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terminology ch. 14
seeing and hearing
Question | Answer |
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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 |