Medical Terminology Ch. 17

Front 1

Blephar/o

Back 1

Eyelid

Front 2

Conjunctiv/o

Back 2

Lining of the eyelid ; the conjunctiva

Front 3

Corne/o , Kerat/o

Back 3

Cornea

Front 4

Dacry/o , Lacrim/o

Back 4

Tear

Front 5

Ir/o , Irid/o

Back 5

Iris

Front 6

Ocul/o , Ophthalm/o

Back 6

Eye

Front 7

Opt/o , Optic/o

Back 7

Vision

Front 8

Lent/o

Back 8

Lens

Front 9

Pupill/o

Back 9

Pupil

Front 10

Retin/o

Back 10

Retina

Front 11

Scler/o

Back 11

Whites of the eye ; Sclera

Front 12

Glauc/o

Back 12

Gray

Front 13

Nyct/o , Noct/o

Back 13

Night

Front 14

Presby/o

Back 14

Elderly

Front 15

Xer/o

Back 15

Dry

Front 16

-opia , -opsia

Back 16

Vision

Front 17

Astigmatism

Back 17

Irregularly shaped eyeball

Front 18

Hyperopia

Back 18

Far-sightedness

Front 19

Myopia

Back 19

Near-sightedness

Front 20

Presbyopia

Back 20

Elderly vision

Front 21

Cataract

Back 21

Opacity of cornea

Front 22

Retinopathy

Back 22

Disease of retina

Front 23

Glaucoma

Back 23

Tumor or swelling of gray

Front 24

Tonometry

Back 24

Process of measuring tension

Front 25

Retinopexy

Back 25

Fixation of retina

Front 26

Ophthalmoscopy

Back 26

Process of viewing eye

Front 27

Keratoplasty

Back 27

Surgical repair of cornea

Front 28

LASIK

Back 28

Procedure to correct vision

Front 29

OD

Back 29

Oculodexter ; R eye

Front 30

OS

Back 30

Oculosinister ; L eye

Front 31

Tympanic Membrane

Back 31

Eardrum

Front 32

Malleus, Incus, Stapes

Back 32

Smallest bones of the body & bones of the ear

Front 33

Eustachian Tube

Back 33

Connection between the ear and the throat.

Front 34

Labyrinth

Back 34

Allows for balance

Front 35

Perilymph

Back 35

Around lymph

Front 36

Endolymph

Back 36

Within lymph

Front 37

Acous/o , Audi/o , Audit/oma

Back 37

Hearing

Front 38

Mastoid/o

Back 38

Mastoid process.

Front 39

Myring/o , Tympan/o

Back 39

Eardrum

Front 40

Ot/o

Back 40

Ear

Front 41

Salping/o

Back 41

Eustachian Tube

Front 42

Staped/o

Back 42

Stapes

Front 43

-acusis , -cusis

Back 43

Hearing

Front 44

-meter

Back 44

Instrument to measure

Front 45

Otitis media

Back 45

Inflammation of the middle ear.

Front 46

Otosclerosis

Back 46

Hard condition of ear.

Front 47

Tinnitus

Back 47

Ringing in the ear

Front 48

Vertigoaudi

Back 48

Dizziness

Front 49

Audiometry

Back 49

Process of measuring hearing

Front 50

Audiometer

Back 50

Instrument to measure hearing

Front 51

Audiogram

Back 51

Record of hearing

Front 52

Thermometry

Back 52

Process of measuring heat.

Front 53

Otoscopy

Back 53

Process of viewing the ear.

Front 54

AD

Back 54

R ear

Front 55

AS

Back 55

L ear

Front 56

EENT , ENT

Back 56

Ears, Nose, & Throat OR Eyes, Ears, Nose, & Throat.