chapter 4-Sensory system

a-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

an-

absence of, without, no, not negates meaning

bi-, bin-

two

endo-

within, in

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

aur/i

ear

blephar/o

eyelid

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

core/o

pupil

cry/o

cold

dacry/o

tear, tear duct

dipl/o

two, double

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

is/o

equal

kerat/o

cornea

labyrinth/o

labyrinth, inner ear

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

vision

ot/o

ear

phac/o

lens

phak/o

lens

phot/o

light

pupill/o

pupil

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

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

excision or surgical removal

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-ic

pertaining to

-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

mastoidectomy

excision of the mastoid bone

dacryocystitis

inflammation of the tear (lacrimal) sac

anosmia

loss of the sense of smell

keratoplasty

surgical replacement of the cornea

retinopathy

disease of the retina

blepharoplasty

surgical repair of the eyelid

ophthalmopathy

disease of the eye

myopia

nearsightedness

ophthalmia neonatorum

conjunctivitis in newborns (severe).

otomycosis

fungal infection of the external ear.

ophthalmoscopy

an exam of the fundus of the eye using a magnifying lens and light.

epistaxis

nosebleed

photophobia

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

sinusitis

inflammation of the sinueses

myringoplasty

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

tonometry

measuring pressure within the eye

blepharitis

inflammation of the eyelid

tympanoplasty

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

ophthalmoscope

instrument used to view the inside of the eye

xerophthalmia (does not follow rules)

condition of dry eye

blepharoptosis

drooping of the upper eyelid

optometry

the professional practice of eye and vision care that involves measuring vision

optometrist

specialist who diagnoses, treats, and manages diseases and disorders of the eye

dacryocystorhinostomy

creation of an artificial opening between the lacrimal sac and the nose (to restore drainage)

nasopharyngeal

pertaining to the nose and pharynx (throat)

rhinorrhea

excess nasal drainage; also called a "runny nose"

otalgia

pain in the ear

iritis

inflammation of the iris

acoustic neuroma

benign tumor of the vestibular nerve in the internal auditory canal

otoscopy

process of viewing the ear canal and eardrum