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Veterinary Medical Terminology
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
10/01/2007

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Term
ocular system
Definition
responsible for vision
Term
eyes
Definition
receptor organs for sight
Term
opt/o;optic/o;ocul/o;ophthalm/o;opt/i;
Definition
combining forms for the eye or sight
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extraocular
Definition
outside the eyeball
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intraocular
Definition
means within the eyeball
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periocular
Definition
means around the eyeball
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adnexa
Definition
accessory structures of an organ
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stroma
Definition
supporting tissue of an organ
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orbit
Definition
bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball
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periorbita
Definition
eye socket
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eye muscles
Definition
7 major muscles are attached to each eye, making a range of movement possible; 2 oblique muscles, 4 rectus muscles and the retractor bulbi
muscles of both eyes work together to make normal binocular vision possible
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binocular
Definition
means both eyes
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extrinsic muscles
Definition
6 muscles that attach the outside of the eyeball to the bones of the orbit
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levator palpebrae muscles
Definition
muscles that raise the upper eyelid
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blephar/o
Definition
combining form that means eyelid
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palpebra
Definition
another term used for eyelid
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palpebrae
Definition
plural=eyelids
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palpebral
Definition
means pertaining to the eyelid
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conjunctiva
Definition
mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
Definition
combining form for conjunctiva
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nictitating membrane
Definition
conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close
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third eyelid
Definition
conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close
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nictitans
Definition
conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close
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haws
Definition
conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close
Term
lacrimal apparatus
Definition
structures that produce, store, and remove tears
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lacrimation
Definition
condition of normal tear secretion
Term
lacrim/o
Definition
combining form meaning teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct
Term
dacry/o
Definition
combining form meaning teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct
Term
lacrimal canaliculi
Definition
ducts at the medial canthus that collect tears and drain them into the lacrimal sac
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lacrimal sac
Definition
enlargement that collects tears at the upper portion of the tear duct
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dacryocyst
Definition
enlargement that collects tears at the upper portion of the tear duct
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nasolacrimal duct
Definition
passageway that drains tears into the nose
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dorsal punctum
Definition
small spot near the upper medial canthus where the nasolacrimal duct begins
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ventral punctum
Definition
small spot near the lower medial canthus where the nasolacrimal duct begins
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punctum
Definition
point or small spot
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canthus
Definition
angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet
Term
medial (inner) canthus
Definition
corner of eye nearest the nose
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lateral (outer) canthus
Definition
corner of the eye farthest away from the nose
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tarsal plate (or tarsus)
Definition
platelike framework within the upper and lower eyelids that provides stiffness and shape
Term
tars/o
Definition
combining form for edge of eyelid or "ankle" joint
Term
meibomian (or tarsal) glands
Definition
sebaceous glands on the margins of each eyelid;also called tarsal glands
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