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Special Senses
Vision and hearing medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| core/o, pupill/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle |
| dacry/o, lacrim/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac or gland) |
| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac |
| glauc/o | gray |
| goni/o | angle |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| ocul/o, ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o, optic/o | eye, vision |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera (white of the eye) |
| scot/o | darkness |
| vitr/o | vitreous body (of the eye) |
| audi/o | hearing |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | tube (fallopian or Eustachian) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| myring/o, tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| -acusia, -cusis | hearing |
| -opia, opsia | vision |
| -tropia | turning |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |