Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 6 Flashcards

5769505347	acous/o	sound	0
5769505348	-acusis	hearing condition	1
5769505349	audi/o	sound	2
5769505350	aur/o	ear	3
5769505351	blephar/o	eyelid	4
5769505352	cerumin/o	ear wax	5
5769505353	cochle/o	cochlea	6
5769505354	conjunctiv/o	conjunctiva	7
5769505355	corne/o	cornea	8
5769505356	cycl/o	ciliary body	9
5769505357	dacry/o	tear	10
5769505358	irid/o	iris	11
5769505359	ir/o	iris	12
5769505360	kerat/o	cornea	13
5769505361	labyrinth/o	labyrinth	14
5769505362	lacrim/o	tear	15
5769505363	mastoid/o	mastoid process	16
5769505364	myring/o	eardrum	17
5769505365	ocul/o	eye	18
5769505366	ophthalm/o	eye	19
5769505367	-opia	vision condition	20
5769505368	-opsia	vision condition	21
5769505369	opt/o	eye	22
5769505370	ot/o	ear	23
5769505371	phac/o	lens	24
5769505372	phak/o	lens	25
5769505373	retin/o	retina	26
5769505374	salping/o	eustachian tube	27
5769505375	scler/o	sclera (the white of the eye)	28
5769505376	tympan/o	eardrum	29
5769505377	vestibul/o	vestibule	30
5769505378	acoustic neuroma	a tumor on the acoustic nerve	31
5769505379	aerotitis	inflammation of the ear caused by air	32
5769505380	akinetopsia	the inability to see objects in motion	33
5769505381	ambiopia	double vision	34
5769505382	amblyopia	decreased vision (lazy eye)	35
5769505383	aniridia	absence of an iris	36
5769505384	aphakia	absence of a lens	37
5769505385	asthenopia	weak vision	38
5769505386	astigmatism	vision problem caused by the fact that light rays aren't focused on a single point in the back of the eye	39
5769505387	audiogram	record prodcued by an audiometer	40
5769505388	audiologist	hearing specialist	41
5769505389	audiometer	instrument for measuring hearing	42
5769505390	audiometry	procedure for measuring hearing	43
5769505391	auditory prosthesis	hearing aid	44
5769505392	aural	pertaining to the ear	45
5769505393	binocular	pertaining to both eyes	46
5769505394	blepharedema	eyelid swelling	47
5769505395	blepharitis	eyelid inflammation	48
5769505396	blepharoconjunctivitis	inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva	49
5769505397	blepharoplasty	surgical reconstruction of the eyelid	50
5769505398	blepharoplegia	paralysis of the eylid	51
5769505399	blepharoptosis	drooping eyelid	52
5769505400	blepharopyorrhea	discharge of pus from the eyelid	53
5769505401	blepharospasm	involuntary contraction of the eyelid	54
5769505402	blepharotomy	incision into the eyelid	55
5769505403	cataract	opacity of the lens of the eye	56
5769505404	cerumen impaction	buildup of earwax blocking the ear canal	57
5769505405	ceruminolysis	breakdown of earwax	58
5769505406	ceruminolytic	drug that aids in the breakdown of ear wax	59
5769505407	ceruminoma	benign tumor of the cerumen-secreting glands of the ear	60
5769505408	ceruminosis	excessive formation of ear wax	61
5769505409	cochlear implant	electronic device that stimulates the cochlea; it can give the sense of sound to those who are profoundly deaf	62
5769505410	cochleitis	inflammation of the cochlea	63
5769505411	conductive hearing loss	sound does not get into the middle/inner ear due to blockages	64
5769505412	conjunctivitis	inflammation fo the conjunctiva (also known as pink eye)	65
5769505413	corneal abrasion	scratch on the cornea	66
5769505414	corneal transplant	replacement of damaged cornea with donated tissue	67
5769505415	corneal xerosis	dryness of the cornea	68
5769505416	cyclokeratitis	inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea	69
5769505417	cycloplegia	paralysis of the ciliary body	70
5769505418	cycloplegic	drug that paralyzes the ciliary body	71
5769505419	cyclotomy	incision into the ciliary body	72
5769505420	dacrocystitis	inflammation of the tear sac	73
5769505421	dacryadenitis	inflammation of the tear gland	74
5769505422	dacryoadenalgia	pain in the tear gland	75
5769505423	dacryoadenectomy	removal of the tear gland	76
5769505424	dacryocystalgia	pain in the tear sac	77
5769505425	dacryocystectomy	removal of the tear sac	78
5769505426	dacryocystorhinostomy	creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose	79
5769505427	dacryocystotomy	incision into the tear sac	80
5769505428	dacryohemorrhea	discharge of blood in the tears	81
5769505429	dacryolith	hard formation in the tear system	82
5769505430	dacryolithiasis	presence of hard formations in the tear system	83
5769505431	dacryopyorrhea	discharge of pus in tears	84
5769505432	dacryostenosis	narrowing of the tear duct	85
5769505433	diplopia	double vision	86
5769505434	ear instillation	ear drops	87
5769505435	ear lavage	rinsing/washing of the external ear canal	88
5769505436	ectropion	outward turning of the eylid, away from the eye	89
5769505437	entropion	inward turning of the eyelid, towards the eye	90
5769505438	enucleation	removal of an eye	91
5769505439	esotropia	inward turning of the eye, toward the nose	92
5769505440	exophthalmus	protrusion of the eye out of the eye socket	93
5769505441	exotropia	outward turning of the eye, away from the nose	94
5769505442	hemianopsia	blindness in half of the visual field	95
5769505443	hyperacusis	excessively sensitive eharing	96
5769505444	hyperopia	farsightedness	97
5769505445	hypoacusis	excessively insensitive hearing	98
5769505446	intraocular lens implant	insertion of a new lens inside the eye	99
5769505447	iridalgia	pain in the iris	100
5769505448	iridectomy	removal of the iris	101
5769505449	iridemia	bleeding from the iris	102
5769505450	iridocyclectomy	removal of the iris and ciliary body	103
5769505451	iridocyclitis	inflammation of the iris and ciliary body	104
5769505452	iridokeratitis	inflammation of the iris and cornea	105
5769505453	iridokinesis	movement of the iris	106
5769505454	iridopathy	disease of the iris	107
5769505455	iridotomy	incision into the iris	108
5769505456	iritis	inflammation of the iris	109
5769505457	keratalgia	pain in the cornea	110
5769505458	keratitis	inflammation of the cornea	111
5769505459	keratomalacia	abnormal softening of the cornea	112
5769505460	keratopathy	disease of the cornea	113
5769505461	keratoplasty	surgical reconstruction of the cornea	114
5769505462	keratotomy	incision into the cornea	115
5769505463	labyrinthectomy	removal of the labyrinth	116
5769505464	labyrinthitis	inflammation of the labyrinth	117
5769505465	labyrinthotomy	incision into the labyrinth	118
5769505466	lacrimation	formation of tears (crying)	119
5769505467	macrotia	abnormally large ears	120
5769505468	mastoidalgia	pain in the mastoid	121
5769505469	mastoidectomy	removal of the mastoid	122
5769505470	mastoiditis	inflammation fo the mastoid	123
5769505471	mastoidocentesis	puncture of the mastoid	124
5769505472	microtia	abnormally small ears	125
5769505473	miosis	abnormal contraction of the pupil	126
5769505474	miotic	drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil	127
5769505475	mydriasis	abnormal dialation of the pupil	128
5769505476	mydriatic	drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil	129
5769505477	myopia	nearsightedness	130
5769505478	myringectomy	removal of the eardrum	131
5769505479	myringitis	inflammation of the eardrum	132
5769505480	myringodermatitis	inflammation of the eardrum and surrounding skin	133
5769505481	myringomycosis	fungal condition of the eardrum	134
5769505482	myringotomy	incision into the eardrum	135
5769505483	nasolacrimal	pertaining to the nose and tear system	136
5769505484	nystagmus	involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes	137
5769505485	oculomycosis	a fungal eye condition	138
5769505486	oculopathy	disease of the eye	139
5769505487	oculoplasty	surgical reconstruction of the eye	140
5769505488	ophthalmatrophy	atrophy of the eye	141
5769505489	ophthalmectomy	removal of the eye	142
5769505490	ophthalmitis	inflammation of the eye	143
5769505491	ophthalmic	pertaining to the eye	144
5769505492	ophthalmologist	eye specialist	145
5769505493	ophthalmomycosis	fungal eye condition	146
5769505494	ophthalmomyitis	inflammation of the eye muscles	147
5769505495	ophthalmopathy	eye disease	148
5769505496	ophthalmoplegia	eye paralysis	149
5769505497	ophthalmoscope	instrument for looking at the eye	150
5769505498	ophthalmalgia	eye pain	151
5769505499	optic	pertaining to the eye	152
5769505500	optic neuritis	inflammation of the optic nerve	153
5769505501	optokinetic	pertaining to eye movement	154
5769505502	optometrist	specialist in measuring the eye	155
5769505503	optomyometer	device used to determine the strength of eye muscles	156
5769505504	osteoacusis	hearing through bone	157
5769505505	otalgia	ear pain	158
5769505506	otitis externa	inflammation of the outer ear	159
5769505507	otitis media	inflammation of the middle ear	160
5769505508	otodynia	ear pain	161
5769505509	otolaryngologist	specialist in the ear and throat	162
5769505510	otomycosis	fungal ear condition	163
5769505511	otoneurology	specialist in the nerve connection between the ear and brain	164
5769505512	otoplasty	surgical reconstruction of the ear	165
5769505513	otopyorrhea	discharge of pus from the ears	166
5769505514	otorhinolaryngologist	specialist in the ear, nose, and throat	167
5769505515	otorrhea	discharge from the ear	168
5769505516	otosclerosis	hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear	169
5769505517	otoscope	instrument for looking in the ear	170
5769505518	otoscopy	procedure for looking in theear	171
5769505519	otosteal	pertaining to the bones of the ear	172
5769505520	ototoxic	drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing	173
5769505521	papilledema	swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina	174
5769505522	phacoemulsification	fragmentation of an existing lens in order to remove and replace it	175
5769505523	phacomalacia	abnormal softening of the lens	176
5769505524	phacosclerosis	abnormal hardening of the lens	177
5769505525	phacoscope	instrument for looking at the lens	178
5769505526	phakitis	inflammation of the lens	179
5769505527	pneumatic otoscopy	procedure for looking in the ear using air	180
5769505528	presbycusis	loss of hearing in old age	181
5769505529	presbyopia	decreased vision caused by old age	182
5769505530	pterygium	winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea	183
5769505531	retinal	pertaining to the retina	184
5769505532	retinitis	inflammation of the retina	185
5769505533	retinopathy	disease of the retina	186
5769505534	retinopexy	surgical fixation of the retina	187
5769505535	retinoscope	instrument for looking at the retina	188
5769505536	retinoscopy	procedure for looking at the retina	189
5769505537	retinosis	retinal condtion	190
5769505538	retinotomy	incision into the retina	191
5769505539	rhinosalpingitis	inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes	192
5769505540	salpingopharyngeal	pertaing to the eustachian tubes and the throat	193
5769505541	salpingoscope	instrument for looking at the eustachian tubes	194
5769505542	sclerectasia	overexpansion of the sclera	195
5769505543	sclerokeratitis	inflammation of the sclera and cornea	196
5769505544	scleroiritis	inflammation of the sclera and iris	197
5769505545	scleromalacia	abnormal softening of the slcera	198
5769505546	sclerokeratoiritis	inflammation of the sclera, cornea, and iris	199
5769505547	sclerotomy	incision into the sclera	200
5769505548	scotoma	dark spot in the visual field	201
5769505549	scotopia	adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness	202
5769505550	sensorineural hearing loss	sound is not transmitted from the inner ear to the brain	203
5769505551	strabismus	condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object	204
5769505552	tinnitus	ringing in the ears	205
5769505553	tonometer	instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye	206
5769505554	trichiasis	condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye	207
5769505555	tympanic perforation	tear or hole in the eardrum	208
5769505556	tympanocentesis	puncture of the eardrum	209
5769505557	tympanolabyrinthopexy	surgical fixation of the eardrum to the labyrinth	210
5769505558	tympanometry	procedure for measuring the eardrum	211
5769505559	tympanoplasty	surgical reconstruction of the eardrum	212
5769505560	typanosclerosis	hardening of the eardrum	213
5769505561	tympanostomy	creation of an opening in the eardrum	214
5769505562	vertigo	sensation of moving through space while stationary	215
5769505563	vesitbular neuritis	inflammation of the vestibular nerve	216
5769505564	vestibulitis	inflammation of the vestibule	217
5769505565	vestibulotomy	incision into the vestibule	218
5769505566	xerophthalmia	dry eyes	219
5769505567	dacryorrhea	excessive tearing	220
5769505568	myringoplasty	surgical reconstruction of the eardrum	221