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chapter 6
sensory system
Term | Definition |
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ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
lacrim/o, dacry/o | tear |
-opia, -opsia | vision condition |
blephar/o | eyelid |
corne/o, kerat/o | cornea |
conjuntiv/o | conjuctiva |
scler/o | sclera (white if the eye) |
vitre/o | vitreous liquid (vitreous humor) |
cycl/o | ciliary body |
rentin/o | retina |
ir/o, irid/o | iris |
phac/o, phak/o | lens |
aur/o, ot/o | ear |
acous/o, audi/o | sound, hearing |
-acusis | hearing condition |
ceramin/o | ear wax |
salping/o | eustachian tube |
tympan/o, myring/o | eardrum |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
vestibul/o | vestibule |
cochle/o | cochlea |
ambi | both |
opia | vision condition |
ambly | dull |
asthen | weak |
dipl | double |
my | shut |
presby | old age |
scot | darkness |
blepharo | eyelid |
xer | dry |
stigmat | point |
miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
mysriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupil |
acusis | hearing condition |
tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
vertigo | sensation of moving through space (while stationary) |
bin | two |
naso | nose |
ec | out |
en | in |
strabismus | condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object |
eso | inward |
exo | outward |
pterygium | winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea |
papill | nipple |
edema | swelling |
pneumat | air |
sapingo | Eustachian tube |
tympano | eardrum |
macr | big |
micr | small |
lith | stone |
glaucoma | eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging the optic nerve |
myc | fungus |
ectas | expansion |
irid | iris |
cateract | opacity of the lens of the eye |
irido | iris |
aer | air |
con | together |
sensori | sense |
miot | constriction |
mydriat | dilation |
pleg | paralysis |
vitre | vitreous |
tox | poison |
nucle | nucleus |
ar lens im | pertaining to lens in |
ad | right ear |
as | left ear |