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special senses prefixes/suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ec- | out, outside |
| eso- | inward |
| exo- | outward |
| cusis | hearing |
| esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| ion | process, state, condition |
| ism | process, condition |
| opia | vision condition |
| osmia | smell condition |
| otia | ear condition |
| ptosis | droop, sag, prolapse, protrude |
| sclerosis | hardening, thickening |
| scopy | visual examination using scope |
| tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| tropia | to turn |