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Sensory Systems
Sensory Systems
Learning Objectives
- Identify the anatomy of the sensory systems and describe the main functions of the sensory systems
- Analyze, translate, and define medical terms and common abbreviations of the sensory systems
- Practice the spelling and pronunciation of sensory systems terminology
- Identify the medical specialties associated with the sensory systems and explore common diseases, disorders, diagnostic tests and procedures related to the sensory systems
Key Word Components
Identify meanings of key word components of the sensory systems:
Prefixes
- bi- (two
- bin- (two)
- a- (absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning)
- an- (absence of, without, no, not negates meaning)
- endo- (within, in)
Combining Forms
- acous/o (hearing)
- audi/o (hearing)
- audit/o (hearing)
- aur/o (ear)
- aur/i (ear)
- blephar/o (eyelid)
- cochle/o (cochlea)
- conjunctiv/o (conjunctiva)
- cor/o (pupil)
- corne/o (cornea)
- core/o (pupil)
- cry/o (cold)
- cyst/o (bladder, sac or cyst)
- dacry/o (tear, tear duct)
- dipl/o (two, double)
- ir/o (iris)
- irid/o (iris)
- is/o (equal)
- kerat/o (cornea)
- labyrith/o (labyrinth, inner ear)
- lacrim/o (tear, tear duct)
- mastoid/o (mastoid bone)
- myring/o (tympanic membrane, eardrum)
- ocul/o (eye)
- ophthalm/o (eye)
- opt/o (vision)
- ossicul/o (ossicle)
- ot/o (ear)
- phac/o (lens)
- phak/o (lens)
- phot/o (light)
- pupill/o (pupil)
- retin/o (retina)
- salping/o (tube)
- scler/o (sclera)
- staped/o (stapes, middle ear)
- ton/o (tension, pressure)
- tympan/o (tympanic membrane, middle ear)
- vestibul/o (vestibule)
Suffixes
- –al (pertaining to)
- -algia (pain)
- -ar (pertaining to)
- -ary (pertaining to)
- -eal (pertaining to)
- -ectomy (excision or surgical removal)
- -gram (record, radiographic image)
- -graphy (process of recording)
- -ia (condition of, diseased or abnormal state)
- -ic (pertaining to)
- -itis (inflammation)
- -logist (specialist or physician who studies and treats)
- -logy (study of)
- -malacia (softening)
- -meter (instrument used to measure)
- -metry (process of measuring)
- -oma (tumor, swelling)
- -opia (vision as it relates to condition)
- -osis (abnormal condition)
- -pathy (disease)
- -pexy (surgical fixation)
- -phobia (abnormal fear, aversion to specific things)
- -plasty (surgical repair)
- -plegia (paralysis)
- -ptosis (prolapse, drooping, sagging)
- -rrhea (flow, discharge)
- -sclerosis (hardening)
- -scope (instrument used to view)
- -scopy (process of viewing)
- -stomy (creation of artificial opening)
- -tomy (incision, cut into)
Sensory Systems Words
Sensory Systems Medical Terms (Text Version)
Practice the following sensory system words by breaking into word parts and pronouncing.
- anisocoria (an-ī-sō-KŌR-ē-ă)
- condition of absence of equal pupil (size)
- aphakia (ă-FĀ-kē-ă)
- condition of no lens
- audiogram (OD-ē-ō-gram)
- graphic record (radiographic image) of hearing
- audiologist (od-ē-OL-ŏ-jĭst)
- specialist who studies and treats the hearing
- audiology (od-ē