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Chapter 11 med terms
Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cor/o or core/o or pupill/o | pupil |
| dacy/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
| dipl/o | double |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard ; cornea |
| ocul/o ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye. vision |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hardening;sclera (white of the eye) |
| -opia or -opsia | vision |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -tropia | turning |
| acous/o or audi/o or audit/o | hearing |
| myring/o or tympan/o | tympanic membrace (eardrum) |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | tube ( usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory tubes) |
| -acusis | hearing |