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17.1 Ophthalmology
CF Ophthalmology
Term | Definition |
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abras/o | scrape off |
accommod/o | to adapt |
acu/o | needle;sharpness |
ambly/o | dimness |
angi/o | blood vessel;lymphatic vessel |
anis/o | unequal |
anter/o | before;front part |
aque/o | watery substance |
bi/o | life;living organism;living tissue |
blast/o | immature;embryonic |
blephar/o | eyelid |
capsul/o | capsule(enveloping structure) |
cav/o | hollow space |
choriod/o | choriod(middle layer around the eye) |
cili/o | hairlike structure |
coagul/o | clotting |
conduct/o | carrying;conveying |
conjug/o | joined together |
conjunctiv/o | conjuctiva |
converg/o | coming together |
corne/o | cornea(of the eye) |
cor/o | pupil(of the eye) |
cortic/o | cortex(outter region) |
cry/o | cold |
cycl/o | ciliary body |
cyst/o | bladder;fluid-filled sac;semisolid cyst |
dacry/o | tears |
diabet/o | diabetes |
dipl/o | double |
emulsific/o | particles suspended in solution |
enucle/o | to remove the main part |
es/o | inward |
ex/o | away from;external;outward fiber |
fibr/o | fiber |
fove/o | small,depressed area |
fund/o | fundus(part farthest from the opening) |
fundu/o | fundus(part fartest from the opening) |
gener/o | production;creation |
glauc/o | silver gray |
goni/o | angle |
icter/o | jaundice |
infer/o | below |
irid/o | iris(colored part of the eye) |
ir/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea(of the eye);hard;fibrous protein |
lacrim/o | tears |
later/o | side |
lenticul/o | lens(of the eye) |
lent/o | lens(of the eye) |
log/o | word;the study of |
macul/o | smalls area or spot |
matur/o | mature |
medi/o | middle |
metr/o | measurement |
micr/o | one millionth;small |
mi/o | narrowing |
mydro/o | widening |
myop/o | near |
nas/o | nose |
ne/o | new |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye;vision |
papil/o | elevated structure |
peripher/o | outter aspects |
phac/o | lens(of the eye) |
phak/o | lens(of the eye) |
phob/o | fear;avoidence |
phor/o | to bear;to carry;range |
phot/o | light |
plas/o | growth;formation |
pleg/o | paralysis |
poster/o | back part |
presby/o | old age |
pupill/o | pupil(of the eye) |
recess/o | to move back |
refract/o | bend;deflect |
resect/o | to cut out;remove |
retin/o | retina(of the eye) |
scler/o | hard;scler(white of the eye) |
scop/o | examine with an instrument |
scot/o | darkness |
son/o | sound |
stere/o | three dimensions |
stigmat/o | point;mark |
super/o | above |
ton/o | pressure;tone |
trabecul/o | trebecula(mesh) |
tract/o | pulling |
transplant/o | move something to another place |
trop/o | having a affinity for;stimulating turning |
ulcerat/o | ulcer |
uve/o | uvea(of the eye) |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
vir/o | virus |
vis/o | sight;vision |
vitre/o | transparent substance;vitreous humor |
xer/o | dry |