Med Terms Sensory Systems

bi-

two

bin-

two)

a-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning)

an-

absence of, without, no, not negates meaning)

endo-

within, in)

acous/o

hearing)

audi/o

hearing)

audit/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)

cyst/o

bladder, sac or cyst)

dacry/o

tear, tear duct)

dipl/o

two, double)

ir/o

iris)

irid/o

iris)

is/o

equal)

kerat/o

cornea)

labyrith/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)

ossicul/o

ossicle)

ot/o

ear)

phac/o

lens)

phak/o

lens)

phot/o

light)

pupill/o

pupil)

retin/o

retina)

salping/o

tube)

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, swelling)

-opia

vision as it relates to condition)

-osis

abnormal condition)

-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)

AD

right ear)

ARMD

age-related macular degeneration)

AS

left ear)

Ast

astigmatism)

Em

emmetropia)

IOL

intraocular lens)

IOP

intraocular pressure)

LASIK

laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis)

Ophth

ophthalmology)

PHACO

phacoemulsification)

PERRLA

pupils, equal, round, reactive, light, accommodation

PRK

photorefractive keratectomy)

VA

visual acuity)

VF

visual field)

AOM

acute otitis media)

ENT

ears, nose, throat)

EENT

eyes, ears, nose and throat)

HOH

hard of hearing)

OM

otitis media)