Med Term Review LN 9 Word Scramble
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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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