aque/o
water
blephar/o
eyelid
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cycl/o
ciliary body
dacry/o
tears, tear duct
ir/o
iris
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
cornea
lacrim/o
tears
ocul/o
eye
ophtham/o
eye
opt/o
eye, vision
optic/o
eye, vision
palpebr/o
eyelid
papill/o
optic disc
phac/o
lens
phak/o
lens
pupill/o
pupil
retin/o
retina
scler/o
sclera
uve/o
uvea
vitre/o
glassy
ambyl/o
dull, dim
dipl/o
double
glauc/o
gray
mi/o
smaller, less
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
nyct/o
night
phot/o
light
presby/o
old age
scot/o
darkness
xer/o
dry
opia
vision
-opsia
vision
-tropia
to turn
HEENT
Head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat
IOP
Intraocular pressure
LASIK
Laser in situ keratomileusis
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
VA
Visual acuity
VF:
Visual fields
OD
Oculus Dexter (Right Eye)
OS
Oculus sinister - LEFT EYE
OU
Oculus uterque - BOTH EYES
gtts
drops
QD
once daily
BID
twice a day
Conjuntivitis
Pink Eye" an infection that can be allergic, viral, or bacterial infecting the outer eye and conjunctiva.
Corneal Abrasion
Cut to the clear cornea usually from a scratch.
Globe rupture
Trauma to the eye causing the whole eyeball to leak or burst, this is a serious medical emergency
acous/o
hearing
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
cochle/o
cochlea
mastoid/o
mastoid process
myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
ossicul/o
ossicle
ot/o
ear
salping/o
eustatian tube
staped/o
stapes
tympapn/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
vestibul/o
vestibule
acusis
hearing
-cusis
hearing
-meter
instrument to measure
-otia
ear condition
AD
right ear
AOM
Acute otitis media
AS
left ear
EENT
ears, eyes, nose, and throat
ENT
ears, nose, and throat
PE tube
pressure-equalizing tube
Otitis Externa (OE)
Literally broken down to mean inflammation of the ear externally, best known as "Swimmer's Ear," is an ear canal infection.
Otitis Media (OM)
Literally broken down to mean inflammation of the middle ear is an "ear infection".
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
A hole in the ear drum (Symptoms include severe pain that sudsides with perforation, drainage, loss of hearing)
AD
Auris dextra - RIGHT EAR
AS
Auris sinistra - LEFT EAR
AU
Auris uterque - BOTH EARS
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
Medical doctor specializing in the Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT) and associated structures
Audiologist
Healthcare professional who specializes in specializing in hearing and associated structures.