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LM chapter 17 eye
combining forms & meaning
| Chapter 17 combining forms | Medical terms |
|---|---|
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cor/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body or muscle of the eye |
| dacry/o | tears, tear duct |
| ir/o | iris (colored part of eye) |
| irid/o | iris |
| karat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm | eye |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| optic/o | eye, vision |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| papill/o | optic disk (disk:) nipple like |
| phac/o | lens of the eye |
| phak/o | lens of the eye |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | sclera ( white of the eye) |
| uve | uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, & choroid) |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| dipl/o | double |
| glauc/o | gray |
| mi/o | smaller, less |
| mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
| nyct/o | night |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| scot/o | darkness |
| xer/o | dry |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -tropia | to turn |
| Uni | One |