Sensory and Endocrine System

a-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

an-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

bi-

two

bin-

two

endo-

within, in

hypo-

below, under, deficient

para-

around, besides, beyond, abnormal

syn-

joined, together

audi/o

hearing

aur/o; aur/i

ear

blephar/o

eyelid

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

corne/o

cornea

cry/o

cold

dipl/o

two, double

ir/o; irid/o

iris

labyrinth/o

labyrinth, inner ear

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

ocul/o; ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

vision

ot/o

ear

phot/o

light

pupill/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

scler/o

sclera

tympan/o

tympanic membrane, middle ear

vestibul/o

vestibule

acr/o

extremities, height

aden/o

gland

adren/o; adrenal/o

adrenal glands

calc/i

calcium

cortic/o

cortex, outer layer of a body organ

dips/o

thirst

glyc/o

sugar

kal/i

potassium

natr/o

sodium

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

-algia

pain

-al; -ar; -ary; -ic

pertaining to

-ectomy

excision or surgical removal

-emia

in the blood

-drome

run, running together

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

softening

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision as it relates to condition

-osis

abnormal condition of

-phobia

abnormal fear, aversion to specific things

-plasia

condition of, formation, development, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping, sagging

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

process of viewing

acoustic neuroma

a benign tumor of the vestibular nerve in the internal auditory canal

anisocoria

condition of unequal pupil size

anosmia

loss of sense of smell

audiology

medical specialty that studies hearing and hearing impairment

audiometry

the testing of the acuity of the sense of hearing

blepharitis

inflammation of the eyelid

blepharoptosis

drooping of the upper eyelid

cataract

a condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy

conjunctivitis

inflammation or infection of the conjuctiva; also called pink eye

diplopia

double vision

endothalmitis

inflammation within the eye

epistaxis

nosebleed

hyperopia

farsightedness

iritis

inflammation of the iris

labyrinthitis

inflammation of the inner ear (labyrinth)

mastoiditis

inflammation of the mastoid bone

myopia

nearsightedness

myringoplasty

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

nasopharyngeal

pertaining to the nose and pharynx (throat)

ophthalmopathy

disease of the eye

ophthalmoplegia

paralysis of one or more eye muscles

ophthalmoscope

instrument used to view the inside of the eye

otalgia

pain in the ear

otomycosis

fungal infection of the external ear

otosclerosis

hardening of the ear

otoscope

instrument used to view the ear

pharyngitis

inflammation of the pharynx

photophobia

a condition in which the eyes are more sensitive than normal to light

proprioception

sense of position and movement of the body

retinoblastoma

cancer that forms in the tissues of the retina

retinopathy

disease of the retina

rhinitis

inflammation of the mucus membranes of the nose

rhinorrhea

excess nasal drainage; also called runny nose

sinusitis

inflammation of the sinuses

syte

infection of an oil gland of the eyelid (hordeolum)

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

tympanic membrane

ear drum