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Ch 13 Combining Form
Med Term Chapter 13 Eye and Ear: Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambly/o | dull or dim |
| aque/o | water |
| blast/o | immature |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| chromat/o | color |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o; kerat/o | cornea |
| cor/o; pupill/o | pupil |
| cry/o | cold |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| cyst/o | sac |
| dacry/o | tears |
| dipl/o | double |
| emmetr/o | correct, proper |
| esthesi/o | sensation, feeling |
| glauc/o | gray |
| ir/o; irid/o | iris |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| macul/o | macula lutea |
| mi/o | lessening |
| myc/o | fungus |
| mydr/i | widening |
| nyctal/o | night |
| ocul/o; ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o; optic/o | eye, vision |
| papill/o | optic disk |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| pneum/o | air |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | sclera |
| stigmat/o | point |
| ton/o | tone |
| uve/o | vascular |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| xer/o | dry |
| acous/o; audi/o; audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o; auricul/o; ot/o | ear |
| cerumin/o | cerumen |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| salping/o | auditory tube (eustachian tube) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |