Senses - Eye/Ear

• Acoustic

  Pertaining to hearing
• Acous/o

  Hearing
• Amblyopic

  Reduced vision, "lazy eye"
• Ambly/o


  Dull, dim
• Opia


  Vision
• Anisocoria


  Inequality size of the pupils, may indicate neurological injury or disease
• Cor/o


  Pupil
• Anis/o


  Unequal
• Blepharitis


  Inflammation of the eyelash follicles
• Blephar/o


  Eyelid
• Conjuctivitis


  Inflammation of the conjunctiva
• Dacryoadenitis

  Inflammation of the tear producing gland
• Dacry/o


  Tears
• Aden/o


  Gland
• Diplopia


  Double vision
• Dipl/o

  Double
• Hyperacusis


  Excessive sensitivity to sound
• Acu/o


  Sound
• Intraocular


  Pertaining to within the eye
• Ocul/o


  Eye
• Intra


  Within
• Keratitis


  Inflammation of the cornea
• Kerat/o


  Cornea
• Lacrimation


  Production of tears
• Lacrim/o


  Tears
• -ation


  Process, condition
• Miosis


  Contraction of pupil of eye
• Mi/o


  Smaller, less
• Mydriasis


  Enlargement of pupil, Cocaine can cause dilatation
• Mydr/o


  Wide
• Myringotomy


  Incision of the ear drum
• Myring/o


  Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
• -otomy


  Cut
• Ophthalmologist


  MD that specializes in the eyes + does surgery
• Opthalm/o


  Eye
• Optometrist


  MD that examines eyes, determines vision problems, and prescribes lenses
• Opt/o, Optic/o


  Eye vision
• Otolaryngologist


  Surgeon in the ear, nose, + throat disorders
• Oto-


  Ear
• Laryng/o


  Voice box