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spec. senses wd/abvs
special senses word parts n abvs
Term | Definition |
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acous/o | hearing |
acoust/o | hearing; sound |
ambly/o | dull; dim |
audi/o, audit/o | hearing |
cerumin/o | cerumen |
cochle/o | cochlea |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
cor/o, core/o | pupil |
corne/o | cornea |
dacry/o | tear |
dipl/o | double |
glauc/o | grey |
graph/o | writing |
gustat/o | taste |
ir/o, irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
mi/o | smaller; less |
mydr/o | widened; enlarged |
myring/o | tympanic membrane; eardrum |
nyct/o | night |
ocul/o | eye |
olfact/o | smell |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o, optic/o | eye; vision |
ossic/o | ossicle (small bone) |
ot/o | ear |
papill/o | optic disc; nipple-like |
phac/o, phak/o | lense of the eye |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
retin/o | retina |
salping/o | Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube |
scot/o | darkness |
staped/o | stapes (middle ear bone) |
steat/o | sebum; fat |
stigmat/o | point |
vestibul/o | vestibule |
vitr/o | vitreous body |
vitre/o | glassy |
-ism | process; condition |
-opia | vision condition |
-osmia | smell condition |
-otia | ear condition |
-ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
AD | right ear |
ARMD | age-related macular degeneration |
AS | left ear |
As. | astigmatism |
AU | each ear |
b.i.d. | twice per day |
cc | cubic centimeters |
CPOA | certified paraoptometric assistant |
Gtt, gtt | drops |
Hy | hyperopia |
LASIK | laser in situ keratotomy |
My | myopia |
OD, O.D. | doctor of optometry |
O.D. | right eye |
Oint. | ointment |
O.S. | left eye |
OU | each eye |
PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
phaco | phacoemulsification |
Pr | presbyopia |
q.i.d. | four times a day |
RN | registered nurse |
t.i.d. | three times per day |
VA | visual acuity |
Vf | field of vision |