medical term chapter 6

miosis mai OH sis

abnormal contraction of the pupil

mydriasia mi DRAI ah sis

abnormal dilation of pupil

phacosclerosis FAH koh skleh ROH sis

abnormal hardening of the lens

kertaomalacia ker AH toh mah LAY shah

abnormal softening of the cornea

phacomalacia FAH koh mah LAY shah

abnormal softening of the lens

scerlomalacia SKLEH roh mah LAY shah

abnormal softening of the sclera

root for sound and hearing

acous/o, audi/o

scotopia skaw TOH pee ah

adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness

root for ear

aur/o, ot/o

eyelid roots

blephar/o

hemianopsia HEH mee an OP see ah

blindness in half the visual field

dacryohemorrhea DAK ree oh HIM oh REE ah

blood in the tears

root for ear wax

cerumin/o

root for cochlea

cochle/o

strabismus struh BIZ mus

condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object

root for conjunctiva

conjuctiv/o

roots for cornea

corne/o, kerat/o

root for cillary body

cycl/o

scotoma skaw TOH mah

dark spot in the visual field

presbyopia PREZ bee OH pee ah

decreased vision caused by old age

amblyopia AM blih OH pee ah

decreased vision; when it occurs in one eye, it is referred to as lazy eye

optomyometer AWP toh MAI oh MEE tir

device used to determine the strength of eye muscles

otorrhea OH toh REE ah

discharge from the ear

blepharopyorrhea BLEF ah roh PAI oh REE ah

discharge of pus from the eyelid

dacryopyorrhea DAK ree oh pai REE ah

discharge of pus in tears

ambiopia AM bee OH pee ah

double vision

diplopia dih PLOH pee ah

double vision

blepharoptosis BLEF ar awp TOH sis

drooping eyelid

xerophthalmia ZEH roff THAL mee ah

dry eyes

corneal xerosis KOR nee al ZER oh sis

dryness of the cornea

otalgia oh TAL jah

ear pain

otodynia OH toh DIH nee ah

ear pain

dacryorrhea DAK ree oh REE ah

excessive tearing

hypoacusis HAI poh ah KOO sis

excessively insensitive hearing

hyperacusis HAI per ah KOO sis

excessively sensitive hearing

ophthalmalgia awf thal MAL jah

eye pain

ophthalmoplegia awf THAL moh PLEE jah

eye paralysis

ophthalmologist AWF thal MAW loh jist

eye specialist

blepharedema BLEF at eh DEE mah

eye swelling

hyperopia HAI per OH pee ah

farsightedness

lacrimation LAH krih MAY shun

formation of tears (i.e, crying)

dacryolith DAK ree oh lith

hard formation (stone) in the tear system

osteoacusis AW stee oh ah KOO sis

hearing through bone

akinetopsia uh KEE nah TOP see ah

inability to see objects in motion

salpingscope sal PING goh skohp

instrument for examining the Eustachian tubes

ophthalmoscope awf THAL mah SKOHP

instrument for looking at the eye

phacoscope FAY koh SKOHP

instrument for looking at the lens

retinoscope RET in aw SKOP

instrument for looking at the retina

otoscope OH toh SKOPH

instrument for looking in the ear

audiometer aw dee AW meh tree

instrument for measuring hearing

tonometer TOH naw MEE tir

instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye ( intraocular pressure)

nystagmus nih STAG mus

involuntary back and forth movement of the eyes

blepharospasm BLEF ah roh SPAZ um

involuntary contraction of an eyelid

esotropia AY soh TROH pee ah

inward turning of the eye, toward the nose

entropion en TROH pee on

inward turning of the eyelid, toward the eye

root for iris

ir/o, irdi/o

root for labyrinth

labyrinth/o

tear roots

lacrim/o, dacry/o

presbycusis PREZ bih KOO sis

loss of hearing in old age

root for mastoid process

mastoid/o

myopia mai OH pee ah

nearsightedness

eye root mean

ocul/o, opthalm/o, and opt/o

exotropia EK soh TROH pee ah

outward turning of the eye, away from the nose

ectropion ek TROH pee on

outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye

keratalgia KEH rah TAL jah

pain in the cornea

iridalgia IH rid AL jah

pain in the iris

mastoidalgia MAS toid AL jah

pain in the mastoid

dacryoadenalgia DAK ree oh AD en AL jah

pain in the tear gland

dacryocystalgia DAK ree oh sis TAL jah

pain in the tear sac

cycloplegia SAI kloh PLEE jah

paralysis of the cillary body

blepharoplegia BLEF ah roh PLEE jah

paralysis of the eyelid

binocular bai NAW kyoo lar

pertaining to both eyes

optokinetic AWP toh kih NEH tik

pertaining to eye movement

ophthalmic awf THAL mik

pertaining to the eye

optic AWP tik

pertaining to the eye

nasolacrimal NAY zoh LAH krih mal

pertaining to the nose and tear system

retinal REH tih nal

pertaining to the retina

root for lens

phac/o, phak/o

otoscopy oh TAW skoh pee

procedure for examining the ear

pneumatic otoscopy noo MA tik oh TAW skoh pee

procedure for examining the ear using air

retinoscopy RET in AWS koh pee

procedure for looking at the retina

audiometry aw dee AW meh tree

procedure for measuring hearing

exophthalmus EKS of THAL mus

protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket

audiogram AW dee oh GRAM

record produced by an audiometer

root for retina

retin/o

tinnitus tih NAI tis

ringing in the ears

root for Eustachian tube

salping/o

root for sclera (the white of the eye)

scler/o

vertigo VER tih goh

sensation of moving through space (while stationary )

optometrist awp TAW meh trist

specialist in measuring the eye

papilledema PAH pil ah DEE mah

swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina

suffix for hearing condition

-acusis

vision condition suffixes

-opia, -opsia

iridokinesis IR ih doh kin EE sis

the movement of the iris

root for ear drum

tympan/o, myring/o

root for vestibule

vestibul/o

astigmatism ah STIG mah TIZ um

vision problem caused by the fact that light rays entering the eye aren't focused on a single point in the back of the eye

root for vitreous liquid ( also called vitreous humor)

vitre/o

asthenopia AS then OH pee ah

weak vision ( I.e, eye strain)

pterygium ter IH jee um

winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea