Combining Forms
Kerat/o
Cornea
Small hard granuloma on the eyelid.
chalazion
IOP
Intraocular Pressure
Transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye.
Lens
Snail shell-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear
Cochlea
Dacry/o
Tears, Tear duct
Small, white nodule due to infection of sebaceous gland.
hordeolum
AOM
Acute Otitis Media
Maze-like series of canals of the inner ear.
Tough, outer coat of the eyeball.
Sclera
Scler/o
Sclera
Repetitive rhythmic eye movements of one or both eyes.
nystagmus
PERRLA
Pupils Equal, Round and Reactive, and Accommodation
Channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum.
Auditory Canal
Third Ossicle of the middle ear.
Stapes
Typan/o
Eardrum
Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear.
cholesteatoma
OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography
Photoreceptor cell of the retina essential for vison in low light and for peripheral vison
Rod
Area behind the cornea and in front of the lens and iris.
Anterior Chamber
Staped/o
Sensation of noises in the ears without an external source.
tinnitus
ENG
Electronystagmoraphy - test of the balance mechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movement.
Consisting of two surfaces that are rounded, elevated, and curved evenly, like parts of a sphere
Biconvex
Central Cavity of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea.
Vestibule