Ch. 17 Eyes/Ears Med Term

auricul/o, aur/o

ear

myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

ot/o

ear

salping/o

tube

tympan/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

-otia

ear condition

-acusis

hearing

mastoid/o

mastoid process

cocle/o

cochlea (of the inner ear)

Glaucoma

increased intraocular pressure

cataract

clouding of the lens of the eye

-opia

vision

phac/o

lens of the eye

scler/o

sclera

opt/o, optic/o

eye, vision

blephar/o

eyelid

lacrim/o, dacry/o

tear

conjuntiva

the mucous membrane that covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelids.

xer/o

dry

nyct/o

night

glauc/o

gray

vitreous humor

the transparent jellylike tissue filling the eyeball behind the lens.

keratoplasty

surgical repair of the cornea

ophthalmoscopy (ahf-thal-MOS-koh-pee)

visual examination of the eye

auricle

external portion of the ear

vertigo

Condition of dizziness, "room spinning"

tinnitus

ringing or buzzing in the ears

blepharoplasty

surgical repair of the eyelid

scot/o

darkness

myopia

nearsightedness

diplopia

double vision

Cornea

the transparent outer covering of the eye

Retina

Light sensitive layer of the eye; contains rods and cones

Iris

a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening