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Eye & Ear
Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cor/o | pupil |
| core/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dipl/o | double |
| glauc/o | gray |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| nyct/o | night |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | vision |
| optic/o | vision |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| papill/o | nipple-like; optic disk |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scot/o | darkness |
| uve/o | uvea |
| vitre/o | glass; vitreous body of the eye |
| acous/o | hearing |
| ambly/o | dull; dim |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| auricul/o | ear |
| cerumin/o | earwax |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| labyrinth/o | inner ear |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| ossicul/o | ossicle |
| ot/o | ear |
| phon/o | sound |
| scler/o | hard; sclera |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |