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Chapter 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | fudus (part furthest 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/o | 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 |