HSA- Sensory Systems Terms

This is only the terms you must memorize, I have a separate set for Sensory System Information

a-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

an-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

bi-

two

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

AOM

acute otitis media

ARMD

age

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

OM

otitis media

Ophth

ophthalmology

PHACO

phacoemulsification

PRK

photorefractive keratectomy

VA

visual acuity

Acoustic neuroma

benign tumor of the vestibular nerve in the internal auditory canal

Anisocoria

condition of unequal pupil size

Anosmia

loss of the sense of smell

Aphakia

condition of no lens

Audiologist

specialist who studies, diagnoses, and treats hearing

Audiology

medical specialty that studies hearing and hearing impairment

Audiometry

testing of the acuity of the sense of hearing

Binocular

the use of both eyes to create one composite image

Blepharitis

inflammation of eyelids

Blepharoplasty

surgical repair of the eyelid

Blepharoptosis

drooping of the upper eyelid

Cataract

condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy

Conjunctivitis

inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva; also called pinkeye

Dacryocystitis

inflammation of the tear (lacrimal) sac

Dacryocystorhinostomy

creation of an artificial opening between the lacrimal sac and the nose