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CF Eye and Ear
Combining Forms for the Eye and the Ear
Question | Answer |
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aque/o | water |
blephar/o | eyelid (see also palpebbr/o) |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
cor/o | pupil (see alos pupill/o) |
corne/o | cornea (see also kerat/o) |
cycl/o | ciliary body or muscle of the eye |
dacry/o | tears, tear duct (see also lacrim/o) |
ir/o irid/o | iris (colored portion of the eye around the pupil) |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o optic/o | eye, vision |
palpebr/o | eyelid |
papill/o | optic disc (disk); nipple-like |
phac/o phak/o | lens of the eye |
pupill/o | pupil |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | scera (white of the eye) |
uve/o | uvea; vascular layer of thr eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid) |
vitre/o | glassy |
ambly/o | dull, dim |
dipl/o | double |
glauc/o | gray |
mi/o | smller, less |
mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
nyct/o | night |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
scot/o | darkness |
xer/o | dry |