CLSX 332 Chapter 13

Speech which is different from normal speech is called:

allophasis

Provide the medical term for: state of lacking (all or part of) your iris

aniridia

Provide the medical term for: profuse discharge from the eyelid.

blepharorrhea

Tachypnea refers to rapid __________________.

breathing

Flexile means:

capable of being bent

Which term means the plastic surgery of the cartilege?

chondroplasty

choroid-

choroid

Provide the medical term for: inflammation of the retina and the choroid

choroidoretinitis

cycl-

circle; the ciliary body

my-

close, shut

kerat-

cornea

Provide the medical term for: state of vision in which all objects appear to be blue

cyanopia

xer-

dry

ocul-, ophthalm-

eye

blephar-

eyelid

Megalophthalmus is a condition in which one's _________ are enlarged.

eyes

herpes, herpet-

herpes, a creeping skin disease

Provide the medical term for: pertaining to herpes

herpetic

Provide the medical term for: surgical excision of the iris

iridectomy

Heterochromia iridis is the state of having different colors in each __________ (i.e. a difference in coloration between each ________).

iris

ir(id)-

iris

In the word conjunctivitis, the root junct- means ___________

join

junct-

join

Provide the medical term for: a surgical instrument for cutting into the tear [LATIN] duct

lacrimotome

Provide the medical term for: surgical incision of the lacrimal duct (= tear[LATIN])

lacrimotomy

phac-, phak-

lens

Provide the medical term for: pertaining to the eye[LATIN], only one of them (= pertaining to one eye)

monocular

ophthalmia neonatorum is a type of conjunctivitis that affects ______________

newborns

The vision disorder in which you see images again (i.e. you see after-images once the stimulus has been removed) is called ____________

palinopsia

Provide the medical term for: dissolution/disintegration of the lens

phacolysis

Provide the medical term for: instrument for examining the lens

phacoscope

stigm-, stigmat-

point, mark, spot

cor(e)-

pupil (of the eye)

Suppurative choroiditis is when there is an inflammation of the choroid that involves the presence of _________

pus

ret-, retin-

retina; network, plexus

Provide the medical term for: pertaining to the retina and choroid

retinochoroid

Provide the medical term for: disease of the retina

retinopathy

Provide the medical term for: pertaining to the eye on the left (normally referring to being left-eye dominant)

sinistrocular

lacrim-

tear

dacry-

tear; lacrimal sac or duct

Lacrimation means the act of making ____________

tears

op(s)-

vision

opt-

vision; eye

Provide the medical term for: state of having lips that are dry

xerocheilia

Astigmatism means:

you eyes can't focus on a particular spot