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Chapter 15 Sense
Sense organs- terms and abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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aueo/o | water |
blaphar/o, palpebr/o | eyelid |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
cor/o | pupil |
corne/o, kerato/o | cornea |
cycl/o | ciliary body or muscle of the eye |
dacry/o, lacrim/o | tears, tear duct |
ocul/o | eye |
ir/o, irid/o | iris (colored portion of the eye around the pupil |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o, optic/o | eye, vision |
papill/o | optic disc; nipple-like |
phac/o, phak/o | lens of the eye |
pupill/o | pupil |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | sclera (white of the eye); hard |
uve/o | uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid) |
vitre/o | glassy |
ambly/o | dull, dim |
dipl/o | double |
glauc/o | gray |
mi/o | smaller, less |
mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
nyct/o | night |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
scot/o | darkness |
xer/o | dry |
-opia, -opsia | vision |
-tropia | to turn |
AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
HEENT | hear, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
IOL | intraocular lens |
IOP | intraocular pressure |
LASIK | laser in situ keratomileusis |
OD | right eye |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation |
POAG | primary open-angle glaucoma |
PRK | photorefractive keratectomy |
VA | visual acuity |
VF | visual field |
acous/o | hearing |
audi/o | hearing; the sense of hearing |
audit/o | hearing |
aur/o, auricul/o | ear |
cochle/o | cochlea |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
myring/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
ossicul/o | ossicle |
ot/o | ear |
salping/o | eustachian tube, auditory tube |
staped/o | stapes (third bone of the middle ear) |
tympan/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
vestibul/o | vestibule |
-acusis, -cusis | hearing |
-meter | instrument to measure |
-otia | ear condition |
AD | right ear |
AOM | acute otitis media |
AS | left ear |
EENT | eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
ENG | electronystagmography |
ENT | ears, nose, and throat |
ETD | eustachian tube dysfunction |
HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
PE tube | pressure-equalizing tube |
SOM | serous otitis media |