Abbreviations
Prefixes/ Suffixes
Root Words
Medical Terms
Diseases, Disorders, and Procedures
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What does HEENT stand for?

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat

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What does a- mean?

Absence of, without

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What does acoust/o mean?

Hearing

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Pertaining to hearing

Acoustic

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Without Speech

Aphasia

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What does UV stand for?

Ultra Violet

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What does -meter mean?

instrument to measure

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What does corne/o mean?

Cornea

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Pertaining to hearing

Auditory

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva

Conjunctivitis

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What does TM stand for?

Tympanic Membrane 

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What does -spasm mean?

Involuntary muscle contraction

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What does cry/o mean?

Cold

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Pit or depression

Fovea

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Double vision

Diplopia

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What does VA stand for?

Visual Acuity

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What does -ptosis mean?

Prolapse or drooping

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What does core/o, cor/o mean?

Pupil

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Pertaining to two eyes

Binocular
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Repair of the cornea

Keratoplasty

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What does OD mean?

Over dose/ Right eye

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What does -y mean?

condition or quality; the act or result of an action

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What does vitre/o mean?

glass- like, vitreous humor

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Pertaining to a single color

Monochromatic

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Surgical creation of an opening between lacrimal (tear) sac and nose

dacryocystorhinostomy