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Delta Essentials of Medical Language
Chapter 4 - Special Senses of the Eye and Ear
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
11/19/2010
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Term
conjunctiva
 Definition
inner lining of eyelids
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conjunctivitis
 Definition
"pink eye" inflammation of the conjuctiva
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lacrim
 Definition
tear
Term
duct
 Definition
to lead
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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ophthalm/o

ophthalm
 Definition
eye
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phot/o
 Definition
light
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blephar
 Definition
eyelid
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tamin
 Definition
touch
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pur
 Definition
pus
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commodat
 Definition
adjust
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opia
 Definition
sight
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trop
 Definition
turn
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ocul
 Definition
eye
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opt/o
 Definition
vision
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stere
 Definition
three-dimensional
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strab
 Definition
squint
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vascul
 Definition
blood vessel
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strict
 Definition
narrow
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presby
 Definition
old man
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refract
 Definition
bend
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scler
 Definition
hardness
white of eye
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optic
 Definition
eye
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recept
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receive
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stigmat
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focus
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opia
 Definition
sight
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kerat/o
 Definition
cornea
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myop
 Definition
to blink
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glauc
 Definition
lens
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sensitiv
 Definition
feeling
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pollut
 Definition
unclean
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angi/o
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blood vessel
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surg
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operate
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coagul
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clotting
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blast
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immature cell
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peripher
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external boundary
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vis
 Definition
sight
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ton/o
 Definition
pressure
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ot
 Definition
ear
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media
 Definition
middle
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
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audi/o
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hearing
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cur
 Definition
cleanse, cure
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irrig
 Definition
to water
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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topic
 Definition
local
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tympan
 Definition
eardrum
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arden
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gland
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mast
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breast
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nas/o
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nose
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pharynx
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throat
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oss/i
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bone
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chol/e
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bile
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steat
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fat
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myring/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane
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perforat
 Definition
bore through
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basil
 Definition
base, support
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labyrinth
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inner ear
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sensor/i
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sensory
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neur
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nerve
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crista
 Definition
crest
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ampull
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bottle-shaped
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librium
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balance
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paroxysm
 Definition
sudden, sharp attack
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medical term: extropia

Prefix:____________

Root(s) / Combining Form(s):________

Suffix:____________
 Definition
Prefix: ___exo_____

Root(s) / Combining Form: __troph___

Suffix: __ia__
Term
invasive, destructive, cancerious
 Definition
malignant
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a lesion in a blood vessel that shows through the skin is a ___________
 Definition
vascular lesion
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Put hyphens to divide the word parts

subcutaneious
 Definition
sub - catane - ous
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dermat(o)
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refers to skin
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an exocrine gland secrets through:
 Definition
ducts towards the outside of the the body
Term
what medical term would be used for skin grafts using the patient's own skin?

autograft, autogenic graft, autoplastic graft, or autrotransplant?
 Definition
autograft
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an _____ agent kills or slows the growth of fungi.
 Definition
antifungal
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curettage
 Definition
removal of tissue from an area such as a wound, by scraping
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which medical term means a small blister containing fluid?
 Definition
vesicle
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melan(o) indicates _______ color
 Definition
dark
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which set of symptoms seems to indicate that the patient has eczema?
 Definition
inflammation, itching and excoriation with dry, red, scaly patches
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stratum (pl., strata)
 Definition
layer of tissue, especially a layer of the skin
Term
insert hypens into the word:

onychopathy
 Definition
oncho - pathy
Term
antifungal agents (medications)can be taken by mouth or more often applied_______
 Definition
in a topical to the infected areas by creams
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vesicles are elevated skin pockets filled with _________
 Definition
fluid
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vascular elsion
 Definition
lesion in a blood vessel that show through the skin
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which term is derived from a latin word meaning scabby eruption, is highly contagious, and produces thick, yellow crusts, primarily in children?
 Definition
impetigo
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