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Eye/Ear Sys
Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aque/o | water |
| ametr/o | out of proportion |
| audi/o | hearing; ear |
| acous/o | hearing |
| aur/o | hearing; ear |
| cycl/o | ciliary body; circular; cycle |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| core/o | pupil |
| chrom/o | color |
| dipl/o | double |
| fove/o | pit |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea; hard; horny |
| labyrinth/o | maze; inner ear |
| macul/o | spot |
| myring/o | eardrum; tympanic membrane |
| nyctal/o | night |
| nyct/o | night |
| ot/o | hearing; ear |
| optic/o | eye; vision |
| ocul/o | eye |
| presby/o | old age |
| phac/o | lens of the eye |
| py/o | pus |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| scler/o | sclera; white of the eye |
| tympan/o | eardrum; tympanic membrane |
| chlor/o | green |
| dermat/o | skin |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| lute/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| anis/o | unequal |
| ambly/o | dull; dim |
| audit/o | hearing; ear |
| acoust/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| canth/o | corner of the eye |
| corne/o | cornea |
| choroid/o | choroids |
| cochle/o | snail; cochlea |
| dacry/o | tear; tear duct |
| ir/o | iris |
| irit/o | iris |
| lacrim/o | tear; tear duct |
| lute/o | yellow |
| mon/o | one |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| noct/o | night |
| myco/o | fungus |
| opt/o | eye; vision |
| opthalm/o | eye; vision |
| pinn/o | external ear |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| pseud/o | false; fake |
| retin/o | retina; net |
| staped/o | stapes |
| strab/o | squint-eyed |
| tars/o | edge of the eyelid |
| vitre/o | vitreous humor; glassy |
| convolut/o | coiled and twisted |
| cyan/o | blue |
| lact/o | milk |
| hem/o | blood |
| chromat/o | color |