Medical Terminology- Chapter 15- Special Senses

Medical Terminology: A Body Systems Approach

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Accommodation
Adjustment of the eye for various distances so that the image falls on the retina of the eye
Acuity
Clearness or sharpness
Adnexa
Tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure
Articulate
To join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts
Gustation
Sense and cat of tasting foods, beverages, and other substances
Humor
Any fluid or semifluid of the body
Labyrinth
Series of intricate communicating passages
Olfaction
The act and sensation of smelling
Ossicle
Any small bone, especially the three of the ear
Photopigment
Light sensitive pigment in the retinal cones and rods that absorbs light and initiates the visual process; visual pigment
Slit lamp
Microscope with a specalized light that allows magnification of they eye structures
Tunic
A layer or coat of tissue; membrane layer
Ambly/o
Dull, dim
Aque/o
Water
Blephar/o
Eyelid