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Lesson 9-Root Words
The Eyes and Ears
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| irid/o | iris, colored part of eye |
| kerat/o | horny, hard, cornea |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| ophthalm/o | eye, vision |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| ot/o | ear, hearing |
| phak/o | lens of eye |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina, net |
| scler/o | sclera, white of eye, hard |
| trop/o | turn, change |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Concuss/o | Shaken together, violently agitated |
| Contus/o | Bruise |
| Crani/o | Cranium, skull |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gli/o | Glial cell |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Meningi/o | Meninges |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Poli/o | Gray matter of brain and spinal cord |
| Radicul/o | Nerve root |