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Visual and Auditory.

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Blephar/o

Combining form meaning eyelid.

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Ophthalm/o

Combining form meaning eye.

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Ocul/o

Combining form meaning eye.

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Aur/o

Combining form meaning ear.

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Sclera

Tough outer white covering of the eyeball.

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Iris

The colored portion of the eye surrounding the pupil.

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Cornea

Transparent fibrous covering over the front of the eyeball that protects the eye.

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Pupil

The central dark opening of the eye.

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PERRLA

Abbreviation: Pupils Equal, Round, and Reactive to Light and Accommodation.

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Lens

Structure behind the pupil that refracts (bends) light to focus it on the retina.

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Macula

Central part of the retina. Area for central vision.

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Retina

Light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye where images are focused.

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Hyperopia

Farsightedness.

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Myopia

Nearsightedness.

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Presbyopia

Age-related impairment in near vision.

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Amblyopia

Reduced vision from poor visual development ("lazy eye").

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Astigmatism

Visual disturbance resulting from an irregular cornea shape.

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Tinnitus

Ringing sensation in the ears.

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-acusis

Suffix referring to hearing.

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Presbycusis

Age-related hearing impairment.

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Oto-

Prefix meaning ear.

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Otoscope

Instrument for examining the ears. Oto- = ear, -scope = instrument for viewing.

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Cerumen

Medical term for ear wax. Produced by glands in the ear canal.

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Incus

One of the three ossicles (small bones) of the middle ear.

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Malleus

One of the three ossicles (small bones) of the middle ear.

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Stapes

One of the three ossicles (small bones) of the middle ear.

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Organ of Corti

Structure in the cochlea containing hearing-sensitive receptors.

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Cochlea

Spiral, coiled tube in the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti.

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Vestibule (ear)

Chamber in the inner ear connecting the cochlea and semicircular canals. Responsible for balance.

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Semicircular canals

Structures in the inner ear involved in balance.

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Pinna

The fleshy external part of the outer ear.

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Eardrum (tympanic membrane)

Membrane separating the outer ear from the middle ear.

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Sclerosis

Hardening.

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Otosclerosis

Hardening of the ossicles in the ear. Oto- = ear, sclerosis = hardening.

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Audio-

Combining form meaning to hear.

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-metry

Suffix meaning to measure.

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Audiometry

Test to measure the sense of hearing.

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Vertigo

Feeling of being off balance or that the environment is spinning.

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