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Ophthalmology Terms
NHTC 16 Ophthalmology Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body of the eye, circular, cycle |
| dacry/o | tear, lacrimal sac |
| irid | iris |
| kerat/o | horny tissue, hard, cornea |
| lacrim/o | tear, lacrimal gland |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ocul/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| optic/o | eye, vision |
| phac/o | lens |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| core/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hardening, sclera |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| dipl/o | double |
| glauc/o | gray |
| mi/o | smaller, less |
| mydr/o | widen, enlarge |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| scot/o | darkness |
| eso | inward |
| exo | outside, outward |
| hetero | different |
| hyper | excessive, above normal |
| my | muscle |
| opia | vision |
| ambly | dull, dim |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| ptosis | prolapse, downward, displacement |
| hemi | one half |
| an | without, not |
| opia | vision |
| mono | one |
| chromat | color |
| ism | condition |
| nyctal | night |
| opia | vision |
| retino | retina |
| blast | embryonic cell |
| oma | tumor |
| pathy | disease |
| eso | inward |
| tropia | turning |
| exo | outside, outward |
| tropia | turning |
| gonio | angle |
| scopy | visual examination |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| scopy | visual examination |
| peri | around |
| metry | act of measuring |
| bio | life |
| tono | tension |
| metry | act of measuring |
| irid | iris |
| ectomy | excision, removal |
| trabecul | trabecula |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| vitr | vitreous body |
| orth | straight |
| optic | pertaining to the eye |
| anti | against |
| bio | life |
| tic | pertaining to |
| mio | smaller |