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Sensory System
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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conjunctiva | clear, thin membrane that covers the eye |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye |
lacrim/o | tear |
dacry/o | tear |
-opia | vision condition |
-opsia | vision condition |
blephar/o | eyelid |
corne/o | cornea |
kerat/o | cornea |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
scler/o | sclera |
sclera | the whites of the eye |
vitre/o | vitreous liquid |
cycl/o | ciliary body |
retin/o | retina |
ir/o | iris |
irid/o | iris |
phak/o | lens |
phac/o | lens |
ot/o | ear |
aur/o | ear |
audi/o | sound/hearing |
acous/o | sound/hearing |
-acusis | hearing condition |
akinetopsia | the inability to see objects in motion |
ambiopia | double vision |
diplopia | double vision |
amblyopia | decreased vision (one eye=double vision) |
asthenopia | weak vision |
hemianopsia | blindness in half the visual field |
hyperopia | farsightedness |
myopia | nearsightedness |
presbyopia | decreased vision caused by old age |
scotopia | adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness |
blepharoplegia | paralysis of the eyelid |
blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of the eyelid |
Dacryoadenalgia | pain in the tear gland |
Dacryocystalgia | pain in the tear sac |
Dacryohemorrhea | discharge of blood in tears |
Dacryorrhea | excessive tearing |
Xerophthalmia | dry eyes |