Unit 8: The special senses of sight and hearing

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Cunjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva

Corne/o

Horn (y)

Dacry/o

Tears, lacrimal sac, or lacrimal duct

Dipl/o

Two, double

Irid/o

Iris

Kerat/o

Hard, cornea

Lacim/o

Tear, lacrimal apparatus

Ocul/o, Opthalm/o

Eye

-opia

Vision

Opt/o

Light, eye, vision

Phac/o

Lens

Presby/o

Old age

Pupil/o

Pupil

Retin/o

Retina

Scler/o

Relating to the sclera, hard

Uve/o

Denoting the pigmented middle eye layer

Acous/o, acus/o, acoust/o

Hearing

Audi/o

Sound

Aur/o

Ear

Auricl/o

Ear

Myring/o

Tympanic membrane (ear drum)

Ot/o

Ear

Staped/o

Stapes (smallest ear bone)

Tympan/o

Eardrum

Amblyopia

Condition that occurs when visual acuity is not the same in both eyes (lazy eye)

Astigmatism

Fuzzy vision caused by the irregular shape of one or both eyeballs

Blepharitis

Inflammation of the eyelid

Blepharoplegia

Paralysis of an eyelid

Blepharoptosis

Drooping eyelid

Blepharospasm

Involuntary contraction of the eyelid

Conjunctivitis

Inflammation of the conjunctiva; pink eye

Dacryocystitis

Inflammation of the tear sac

Diplopia

Condition in which a single object is perceived as two objects; double vision

Glaucoma

Disease of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure and atrophy of the optic nerve

Hyperopia

Farsightedness

Iridomalacia

Softening of the iris

Keratitis

Inflammation of the cornea

Myopia

Nearsightedness

Oculodynia

Pain in the eyeball; also called opthalmalgia

Oculopathy

Any disease of the eyes; also called oculopathy

Presbyopia

Farsightedness resulting from loss of elasticity of the lens due to aging

Blepharectomy

Surgical removal of part or all an eyelid

Blepharoplasty

Surgery to correct a defective eyelid

Blepharotomy

Surgical incision of an eyelid

Conjunctivoplasty

Surgery on the conjunctiva

Dacryocystectomy

Incision into the lacrimal sac

Retinectomy

Surgical removal of part of the retina

Retinotomy

Incision through the retina

Opthamology

Medical specialty dealing with the eye

Opthalmologist

Physician whose specialty is the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders

Anacusis

Total deafness

Otitis

Inflammation of the ear

Tinnitus

Sensation of noises (like ringing) in the ear

Tympanectomy

Surgical removal of the eardrum; also called myringectomy

Tympanocentesis

Puncture of the tympanic membrane with a needle to aspirate middle ear fluid