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ch12and13wordparts
Exploring Medical Language, 8th edition (N.D'sclass) ch12 and 13 wordparts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |