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Medical Terms
Contact Lens Theory OP230
Term | Definition |
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a | without |
ab | away from |
ad | toward |
aden | gland |
aero | airborn |
ambly | dim or dull |
an | without |
aniso | unequal |
anter | before or in front of |
anti | opposite |
at | person with condition |
bio | life |
blephar | eyelid |
cent | one hundred |
chrom | color |
cide | kill |
circum | around |
contra | opposite |
corneal | |
cyclo | circle |
cyst | sac |
dacry | tears |
de | loss |
dema | swelling |
derma | skin |
di | double |
dis | separate |
duct | rotation or turning |
dys | disorder |
ect | out |
ectomy | surgically removed |
emia | blood |
endo | within |
epi | over |
eso | inward |
exo | outward |
extra | beyond, in addition to |
fibr | threadline structure |
hemi | one-half |
hema | blood |
hetro | other or different |
holo | whole |
homo | like, same or resembling |
hydro | water, ocean |
hypo | downward of under |
ia | condition |
iasis | presence of |
infra | below |
inter | between |
intra | within |
irid | iris |
ism | condition or belief |
ist | person who |
itis | inflammation |
kera | croneal |
lacri | tears |
macro | large |
marine | water, ocean |
medi | middle |
mega | large |
meta | between |
micro | small |
neo | new |
nyct | night |
ocul | pertaining to the eye |
ologist | specialist |
ology | study of |
oma | tumor |
ophthaim | the eye |
opia | vision |
ortho | straight |
para | beside or beyond |
peri | around |
phak | crystalline lens |
phasia | speech |
phil | love |
phob | fear |
plegia | stroke, paralysis |
poly | many |
post | behind |
pre | before |
presby | old |
pro | before |
proxi | near |
pseudo | false |
retro | backward |
scope | viewing instrument |
sis | condition or process |
stigma | spot or focus |
sub | under or below |
super | above or over |
tions | process |
trans | across |
trop | paralysis, manifest |
ultra | beyond |
vaso | vessels |