Medical Terminology - Chapter 15

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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amblyopia - dimness of vision. Visual stimulation through the optic nerve of one eye is impaired.

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aque/o

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water

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aqueous - pertaining to water.

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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blepharoptosis - prolapse or downward displacement of the eyelid.

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choroid/o

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choroid

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choroidopathy - disease of the choroid.

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conjunctiv/o

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conjuctiva

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conjunctival - pertaining to the conjunctiva.
Conjunctiva - The mucous membrane investing the anterior surface of the eyeball and posterior surface of the lids.

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core/o

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pupil

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coreometer - instrument for measuring the pupil.

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pupill/o

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pupil

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pupillography - process of recording movement of the pupil.

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corne/o

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cornea

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corneal - pertaining to the cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of the eye; circular

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cycloplegia - paralysis of the ciliary body.

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dacry/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus

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dacryoma - tumorlike swelling of the lacrimal duct.

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lacrim/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus

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lacrimotomy - incision of the lacrimal duct or sac.

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dacrycyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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dacrycystoptosis - prolapse of the lacrimal sac.

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glauc/o

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gray

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glaucoma - gray tumor. Glaucoma results in increase intraocular pressure that destroys the retina and optic nerve. Because of diminished blood flow to the back of the eye, the optic nerve appears pale gray.

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goni/o

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angle

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gonioscopy - visual examination of the irideocorneal angle.

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irid/o

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iris

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iridoplegia - paralysis of the sphincter of the iris.

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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keratotomy - incision of the cornea.

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ocul/o

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eye

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oculomycosis - fungal infection of the eye.

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ophthalmologist - specialist in the study of the eye.

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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optometry - act of measuring vision.

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optic/o

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eye, vision

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optical - pertaining to the eye.

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phac/o

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lens

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phacocele - herniation of the lens into the interior chamber of the eye.

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phot/o

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light

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photophobia - abnormal fear of (intolerance to) light. Associated with people who suffer from migraines or have light colored eyes or glaucoma.

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presby/o

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old age

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presbyopia - poor vision associated with old age. A result of weakening ciliary muscles.

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retin/o

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retina

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retinosis - abnormal condition of the retina. Includes any degenerative process of the retina not associated with inflammation.

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

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scleromalacia - softening of the sclera.

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scot/o

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darkness

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scotoma - a dark, tumor like spot. It is an area of diminished vision in the visual field.

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vitr/o

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vitreous body of the eye

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vitrectomy - removal of the contents of the vitreous chamber. Allows surgical procedures that would otherwise be impossible, including repair of the macular holes and tears in the retina.

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audi/o

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hearing

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audiometer - instrument for measuring hearing.

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labryrinth/o

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labyrinth (inner ear)

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labryinthotomy - incision of the inner ear.

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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mastoidectomy - removal of the mastoid process.

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ot/o

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ear

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otopyorrhea - discharge of pus from the ear.

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salping/o

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tubes (usually fallopian of eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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salpingoscope - instrument for examining the eustacian tubes.

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staped/o

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stapes (smallest of the three auditory bones)

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stapedectomy - excision of the stapes. Is performed to improve hearing in cases of otosclerosis.

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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myringomycosis - fungal infection of the tympanic membrane.

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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tympanostomy - forming an opening in the tympanic membrane. Performed to inset small pressure-equalizinv tubes through the tympanum.

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-acusia

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hearing

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anacusia - not hearing (deafness)

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-cusis

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hearing

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presbycusis - hearing loss associate with old age.

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-opia

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vision

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diplopia - double vision

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-opsia

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vision

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heteropsia - inequality of vision between the two eyes.

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-tropia

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turning

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esotropia - turning inward of the eyes. Cross eyed.

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exo

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outside, outward

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exotropia - abnormal turning outward of one or both eyes.

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hyper-

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excessive

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hyperopia - excessive (farsighted) vision.