Ch 13 Ocular and Aural

AD

Right ear

AS

Left ear

AU

Both ears

IOP

Intraocular Pressure

OD

Right eye

OS

Left eye

OU

Both eyes

PLR

Pupillary Light Reflex/Response

TECA

Total Ear Canal Ablation

VA

Visual acuity

-al,-ar,-eal,-ic,-ory

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ation

process; condition

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

removal; excision; resection

-pathy

disease condition

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-logy

study of

-oma

tumor; mass; collection

-opia

vision

-osis

abnormal condition

-otia

ear condition

-pathy

disease condition

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis; palsy

-ptosis

drooping; sagging; prolapse

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow; discharge

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles

-tomy

incision; process of cutting into

-metry

measurement

-tropia

to turn

an

no, not, without

hyper

increased; excessive; above

bi

two

ec

out; outside

en

in; within

epi

above; upon; on

eso

inward

extra

outside

hypo

deficient; below; under; less than normal

bini

double

intra

within; into

macro

large

micro

small

micro

small

mono

one

pan

all

peri

surrounding; around

exo

out; away from

post

after; behind

Acoust/o

Hearing

Ambly/o

Dim; Dull

Anis/o

Unequal

Aud/i

Ear; Hearing

Audi/o

Ear; Hearing

Aur/i

Ear

Aur/o

Ear

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Canth/o

Corner of the Eye or Eyelid

Choroid/o

Choroid Layer of the Eye

Conjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva

Cor/o

Pupil

Core/o

Pupil

Corne/o

Cornea

Cycl/o

Ciliary Body of the Eye; Cycle;Circle

Dacry/o

Tear

Dacryoaden/o

Tear Gland; Tear Duct

Phac/o

Lens of the Eye

Dacryocyst/o

Tear Sac; Lacrimal Sac

Phot/o

Light

Dipl/o

Double

Electr/o

Electricity

Glauc/o

Gray

Goni/o

Seed; Angle

Hemat/o

Blood

Ir/i

Iris

Ir/o

Iris

Irid/o

Iris

Irit/o

Iris

Kerat/o

Cornea; Horny; Hard

Lacrim/o

Tear; Tear Duct; Lacrimal Duct

Aque/o

Water

Laryng/o

Voice Box; Larynx

Mi/o

Smaller; Less

Myc/o

Fungus

Mydr/o

Wide

Myring/o

Tympanic Membrane; Eardrum

Audit/o

Hearing

Nas/o

Nose

Nyct/o

Night

Ocul/o

Eye