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Chapter 15
Chapter 15 Key Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| canth/o | corner of the eyelid |
| cochle/o | cochlear |
| conjuctiv/o | conjuctival |
| dacry/o | relating to lacrimal system, tear |
| dipl/o | two |
| goni/o | angle |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | corneal |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| opia | vision |
| ot/o | ear |
| phak/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| ptosis | droop |
| retin/o | retinal |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | ocular sclera |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tras/o | margin of the eyelid |
| trabecul/o | relating to meshwork for drainage of aqueous humor |
| uve/o | uveal |
| vitre/o | vitreous |
| Retinopathy | Retinopathy describes changes that occur in the blood vessels within the retina |
| AACG | acute angle closure glaucoma |
| AC | anterior chamber |
| AD | right ear |
| AMD | age related macular degeneration |
| AO | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| BOM | bilateral otitis media |
| BSOM | bilateral serous otitis media |
| CACG | chronic angle closure |
| CE | cataract extraction |
| DA | dark adaptation |
| ERG | electroretinorgram |
| ETD | Eustachian Tube Dysfunction |
| FA | fluorescein angiography |
| FB | foreign body |
| FTG | fulltime glasses |
| GDD | glaucoma drainage device |
| GP | gas permeable |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| LL | lower lid |
| LOM | left otitis media |
| LSOM | left serous otitis medial |
| NLD | nasal lacrimal duct |
| NLDO | nasal lacrimal duct obstruction |
| NPDR | non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| OAG | open angle glaucoma |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes or each eye |
| PCIOL | posterior chamber IOL |
| PMMA | polymethylmethacrylate |
| PSC | posterior subcapsular cataract |
| RD | retinal detachment |
| RK | radial keratotomy |
| ROP | retinopathy of prematurity |
| T | tonsils and adenoids |
| TM | trabecular meshwork |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| VALE | visual acuity, left eye |
| VARE | visual acuity, right eye |
| VF | visual field |
| WNL | within normal limits |