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Week 14 - Vision
Medical Terminology Special Senses
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aqueo- | water |
| blepharo- | eyelid |
| conjunctiv- | conjuctiva (lines the eyelid and across the anterior surface of the eye) |
| corne- | cornea |
| diplo- | double |
| glauco- | cloudy |
| lacrim- | tears |
| ocul- | eye |
| opthalmo- | vision |
| opti/opto- | eye, vision |
| photo- | light |
| retino- | retina |
| stigmato- | point |
| -opia | visual condition |
| -ptosis | droop |
| -tropia | to turn (in reference to an eye, directional) |
| pupillo- | pupil |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| vitre/o- | clear, gel like substance |
| irid/o- | iris |
| cili/o- | hair like structure |
| choroid/o- | choroid (between retina and sclera) |
| cycl/o- | circle |
| fove/o- | small depressed area |
| fund/o- | fundus, farthest part from the opening |
| ir/o- | iris |
| lenticul/o- | lens |
| macul/o- | small area, spot |
| mio or myo | narrowing, small |
| mydr/o- | widening |
| trochleo- | pulley shaped structure |
| uve/o- | uvea (middle of eye) |
| eso- | inward |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| ambly | dim or diminished |
| ambylopia | lazy eye |