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Eye, Ear, Endocrine
Med Terms
Question | Answer |
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Pituit/o | Pituitary Gland |
Thyr/o or Thyroid/o | Thyroid Gland |
Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid Gland |
Adren/o or Adrenal/o | Adrenal Gland |
Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
Thym/o | Thymus |
Pineal/o | Pineal Gland |
Gonad/o | Gonads |
Diagnostics | Testing or assesment |
Speculum | Enlarges opening to better visualize scope |
Asculation | Stethescope to listen |
Palpation | Examining by touch |
Percussion | Tapping to feel density |
Venipuncture | puncturing a vein |
Refractometer | Measures amount of light througha substance |
Centrifuge | Spins substance so it separates |
Pathogen | Disease causing microorganism |
Moribund | Near death |
Opt/i, Optic/o | Occular System |
Orbit | Bone cavity that contains eye |
Blephar/o | Eyelid |
Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
Conjunctiva | 3rd eyelid |
Scler/o | Sclera |
Sclera | "White of eye" |
Corne/o, kerat/o | Cornea |
Cornea | Outer transparent part |
Core/o, pupill/o | Pupil |
Pupil | Muscle in iris that dilates |
Retin/o | Retina |
Retina | Nervous tissue that recieves the image. |
Anis/o | Unequal/uneven |
-Opia | Vision |
Dipl/o | Double |
Chrom/o | Color |
Ot/o, audit/o, aud/i | sound |
Acaust/o, acous/o | Hearing/Sound |
Pinn/i | Pinna |
Tympan/o, Myring/o | Tympanic Membrane (eardrum) |
Cerumen | earwax |
Vertigo | Dizziness |
Ablation | Removal of part |
Oitis Externa | Inflammation of the external part of the ear |