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Medical Terminology
Ch. 15 - Special senses/ Combining forms & prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| scler/o | sclera |
| retin/o | retina |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| dacry/o | tear |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac |
| irid/o | iris |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| glauc/o | grey |
| aur/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| mastoid/o | mastoid |
| salping/o | tube |
| ossicul/o | ossicle (small bone in the ear) |
| rhin/o | nose |
| presbyo | old age |
| opia | vision |
| tropia | turning |
| acusia | hearing |
| cusis | hearing |