Eye structures
What term refers to the structures outside of the eye?
Adnexa
What is also known as a stye? It is an acute infection in a sweat gland on the eyelid
Hordeolum
Combined form for eye, vision
Opt/o
What is the term for the external portion of the ear?
Pinna
What is commonly known as ringing in one or both ears?
Tinnitus
What is the angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet?
Canthus
What is also known as dry eye?
Xerophthalmia
Root word for white of the eye
Scler
What three bones make up the auditory ossicles?
Malleus, incus, stapes
What is the term for a fungal infection of the external auditory canal?
Otomycosis
What is the transparent mucous membrane that is a protective covering over the eyeball?
Conjunctiva
What is known as the dilation of the pupil?
Mydriasis
old age
The structures of the inner ear arranged in what type of system?
What does presbycusis mean?
Gradual loss of hearing as the body ages
What is the middle layer of the walls of the eyeball?
Choroid
What is known as inflammation of the lacrimal gland caused by an infection?
Dacryoadenitis
What do you keep the combining vowel when adding retin/o with -plasty?
Retinoplasty
The suffix begins with a consonant
What part of your inner ear is responsible for equilibrium?
Semicircular canals
What is known as inflammation of the middle ear?
Otitis media
Name the 6 eye muscles
Superior and inferior rectus
Superior and inferior oblique
Medial and lateral rectus
What is known as the loss of transparency of the lens decreasing visual clarity?
Cataracts
What 2 combing forms mean eardrum?
Myring/o, Tympan/o
What structure separates the middle ear from the inner ear?
Oval window
What is the flow of pus from the ear called?
Otopyorrhea