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terminology ch. 14
seeing and hearing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| canth/o | corner of the eye |
| tars/o | edge of the eyelid or “ankle” joint |
| corne/o and kerat/o | cornea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| lacrim/o and dacry/o | teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct |
| scler/o | sclera, or hard |
| choroid/o | choroid. |
| ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, and irit/o | iris of the eye |
| pupill/o and core/o | pupil |
| phac/o | lens of the eye. |
| retin/o | retina. |
| aque/o | water. |
| Gon/i | angle or seed. |
| Dipl/o | double |
| -opia | vision |
| ambly/o | dim. |
| Anis/o | unequal |
| exo- | outward |
| tympan/o and myring/o | eardrum. |
| audit/o, aud/i, and ot/o | ear |
| Acoust/o and acous/o | sound or hearing |
| pinn/i | external ear |
| aur/i and aur/o | external ear but are commonly used simply to mean ear. |
| cochle/o | snail or spiral |