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special senses term
terminology of the eye and ear
Question | Answer |
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ambly/o | dull, dim |
aque/o | water |
blephar/o | eyelid |
choroid/o | choroid |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
core/o | pupil |
pupil/o | pupil |
corne/o | cornea |
cycl/o | ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle |
dacry/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
lacrim/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac |
glauc/o | gray |
goni/o | angle |
irid/o | iris |
karat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye, vision |
optic/o | eye, vision |
phac/o | lens |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | hardening |
scot/o | darkness |
vitr/o | vitreous body (of the eye) |
audi/o | hearing |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
masoid/o | mastoid process |
ot/o | ear |
salping/o | tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian) |
staped/o | stapes |
myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
-acusia | hearing |
-cusis | hearing |
-opia | vision |
-opsia | vision |
-tropia | turning |
exo- | outside, outward |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |