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CF Eye and Ear
Combining Forms for the Eye and the Ear
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |