chapter 6 med term

eye

ocul/o, ophthalm/o , opt/o

tear

lacrim/o, dacry/o

vision condition

-opia, -opsia

eyelid

blephar/o

conjuctiva

conjuctiv/o

cornea

corne/o, kerat/o

scler/o

retina

retin/o

iris

ir/o, irid/o

lens

phac/o, phak/o

ear

aur/o, ot/o

sound, hearing

acous/o, audi/o

hearing condition

-acusis

eardrum

tympan/o, myring/o

ear wax

cerumin/o

eustachian tube

salping/o

labyrinth

labyrinth/o

vestibule

vestibul/o

cochlea

cochle/o

amblyopia

decreased vision; when it occurs in one eye, it referred to as lazy eye ambly/opia

astigmatism

vision problem caused by the fact that light rays entering the eye aren’t focused on a single point in the back of the eye a/stigmat/ism

belpharoplegia

paralysis of the eyelid blepharo/plegia

blepharospasm

involuntary contraction of an eyelid belpharo/spasm

hyperopia

farsightedness hyper/opia

keratalgia

pain in the cornea kerat/algia

miosis

abnormal contraction of the pupil from green for to lessen

mydriasis

abnormal dilation of the pupil from greek for red-hot metal

myopia

nearsightedness my/opia

ophthalmalgia

eye pain ophthalm/algia

ophthalmoplegia

eye paralysis ophthalmo/plegia

presbyopia

decreased vision caused by old age presby/opia

xerophthalmia

dry eyes xer/ophthalm/ia

otalgia

ear pain ot/algia

presbycusis

loss of hearing in old age presby/cusis

tinnitus

ringing in the ears from latin for to ring or jingle

vertigo

sensation of moving through space (white stationary) from latin for to whirl around

blepharoptosis

drooping eyelid blepharo/ptosis

esotropia

inward turning of the eye, toward the nose eso/trop/ia

exotropia

outward turning of the eye, away from the nose exo/trop/ia

nasolacrimal

pertaining to the nose and tear system naso/lacrim/al

nystagmus

involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes from greek for to nod

ophthalmologist

eye specialist ophthalmo/logist

ophthalmoscope

instrument for looking at the eye ophthalmo/scope

optic

pertaining to the eye opt/ic

optometrist

specialist in measuring the eye opto/metrist

pterygium

winglike growth of the conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea from greek for wing

retinal

retin/al pertaining to the retina

strabismus

condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object from latin for to squint

tonometer

instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure) tono/meter

audiogram

record produced by an audiometer audio/gram

audiologist

hearing specialist audio/logist

audiometer

instrument for measuring hearing audio/meter

audiometry

procedure for measuring hearing audio/metry

aural

pertaining to the ear aur/al

ceruminosis

excessive formation of ear wax cerumin/osis

otolaryngologist

specialist in the ear and throat oto/laryngo/logist

otorhinolaryngologist

specialist in the ear, nose, and throat oto/rhino/laryngo/logist

otosclerosis

hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear oto/scler/osis

otoscope

instrument for looking in the ear oto/scope

otoscopy

procedure for examining the ear oto/scopy

aphakia

absence of a lens a/phak/ia

blepharitis

eyelid inflammation blephar/itis

cataract

opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye

conjunctivitis

inflammation of the conjuctiva (aka pink eye) conjuctiv/itis

corneal abrasion

scratch on the cornea corne/al ab/rasion

iridopathy

disease of the iris irido/pathy

iritis

inflammation of the iris ir/itis

keratopathy

disease of the cornea kerato/pathy

oculopathy

eye disease oculo/pathy

ophthalmitis

inflammation of the eye ophthalm/itis

ophthalmopathy

eye disease ophthalmo/pathy

retinopathy

disease of the retina retino/pathy

acoustic neuroma

tumor on the acoustic nerve acous/tic neur/oma

aerotitis

inflammation of the ear caused by air aer/ot/itis

cerumen impaction

buildup of ear wax blocking ear canal cerumen im/pac/tion

conductive hearing loss

hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle/inner ear (due to blockages) con/duct/ive

myringitis

inflammation of the eardrum myring/itis

otitis externa

inflammation of the outer ear ot/itis externa

otitis media

inflammation of the middle ear ot/itis media

otomycosis

fungal ear condition oto/myc/osis

otosclerosis

hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear oto/scler/osis

sensorineural hearing loss

hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain (due to problems with the sensory organs or nerves) sensori/neur/al

blepharoplasty

surgical reconstruction of the eyelid blepharo/plasty

blepharotomy

incision into the eyelid blepharo/tomy

corneal transplant

replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue corne/al trans/plant

intraocular lens implant

insertion of a new lens inside the eye intra/ocul/ar lens im/plant

iridectomy

removal of the iris irid/ectomy

iridotomy

incision into the iris irido/tomy

keratoplasty

surgical reconstruction of the cornea kerato/plasty

keratotomy

incision into the cornea kerato/tomy

phacoemulsification

fragmentation of an existing lens in order to remove and replace it phaco/emulsific/ation

retinopexy

surgical fixation (reattachment) of a retina retino/pexy

miotic

drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil miot/ic

mydriatic

drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil mydriat/ic

ceruminolytic

drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax cerumino/lyt/ic

ototoxic

drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing oto/tox/ic

cochlear implant

electronic device that stimulates the cochlea; it can give a sense of sound to those who are profoundly deaf cochle/ar im/plant

ear lavage

rinsing/washing the external ear canal (usually to remove ear wax) from latin for to wash, bathe

myringoplasty

surgical reconstruction of the eardrum myringo/plasty

myringotomy

incision into the eardrum myringo/tomy