Med Terms - Special Senses

Turning

• -ptosis

• turn/o

• -tropia

• -opsia

Myring/o

• Tympanic membrane

• Ear Drum

• Tube (auditory)

• Tear duct

Ablepharism

• Pertaining to without eyelids

• A condition involving no hearing

• Pertaining to a condition of the eye

• A condition resulting in the absence of eyelids

Double vision

• Bioptic

• Diplopia

• Biopsia

• Diploculous

Acous/o

• Ear

• Auditory tube

• Pupil

• Hearing

Audi/o

• Auditory tube

• Tympanic membrane

• Ear

• Hearing

Audit/o

• Tympanic membrane

• Ear

• Pupil

• Hearing

Thin layer between the cornea and sclera

• Scler/o

• Retin/o

• Choroid/o

• Core/o

Dacryorrhea

• Crying

• Hearing

• Hardening of the tear ducts

• Rupture of the ear drum

Coreotomy

• Tumor on the cornea

• Incision on the cornea

• Incision on the pupil

• Instrument used to cut the cornea