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ch12and13wordparts
Exploring Medical Language, 8th edition (N.D'sclass) ch12 and 13 wordparts
Question | Answer |
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blepharo | eyelid |
conjunctivo | conjunctiva (mucous membrane lining eyelid and sclera) |
coreo | pupil |
corneo | cornea, adj. (clear covering over the iris) |
coro | pupil |
cryo | cold |
dacryo | tear, tear duct |
diplo | two, double |
irido | iris (colored part of eye) |
iro | iris |
kerato | cornea |
lacrimo | tear, tear duct |
oculo | eye |
ophthalmo | eye |
opto | vision |
photo | light |
pupillo | pupil |
retino | retina (innermost layer of eye containing light receptors) |
sclera | sclera (white of the eye) |
tono | tension |
bi- | two |
bin- | two |
-opia | vision (condition) |
-phobia | abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things |
-plegia | paralysis, inability to voluntarily move |
audio | hearing |
auri | ear |
auro | ear |
cochle/o | cochlea |
labyrintho | labyrinth (inner ear; contains cochlea, semicircular canals and vestibule) |
mastoido | mastoid |
myringo | tympanic membrane (ear drum) |
oto | ear |
stapedo | stapes (middle ear bone) |
tympano | eardrum, middle ear |
vestibulo | vestibule (part of inner ear) |