗑
|
||||
| optometry | medical profession specializing in examining eyes, testing visual acuity, and prescribing corrective lenses
🗑
|
||||
| optometrist | specialist in examining eyes, testing visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses
🗑
|
||||
| presbyopia | visual loss due to old age; resulting in difficulty focusing on near objects
🗑
|
||||
| xerophthalmia | dry eyes
🗑
|
||||
| amblyopia | loss of vision where the eyes are not seeing the same
🗑
|
||||
| achromatopsia | color blindness
🗑
|
||||
| astigmatism (Astigmia) | abnormal curvature of cornea
🗑
|
||||
| cataract | damage to lens causing it to become opaque or cloudy
🗑
|
||||
| erythropia | objects appear red
🗑
|
||||
| glaucoma | increase intraocular pressure
🗑
|
||||
| hyperopia | farsightedness: person can see things in distance but has trouble reading material at close range
🗑
|
||||
| macular degeneration | deterioration of macular area of retina of eye
🗑
|
||||
| myopia (MY) | nearsightedness: person can see things close up but distance vision is blurred
🗑
|
||||
| xanthopia | objects appear yellow
🗑
|
||||
| esotropia (ST) | inward turning of eye; also called cross-eyed
🗑
|
||||
| exotropia (XT) | outward turning of eye
🗑
|
||||
| strabismus | eye muscle weakness commonly seen in children resulting in eyes looking in different directions at same time
🗑
|
||||
| phacoemulsification | high-frequency sound waves to emulsify (liquefy) lens with cataract, which is then aspirated (removed by suction) with needle
🗑
|
||||
| acoustic | pertaining to hearing, perception of sound
🗑
|
||||
| audiometer | instrument to measure hearing
🗑
|
||||
| audiologist | hearing specialist
🗑
|
||||
| auditory | pertaining to hearing
🗑
|
||||
| aural | pertaining to ear
🗑
|
||||
| auricular | pertaining to ear
🗑
|
||||
| cochlear | pertaining to cochlea
🗑
|
||||
| labyrinthectomy | removal of labyrinth
🗑
|
||||
| labyrinthotomy | incision into labyrinth
🗑
|
||||
| myringitis | eardrum inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| myringectomy | removal of eardrum
🗑
|
||||
| myringotomy | incision into the eardrum
🗑
|
||||
| otalgia otodynia | ear pain
🗑
|
||||
| otic | pertaining to ear
🗑
|
||||
| otitis | ear inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| otologist | ear specialist
🗑
|
||||
| otoplasty | surgical repair of the ear
🗑
|
||||
| otopyorrhea | pus discharge from ear
🗑
|
||||
| otorrhagia | bleeding from ear
🗑
|
||||
| otosclerosis | hardening of the inner ear
🗑
|
||||
| otoscope | instrument to view inside ear
🗑
|
||||
| salpingitis | eustachian tube inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| salpingotomy | incision into eustachian tube
🗑
|
||||
| tympanic | pertaining to eardrum
🗑
|
||||
| tympanitis | eardrum inflammation
🗑
|
||||
| tympanometer | instrument to measure eardrum
🗑
|
||||
| tympanotomy | incision of the eardrum
🗑
|
||||
| binaural | referring to both ears
🗑
|
||||
| monaural | referring to one ear
🗑
|
||||
| otorhinolaryngology (ENT) | branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of ear, nose, and throat
🗑
|
||||
| otorhinolaryngologist | physician specialist of ears, nose and throat
🗑
|
||||
| presbycusis | normal loss of hearing that can accompany aging process
🗑
|
||||
| tinnitus | ringing in ears
🗑
|
||||
| vertigo | dizziness
🗑
|
||||
| anacusis | total absence of hearing; inability to perceive sound; also called deafness
🗑
|
||||
| Deafness | inability to hear or having some degree of hearing impairment
🗑
|
||||
| ceruminoma | excessive accumulation of ear wax; results in hard wax plug
🗑
|
||||
| otitis media (OM) | commonly referred to as middle ear infection
🗑
|
||||
| labyrinthitis | affects both hearing and equilibrium portions of inner ear; also called inner ear infection
🗑
|
||||
| audiometry | test of hearing ability by determining lowest and highest intensity (decibels) and frequencies (hertz) that person can distinguish
🗑
|
||||
| cochlear implant | mechanical device surgically placed under skin behind outer ear; converts sound signals into magnetic impulses to stimulate auditory nerve
🗑
|
||||
| myringotomy | surgical puncture of eardrum with removal of fluid and pus from middle ear
🗑
|
||||
| ARMD | age-related macular degeneration
🗑
|
||||
| Ast | astigmatism
🗑
|
||||
| D | diopter (lens strength)
🗑
|
||||
| EENT | eye, ear, nose, and throat
🗑
|
||||
| EM | emmetropia
🗑
|
||||
| IOP | intraocular pressure
🗑
|
||||
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation
🗑
|
||||
| ST | esotropia
🗑
|
||||
| XT | exotropia
🗑
|
||||
| ASL | American Sign Language
🗑
|
||||
| dB | decibel
🗑
|
||||
| HEENT | head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
🗑
|
||||
| ENT | Ear, nose and throat
🗑
|
||||
| Hz | hertz
🗑
|
||||
| OM | otitis media
🗑
|
||||
| uveitis | inflammation of choroid
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
leschnei
Popular Medical sets