ch 4 sensory systems

a-, an-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

bi-, bin-

two

endo-

within, in

audi/o

hearing

aur/o, aur/i, ot/o

ear

blephar/o

eyelid

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o, core/o, pupill/o

pupil

corne/o, kerat/o

cornea

cry/o

cold

dacry/o, lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

dipl/o

two, double

ir/o, irid/o

iris

is/o

equal

labyrinth/o

labyrinth, inner ear

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

vision

phac/o, phak/o

lens

phot/o

light

retin/o

retina

scler/o

sclera

staped/o

stapes, middle ear

ton/o

tension, pressure

tympan/o

tympanic membrane, middle ear

vestibul/o

vestibule

-al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ectomy

excision or surgical removal

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist or physician who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision as it relates to condition

-osis

abnormal condition of

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phobia

abnormal fear, aversion to specific things

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping, sagging

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

process of viewing

-stomy

creation of artificial opening

-tomy

incision, cut into

AOM

acute otitis media

ARMD

age-related macular degeneration

AST

astigmatism

EENT

eyes, ears, nose, and throat

EM

emmetropia

ENT

ears, nose, throat

HOH

hard of hearing

IOL

intraocular lens

IOP

intraocular pressure

LASIK

laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

OM

otitis media

Ophth

ophthalmology

PHACO

phacoemulsification

PRK

photorefractive keratectomy

VA

visual acuity