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CWI Med Term Chapter 15 word building
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acu/o- | needle; sharpness |
| ambly/o- | dimness |
| anis/o- | unequal |
| aque/o- | watery substance |
| blephar/o- | eyelid |
| capsul/o- | capsule (enveloping structure) |
| choroid/o- | choroid |
| cil/o- | hairlike structure |
| conjunctiv/o- | conjunctiva |
| converg/o- | coming together |
| corne/o- | cornea |
| cor/o- | pupil |
| cycl/o- | ciliary body; cycle |
| dacry/o- | lacrimal sac; tears |
| dipl/o- | double |
| fove/o- | small depressed area |
| fund/o- | fundus (part farthest from the opening) |
| goni/o- | angle |
| irid/o- | iris |
| ir/o- | iris |
| kerat/o- | cornea |
| lacrim/o- | tears |
| lenticul/o- | lens |
| lent/o- | lens |
| limb/o- | edge; border |
| macul/o- | small area or spot |
| mi/o- | lessening |
| mydr/o- | widening |
| myop/o- | near |
| ocul/o- | eye |
| ophthalm/o- | eye |
| opt/o- | eye; vision |
| orbit/o- | orbit (eye socket) |
| phak/o- | lens |
| phot/o- | light |
| presby/o- | old age |
| pupill/o- | pupil |
| retin/o- | retina |
| scler/0- | hard; sclera (white of the eye) |
| scot/o- | darkness |
| ton/o- | pressure; tone |
| trabecul/o- | trabecula (mesh) |
| trop/o- | having an affinity for; stimulating; turning |
| uve/o- | uvea |
| vis/o- | sight; vision |
| vitre/o- | transparent substance; vitreous humor |
| xer/o- | dry |