The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / By T. Wharton Jones.

  • Thomas Wharton Jones
Date:
1863
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Credit: The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / By T. Wharton Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lagopiithalmos (xaj/of, a hare, o^flaX^J?, the eye), oculus leporiuus, or hare's eye. Retraction or shortening of either eyelid. Leucoma (xedxmh, to whiten, or xevx.ii;, white), opacity of the cornea from a cicatrice. Lippitupo (lippus, blear eyed), blear eye. Luscitas (luscus, blind of one eye), fixed misdirection of the eye. Madarosis (fjiaXapws-ic, from juaJo?, bald), a falling out of the eyelashes. Marmaryge (fAxp/uapvyh, splendor), an appearance of sparks or coruscations before the eyes. Metamokpiiosy (fxerafji.op'potu, to transform, ?4.ic, vision), distorted appearance of objects. Microphthalmos (fAixpo;, small, o<p8aX/n.o;, the eye), smallness of the eye from imper- fect development. Micropy (fxixpk, small, J^i;, vision), a state of vision in which objects appear smaller than natural. Milium (a millet seed), a small white tumor of the eyelids or their neighborhood. Monoblepsis (/uo'vof, single, £xs^if, view), state in which vision is distinct only when one eye is used. Mucocele (fAvga, mucus, x«xii, a tumor), dropsy of the lachrymal sac. Muscra volitantes (musca, a fly, volito, to fly about), the appearance of grayish motes before the eyes. Mydriasis (a/Avtyot;, obscure, or fAvSaw, to abound in moisture, because it was supposed to be owing to redundant moisture), preternatural dilatation of the pupil. Myocephalon ({Av~a, a fly, xe<pa\h, the head), a small protrusion of the iris, like a fly's head, through an ulcerated opening in the cornea. MYODEsorsiA (fAv~a, a fly, o^k, vision), muscse volitantes. Myopy (fAvor, to shut, aixj,, the eye), nearsightedness. Myosis (fAvtu, to shut), preternatural contraction of the pupil. Myotomy (/avc, a muscle, -refxyiu, to cut), section of muscles. Ocular myotomy, section of muscles in strabismus. [Nephelium (vs<f>sXn, a cloud), a small spot in the external layer of the cornea.—Ed.] Nyctalopia (vi>£, night, o^-i?, vision), day-blindness. Employed also for night-blind- ness (v£/£, a, priv. or a\ao;, blind, $4-i;, vision). Nystagmus (no-ray/Ao;, sleep), oscillation of the eyeball. Oculus Bovinus (bos, bovis, an ox), ox-eye. See Buphthalmos. Oculus Leporinus (lepus, leporis, a hare), hare's-eye. See Lagophtiialmos. Onyx (ovu£, a nail), deposition of matter in the substance of the cornea. Ophthalmia (o^flaX^o;, the eye), a general name for inflammation of the eye. Ophthalmia Neonatorum (veo?, young), purulent ophthalmia of new-born infants. Ophthalmitis, inflammation of the whole eyeball. Ophthalmodynia (o<p8*\fAo<;, eye, Hum, pain), pain in the eye. Ophthalmology (o^flaX^oj, eye, Xo'j/o?, a discourse), the science of ophthalmic medicine and surgery. Ophthalmoplegia (o^SaX^uof, eye, itXriyh, a blow or stroke), paralysis of the muscles of the eyeball. Ophthalmoptosis (^QaXfAo;, eye, ottwij, a falling down, from Trima, to fall), the pro- trusion of the eyeball, resulting from paralysis of its muscles. Ophthalmoscope (offlaXjuof, eye, ««('», to examine), the instrument for exploring the interior of the eye. Ophthalmoscopy (o^flaXjUof, eye, o-wrrik, a looking out), exploration of the eye. Oxyopia (ofuc, sharp, £)4>, the eye), preternatural acuteness of vision. PACHEABLEPHARA, Pachytes (7ra^uTnf, thickness, from na^l;, thick, 8\i<papov, eyelid), en- largement and thickening of the eyelid. Palpebejb (a palpitando, from their frequent motion), the eyelids.