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medical Terminology Ch. 15
medical Terminology Systems Ch. 15 (Gylys & Wedding)
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Undergraduate 1
12/07/2009
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acuity
 Definition
clearness or sharpness of sensory function
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articulate
 Definition
join or connect, allowing motion between parts
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humor
 Definition
fluid or semifluid in body
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labyrinth
 Definition
intricate, communicating passages
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ambly/o
 Definition
dull, dim {amblyopia}
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aque/o
 Definition
water {aqueous}
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid {blepharoptosis}
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choroid/o
 Definition
choroid {choroidopathy}
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core/o
 Definition
pupil {coreometer}
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pupill/o
 Definition
pupil {pupillography}
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conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva {conjunctival}
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corne/o
 Definition
cornea {corneal}
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dacry/o
 Definition
tear, lacrimal apparatus {dacryoma}
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lacrim/o
 Definition
tear, lacrimal apparatus {lacrimotome}
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray {glaucoma}
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goni/o
 Definition
angle {goniometer}
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irid/o
 Definition
iris {iridoplegia}
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye {oculomycosis}
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye {opthalmologist}
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opt/o
 Definition
eye, vision {optokinetic}
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optic/o
 Definition
eye, vision {optical}
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phac/o
 Definition
lens {phacocele}
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phot/o
 Definition
light {photophobia}
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presby/o
 Definition
old age {presbyopia}
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retiin/o
 Definition
retina {retinosis}
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening, sclera (white of eye) {scleromalacia}
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scot/o
 Definition
darkness {scotoma}
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vitr/o
 Definition
vitreous body {vitrectomy}
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audi/o
 Definition
hearing {audiometer}
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ot/o
 Definition
ear {otopyorrhea}
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labyrinth/o
 Definition
labyrinth (inner ear) {labyrinthotomy}
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salping/o
 Definition
tubes {salpingoscope}
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staped/o
 Definition
stapes {stapedectomy}
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tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum) {tympanostomy}
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-opia
 Definition
vision {diplopia}
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-opsia
 Definition
vision {heteropsia}
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-tropia
 Definition
turning {esotropia}
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-acusia
 Definition
hearing {anacusia}
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-cusis
 Definition
hearing {presbycusis}
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward {exotropia}
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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conjunctivitis
 Definition
inflammation of conjunctiva (pink eye)
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convergence
 Definition
movement of eyes so both are directed at object being viewed
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exophthalmos
 Definition
protrusion of eyeball(s)
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nystagmus
 Definition
involuntary eye movements
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papilledema
 Definition
edema and hyperemia of optic disc
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photophobia
 Definition
sensitivity to light
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presbyopia
 Definition
loss of crystalline lens w/aging
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retinopathy
 Definition
disorder of retinal blood vessels
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visual field
 Definition
area within which objects may be seen w/eye in fixed position
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anacusis
 Definition
deafness
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conduction impairment
 Definition
blocking of sound waves conducted through external & middle ear
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Méniére disease
 Definition
disorder of labyrinth
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otitis externa
 Definition
swimmer's ear
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presbyacusis
 Definition
loss of hearing w/old age
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pressure-equalizing (PE) tubes
 Definition
tubes inserted through tympanic membrane
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tinnitus
 Definition
ringing in ears
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vertigo
 Definition
feeling of spinning or dizziness
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ophthalmoscopy
 Definition
visual exam of interior of eye
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otoscopy
 Definition
visual exam of external ear & tympanic membrane
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blepharoplasty
 Definition
cosmetic surgery to remove "bags" around eye
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cochlear implant
 Definition
artificial hearing device which stimulates nerves in inner ear
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otoplasty
 Definition
surgery to correct deformed pinna
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tympanoplasty
 Definition
reconstruction of eardrum
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