The Senses

Front 1

-esthesia

Back 1

Sensation

Hint 1

Cryesthesia- ___________ to cold

Front 2

-algesia

Back 2

Pain

Hint 2

Hypalgesia- decreased sensitivity to _______

Front 3

-osmia

Back 3

Sense of smell

Hint 3

Anosmia- lack of a sense of _______

Front 4

-geusia

Back 4

Sense of taste

Hint 4

Hypergeusia- abnormal increase in the sense of ________

Front 5

Audi/o

Back 5

Hearing

Hint 5

Audiometer- instrument for measuring ____________

Front 6

Acous, acus, cus

Back 6

Sound, hearing

Hint 6

Hyperacusis- abnormally high sensitivity to ___________

Front 7

Ot/o

Back 7

Ear

Hint 7

Otogenic- originating in the ______

Front 8

Myring/o

Back 8

Tympanic membrane

Hint 8

Myringotomy- incision of the __________ ___________

Front 9

Tympan/o

Back 9

Tympanic cavity (middle of the ear) tympanic membrane

Hint 9

Tympanoplasty- plastic repair of the ___________ ____________

Front 10

Salping/o

Back 10

Tube, auditory tube

Front 11

Staped/o, stapedi/o

Back 11

Staples

Hint 11

Stapedectomy- surgical removal of the __________.

Front 12

Labyrinth/o

Back 12

Labyrinth (inner ear)

Hint 12

Labyrinthine- pertaining to the ___________

Front 13

Vestibul/o

Back 13

Vestibule, vestibular apparatus

Hint 13

Vestibular- pertaining to the ________ or the ___________ ___________.

Front 14

Cochle/o

Back 14

Cochlea (inner ear)

Hint 14

Retrocochlear- behind the ________.

Front 15

Blephar/o

Back 15

Eyelid

Hint 15

Symblepharon- adhesion of the _____________.

Front 16

Palpebr/o

Back 16

Eyelid

Hint 16

Interpalpebral- between the ____________.

Front 17

Dacry/o

Back 17

Tear, lacrimal apparatus

Hint 17

Dacryolith- a stone in the________ __________.

Front 18

Lacrim/o

Back 18

Tear or lacrimal apparatus

Hint 18

Nasolacrimal- pertaining to the nose and the _________ _________.

Front 19

Dacryocyst/o

Back 19

Lacrimal sac

Hint 19

Dacryocystitis- inflammation of the _______ ____.

Front 20

Opt/o

Back 20

Eye, vision

Hint 20

Orthoptics- correction defects in _________.

Front 21

Ocul/o

Back 21

Eye

Hint 21

Oculomotor- refers to the movement of _____.

Front 22

Ophthalm/o

Back 22

Eye

Hint 22

Exophthalmos- protrusion of the _______.

Front 23

Scler/o

Back 23

Sclera

Hint 23

Subscleral- below the _______.

Front 24

Corne/o

Back 24

Cornea

Hint 24

Circumcorneal- around the _________.

Front 25

Kerat/o

Back 25

Cornea

Hint 25

Keratoplasty- plastic repair of the _________.

Front 26

Lent/i

Back 26

Lens

Hint 26

Retrolental- behind the _________.

Front 27

Phak/o, phac/o

Back 27

Lens

Hint 27

Aphakia- absence of a _______.

Front 28

Uve/o

Back 28

Uvea

Hint 28

Uveal- pertaining to the __________.

Front 29

Chori/o, choroid/o

Back 29

Choroid

Hint 29

Chorioretinal- pertaining to the cornea and the retina

Front 30

Cycl/o

Back 30

Ciliary body, muscle

Hint 30

Cycloplegic- pertaining to or causing the paralysis of the __________ _____________.

Front 31

Ir, irit/o, irid/o

Back 31

Iris

Hint 31

Iridoschisis- separation of the __________ into two sections

Front 32

Pupill/o

Back 32

Pupil

Hint 32

Interpupillary- between the _______.

Front 33

Retin/o

Back 33

Retina

Hint 33

Retinoscopy- examination of the _________.

Front 34

-opsia

Back 34

Vision

Hint 34

Heteropsia- unequal ________ in the two eyes.

Front 35

-opia

Back 35

Eye, vision

Hint 35

Diplopia- double _________.

Front 36

Otorhinolaryngology

Back 36

Branch of medicine that deals with the ears nose and throat

Front 37

Cerumen

Back 37

The brown wax like secretion formed in the external canal of the ear to protect the ear and prevent infection

Front 38

Tinnitus

Back 38

Sensation of noises such as ringing or tinkling in the ear

Front 39

Gustation

Back 39

The sense of taste

Front 40

Tactile

Back 40

Pertaining to the sense of touch

Front 41

Accommodation

Back 41

Adjustment of the curvature of the lens to allow for vision at various distances

Front 42

Amblyopia

Back 42

A condition that occurs when visual acuity is not the same in a two eyes and children also known as a lazy eye

Front 43

Nyctalopia

Back 43

And night blindness with the inability to see well in dim light or at night often do the lack of vitamin a

Front 44

Refraction

Back 44

The bending of light rays as they pass through the eye to focus on specific point on retina

Front 45

Hyperopia

Back 45

An error of refraction in which light rays focus behind the retina and objects can be seen clearly only one far away from the eye

Front 46

Myopia

Back 46

An error of refraction in which the light rays focus in front of the retina and objects can be seen clearly only one close to the eye

Front 47

Cataract

Back 47

Opacity of the lens of the eye

Front 48

Conjunctivitis

Back 48

Inflammation of the conjunctiva also known as pink eye

Front 49

Glaucoma

Back 49

And eye disease caused by increased intraocular pressure that damages the optic disc causes loss of vision

Front 50

Enucleation

Back 50

Surgical removal of the eyeball

Front 51

Proprioception

Back 51

The awareness of posture movement and changes in equilibrium receptors are located in muscles tendons and joints

Front 52

Vertigo

Back 52

An illusion of movement as of the body movie in space or the environment moving about the body

Front 53

AC

Back 53

Air conduction

Front 54

BC

Back 54

Bone conduction

Front 55

ENT

Back 55

Ears nose and throat

Front 56

EOM

Back 56

Extraocular movements, muscle

Front 57

IOP

Back 57

Intraocular pressure

Front 58

ORL

Back 58

Otorhinolaryngology

Front 59

TM

Back 59

Tympanic membrane