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Sensory System
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Eye | Ocul/o Ophthalm/o Opt/o |
Oculopathy | Disease of the eye |
Ophthalmologist | One who specializes in the study of diseases in the eye |
Optometrist | One who measures the eye |
Tear | Lacrim/o Dacry/o |
Lacrimation | Make/ form tears |
Dacryorrhea | Flow of tears |
Eyelid | Blephar/o |
Blepharedema | Swelling of the eyelid |
Cornea | Corne/o Kerat/o |
Corneal | Pertaining to the cornea |
Keratitis | Inflammation of the cornea |
Conjunctiva | Conjunctiv/o (pink eye) |
Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
Sclera | White part of the eye Scler/o |
Scleritis | Inflammation of the sclera |
Vitreous humor/ liquid | Vitre/o |
Vitrectomy | Surgical removal of the vitreous humor |
Ciliary body | Cycl/o |
Cycloplegia | Paralysis of the ciliary body |
Retina | Retin/o |
Retinoscope | Instrument used to examine the retina |
Iris | Ir/o Irid/o |
Iritis | Inflammation of the iris |
Iridalgia | Pain of the iris |
Lens | Phac/o Phak/o |
Phacoscope | Instrument used to view the lens |
Phakitis | Inflammation if the lens |
Ear | Aur/o Ot/o |
Aural | Pertaining to the ear |
Otoscope | Instrument used to view the ear |
Sound/ Hearing | Audi/o Acous/o |
Acoustic | Pertaining to sound |