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Chapter 5 Med Terms
CNHP 2010 Chapter 5
Term | Definition |
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aqua/o | water |
blephar/o | eyelid |
corne/o | cornea |
cycl/o | circle, ciliary body |
dacry/o | tear |
ir/o | iris, colored part of eye |
irid/o | iris, colored part of eye |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tear |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye |
phac/o | lens (lentil) |
phak/o | lens (lentil) |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | hard or sclera |
vitre/o | glassy |
-opia | vision condition |
anterior chamber | fluid-filled space between the cornea and iris |
aqueous humor | watery liquid secreted by the ciliary processes that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye and provides nourishment for the cornea, iris, and lens |
scleral venous sinus | duct in the anterior chamber that carrier filtered aqueous humor to veins and bloodstream; also called canal of Schlemm |
choroid | vascular layer beneath the sclera that provides nourishment to the outer portion of the retina |
ciliary body | ring of tissue behind the peripheral iris that is composed of ciliary muscle and ciliary processes |
ciliary muscle | smooth muscle portion of the ciliary body, which contracts to assist in near vision |
ciliary processes | epithelial tissue folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that secrete aqueous humor |
conjunctiva | mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and outer surface of the eyeball |
Cornea | transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye |
eyelid | movable, protective fold that opens and closes, covering the eye; also called palpebra |
fovea centralis | pinpoint depression in the center of the macula lutea that is the site of sharpest vision |
fundus | interior surface of the eyeball, including the retina, optic disk, macula, and posterior pole (curvature at the back of the eye) |