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special senses term
terminology of the eye and ear
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| core/o | pupil |
| pupil/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle |
| dacry/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
| lacrim/o | tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac |
| glauc/o | gray |
| goni/o | angle |
| irid/o | iris |
| karat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| optic/o | eye, vision |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hardening |
| scot/o | darkness |
| vitr/o | vitreous body (of the eye) |
| audi/o | hearing |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| masoid/o | mastoid process |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| -acusia | hearing |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -tropia | turning |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |