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MedTemCp17 CFPSABB
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 irid | iris |
| Kerat/o | cornea |
| Lacrim/o | tears |
| Ocul/o | eye |
| Ophthalm/o | eye |
| Aden/o | duct |
| -ation | condition |
| -plegic | Phyalis or plague |
| Opt/o optic/o | eye vision |
| Palebr/o | eyelid |
| Papill/o | optic disc; nipple-like |
| Phac/o, phak/o | lens of the eye |
| Pupill/o | pupil |
| Retin/o | retina |
| Scler/o | sclera or white of the eye |
| Uve/o | uvea, vascular layer of the eye |
| vitre | glassy |
| Ambly/o | dull, dim |
| Dipl/o | double |
| Glauc/o | gray |
| Mid/o | smaller, less |
| -edema | swellling |
| Mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
| Nyct/o | night |
| Phot/p | light |
| Presby/o | old age |
| Scot/o | darkness |
| Xer/o | dry |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -oma | mass or collection of fluid |
| -al | blindness |
| -osis | condtion |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| Hemi- | half |
| -tropia | to turn |
| Eso- | inward |
| Exo- | outward |
| Ton/o | tension |
| AMD | Age-related Macular Degeneration |
| HEENT | Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat |
| IOL | IntraOcular Lens |
| IOP | IntraOcular Pressure |
| LASIK | LASer In sutu Keratomileusis |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PERRLA | Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation |
| POAG | Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma |
| PRK | PhototoRefractive Keratectomy |
| VA | Visual Acuity |
| VF | Visual Field |
| Acos/o | hearing |
| Audi/o | hearing, the sense of hearing |
| Audit/o | hearing |
| Aur/o, auricul/o | ear |
| Coch;e/o | chochlea |
| Mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| Nyring/p | eardrum, typanic membrane |
| Ossicul/o | ossicle |
| Ot/o | ear |
| Mycl/o | fungus |
| -osis | condition |
| Salping/o | eustachian tube, auditory tube |
| Staped/o | stapes or third bone of the middle ear |
| Tympan/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
| Vestibul/o | vestibule |
| -acusus | hearing |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -otia | ear condtion |
| AD | right ear |
| AOM | Acute Otitis Media |
| AS | left ear |
| EENT | Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Thorat |
| ENG | ElectroNystagmoGraphy |
| ENT | Ears, Nose, and Thorat |
| HEENT | Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat |
| PE tube | Pressure-Equalizing tube |
| SOM | Serous Otitis Media |
| -opsia | visual condtion |
| -phobia | fear |