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Eyes and Ears
Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| -cusis | hearing |
| irid/o | iris, colored part of the eye |
| kerat/o | horny, hard, cornea |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| ophthalm/o | eye, vision |
| -opia | vision condition |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| ot/o | ear, hearing |
| phak/o | lens of eye |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina, net |
| scle/o | sclera, white of eye, hard |
| trop/o | turn, change |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| AR | acoustic reflectometry |
| AMD | age related macular degeneration |
| AC | air condition |
| ALD | assistive listening device |
| BPPV | benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
| BC | bone conduction |
| dB | decibel |
| FA | fluorescein angiography |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| MD | macular degeneration |
| NIHL | noise induced hearing loss |
| PRK | photorefractive keratotomy |
| RK | radial keratotomy |
| VA | visual acuity |
| bin | two |
| rectus | straight |
| ocul | eye |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| canth | corner of the eye |
| -us | singular noun ending |
| extra | outside |
| emmetr | proper measure |
| metrist | one who measures |
| ptosis | drooping or sagging |
| ec- | out |
| -ion | condition |
| en- | in |
| peri- | surrounding |
| orbit | eyeball |
| dacry/o | tear |
| aden | gland |
| cyst | sac of fluid |
| xer | dry |
| uve | uvea |
| corne | cornea |
| anis/o | unequal |
| cor | pupil |
| end | inside |
| phot | light |
| -opsia | view of |
| mio- | smaller |
| -sis | abnormal condition |
| papill | nipple like |
| -edema | swelling |
| macul | spot |
| dipl | double |
| an | without |
| nyctal | night |
| eso- | inward |
| exo- | outward |
| ametr | out of proportion |
| my | Greek word- shortsighted |
| ambly | dim or dull |
| ton/o | tension |
| -metry | measure |
| orbit | bony socket |
| tars/o | eyelid |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| intra | within |
| vitre | vitreous humor |
| e- | out |
| nucle | nucleus |
| -ation | action |
| -mileusis | craving |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| audi | hearing |
| py/o | pus |
| myc | fungus |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhagia | bleeding |
| bar/o | preasure |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| acous | hearing |
| mon | one |
| aur | hearing |
| bin | two |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| staped | stapes |
| vestibul | entrance |