Terminology Six
Terms
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- Cortex, Cortic/o
- Outer portion of organ
- Corticospinal
- Pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord
- Cephal/o
- Head
- Cephalocaudad
- Proceeding in a direction from the head toward the tail.
- Blephar/o
- Eyelid
- Blepharoptosis
- Drooping of the upper eyelid
- Gangli/o
- Ganglion, knot, swelling
- Postganglionic
- Beyond or posterior to a ganglion (a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside of the CNS.)
- Encephal/o
- Brain
- Encephalitis
- Inflammation of the brain
- Cycl/o
- Circular, a cycle, relating to the circular body of the eye
- Cycloplegia
- Paralysis of the ciliary muscles, therefore paralysis of the accomodation of the lens
- Ker/a, Kerat/o
- Horny tissue or Cornea
- keratinization
- Developmenet of a horny quality in a tissue
- Keratitis
- Inflammation of the cornea
- Gnos/o, -gnosis
- Knowledge
- Prognosis
- A forecast of the probable course of a disease
- Gli/o, -glia
- Glue
- Neuroglia
- non-conducting cells of nervous tissue with supportive and metabolic functions
- Mes/o
- Middle, partial, mesentery
- Mesencephalon
- Mid-brain
- Mesocolon
- Mesentery connecting colon to posterior abdominal wall.
- Medulla, Medull/o
- Innermost portion of an organ, marrow
- Lacrim/o
- Tear, tears
- Lacrimation
- secretion of tears
- Mydriasis
- Dilation of the pupil
- Mio-,Meio-
- Less or Smaller
- Miosis
- Constriction of the pupil
- Meiosis
- Cell division resulting in halving the number of chromosomes
- Met/a
- After, beyond, over, change
- Metastasis
- The transfer of diseases from one organ or tissue to another not directly connected with it. A growth of abnormal cells or microorganisms distant from the site first involved
- Ophthalm/o
- Eye
- Ophthalmoptosis
- Protrusion of the eyeball
- Nystagmus
- An involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs, either horizontal, vertical, or rotary
- Myopia
- Nearsightedness
- Scler/o
- Hard, Sclera of the eye
- Sclerosis
- A hardening, esp. from inflammation and disease of interstitial substance.
- Ptosis, -ptosis
- A falling, downward placement
- Gastroptosis
- Downward displacement of the stomach
- Opt/o, Optic/o
- Relating to eye or vision
- Optometrist
- A non-medical specialist who measures powers of vision and fits glasses to correct visual defects
- -ist
- One who specializes in
- Pharmacist
- one who prepares and dispenses drugs and has knowledge concerning their properties.
- -ectomy
- Surgical removal,excision
- Gastrostomy
- Establishing an artificial opening into the stomach
- -opia, -opsia, -opsy
- Condition of vision
- Agnosia
- Loss of ability to comphrend or recognize the meaning of sensory stimuli although the sensation is perceived
- Astereognosis, Stereoagnosis
- Inability to recongnize forms or objects by touch
- Electroencephalography
- the making of graphic records of the electrical potentials of the brain and the study and interpretation of such recordings
- Exophthalmos
- Abnormal protrusion, projection, of the eyeball
- Ganglioplegic
- Blocking the transmission of impulses through autonomic ganglia, or a drug which does the same
- Lacrimal
- Pertaining to the tears
- Miotic
- Pertaining to constriction of the pupil, or an agent which causes the pupil to constrict
- Myringotomy
- Surgicial incision or puncture of tympanic membrane
- Ophthalmology
- The branch of medicine dealing with the function of the eye and its diseases
- Optometry
- Measurement of visual powers and fitting with corrective lens, if needed.
- Ostosclerosis
- A disease of the ear with formation of new bone along the wall of the inner ear, which may cause deafness by restricting movement of the stapes in the oval window
- Presbyopia
- Defect in vision due to advancing age, involving loss of accomdation and recession of the near point, due to loss of elasticity of the lens.