Special Senses

Front 1

blephar/o

Back 1

eyelid

Front 2

cochle/o

Back 2

cochlea of inner ear

Front 3

corne/o

Back 3

cornea

Front 4

dacryocyst/o

Back 4

lacrimal sac

Front 5

myring/o

Back 5

tympanic membrane

Front 6

ot/o

Back 6

ear

Front 7

phak/o, phac/o

Back 7

lens

Front 8

retin/o

Back 8

retina

Front 9

salping/o

Back 9

tube, Eustachian tube

Front 10

scler/o

Back 10

sclera

Front 11

tytympan/o

Back 11

tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

Front 12

bones surrounding eye

Back 12

frontal, maxillary, sphenoid, lacrimal, malar, ethmoid, palatine

Front 13

retina

Back 13

-innermost layer of eye

-light receptor

Front 14

choroid

Back 14

mid-layer of eye

Front 15

sclera

Back 15

superficial layer of eye

Front 16

anterior segment of eye

Back 16

-2 chambers: anterior & posterior

-filled with aqueous humor

-responsible for intraocular pressure

Front 17

posterior segment of eye

Back 17

-filled with vitreous humor

-responsible for intraocular pressure & keeps eyeball from collapsing

Front 18

optic nerve

Back 18

-most posterior segment of eye

-aka optic disk or blind spot

Front 19

amblyopia

Back 19

lazy eye causing dullness of vision

Front 20

ametropia

Back 20

defect in the refractive power of the eye

Front 21

aphakia

Back 21

absence of lens in the eye

Front 22

astigmatism

Back 22

due to an abnormal curve of the cornea, rays of light do not focus on the retina, but are spread over area causing out-of-focus vision

Front 23

blepharitis

Back 23

an inflammation of the edges of the eyeball

Front 24

corneal

Back 24

pertaining to the cornea

Front 25

cycloplegia

Back 25

ciliary muscle paralysis

Front 26

diplopia

Back 26

double vision

Front 27

ectropion

Back 27

turning outward (eyelid)

Front 28

entropion

Back 28

turning inward (eyelid)

Front 29

glaucoma

Back 29

disease of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure

Front 30

intraocular

Back 30

within the eye

Front 31

keratitis

Back 31

inflammation of the cornea

Front 32

lacrimal

Back 32

tears

Front 33

ocular

Back 33

pertaining to the eye

Front 34

ophthalmologist

Back 34

a physician specializing int diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

Front 35

ophthalmoscope

Back 35

an instrument used to examine the interior portion of the eye

Front 36

presbyopia

Back 36

farsightedness associated with aging and progressive disease

Front 37

retinopathy

Back 37

non-inflammatory degenerative disease of the retina

Front 38

tonometer

Back 38

instrument to measure intraocular pressure

Front 39

trichiasis

Back 39

ingrown eyelashes, can rub against the cornea irritating the eye

Front 40

external ear

Back 40

outer ear

auricle

Front 41

middle ear

Back 41

tympanic cavity

Front 42

inner ear

Back 42

labyrinth

Front 43

otology

Back 43

study of the ear

Front 44

audiometry services

Back 44

hearing testing

Front 45

audiology

Back 45

study of hearing disorders

Front 46

labyrinthitis

Back 46

inflammation of the labyrinth

Front 47

myringoplasty

Back 47

repair of the tympanic membrane

Front 48

otolaryngologist

Back 48

physician specializing in diagnosis and treatment of the ear and larynx

Front 49

otologist

Back 49

physician specializing in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear

Front 50

otopyorrhea

Back 50

pus draining from the ear

Front 51

otoscope

Back 51

instrument used to examine the ear and ear drum

Front 52

tinnitus

Back 52

ringing in the ear

Front 53

vertigo

Back 53

feeling you or your environment is moving or spinning, caused by a disturbance of equilibrium in the labyrinth