Medial Language Terms
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| Gen/o JIN-oh | Creation, cause (pathogenic) r
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| Hydr/o HAI-droh | Water (Hydrophobia, dehydration) r
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| Morph/o MOR-foh | Change (morphology) r
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| Myc/o MAI-koh | Fungus (dermatomycosis) r
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| Necr/o NEH-kroh | Death (necrosis) r
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| Orth/o OR-thoh | Straight (orthodontist) r
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| Path/o PAH-thoh | Suffering, disease (pathology) r
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| Phag/o FAY-goh | Eat (aphasia) r
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| Plas/o PLAH-soh | Formation (hyperplasia) r
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| Py/o PAI-oh | Pus (pyorrhea, pyemia) r
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| Scler/o SKLEH-roh | Hard (scleroderma) r
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| Sten/o STIH-noh | Narrowing (stenosis) r
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| Troph/o TROH-foh | Nourishment, development (trophology, hypertrophy) r
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| Xen/o ZEE-noh | Foreign (xenograft) r
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| -ac Ak | Pertaining to (cardiac) A & S
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| -al Al | Pertaining to (skeletal) A & S
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| -ar Ar | Pertaining to (muscular) A & S
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| -ary Ar-ee | Pertaining to (pulmonary) A & S
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| -eal Ee-al | Pertaining to (esophageal) A & S
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| -ic Ik | Pertaining to (medic) A & S
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| -tic Tik | Pertaining to (neurotic) A& S
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| -ous Us | Pertaining to (subcutaneous) A& S
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| -ia Ee-ah | Condition (pneumonia) N & S
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| -ism In-zum | Condition (autism) N & S
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| -ium Ee-um | Tissue, structure (pericardium) N & S
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| -y Ee | Condition, procedure (hypertrophy) N & S
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| -icle Ik-el | Small (ventricle) D & S
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| -ole Ohl | Small (arteriole) D & S
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| -ule Yool | Small (pustule) D & S
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| -ula Yoo-lah | Small (uvula) D & S
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| -iatrics ee-AH-triks | Medical Science (peditatrics) C & S
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| -iatry AI-ah-tree | Medical science (psychiatry)
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| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | Specialist in medicine of (psychiatrist)
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| -ist ist | Specialist (dentist)
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| -logist loh-jist | Specialist in the study of ( psychologist)
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| -logy loh-jee | Study of (psychology)
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| -algia AL-jah | Pain (myalgia) S & D & C
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| -dynia DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah | Pain (gastrodynia)
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| -cele SEEL | Hermia 'a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong' (hydrocele)
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| -emia EEM-ee-ah | Blood condition (leukemia)
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| -iasis AI-ah-sis | Presence of (lithiasis)
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| -itis AIT-is | Inflammation (arthritis)
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| -lysis LIT-sis | Loosen, break down (hemolysis)
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| -malacia mah-LAY-shee-ah | Abnormal softening (osteomalacia)
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| -megaly MEG-ah-lee | Enlargement (hepatomegaly)
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| -old OYD | Resembling (keloid)
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| -oma OH-mah | Tumor (melanoma)
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| -osis OH-sis | Condition (thrombosis)
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| -pathy pah-thee | Disease (myopathy)
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| -penia PEE-nee-ah | Deficiency (leukopenia)
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| -ptosis puh-TOH-sis | Drooping (nephroptosis)
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| -rrhage RIJ | Excessive flow (hermorrhage)
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| -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah | Excessive Flow (mernrrhagia)
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| -rrhea REE-ah | Flow (diarrhea)
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| -rrhexis REK-sis | Rupture (metrorrhexis)
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| -spasm spazm | Involuntary contraction (myospasm)
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| -centesis sin-TEE-sis | Puncture (amniocentesis) Tests
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| -gram gram | written record (cardiogram)
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| -graph graf | Instrument used to produce a record (cardiograph)
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| -graphy grah-fee | Process of recording (cardiography)
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| -meter meet-er | Instrument used to measure (cephalometer)
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| -metry meh-tree | Process of measuring (cephalometry)
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| -scope skohp | Instrument used to look (arthroscope)
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| -scopy skoh-pee | Process of looking (arthroscopy)
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| -desis DEE-sis | Binding, fixation (arthrodesis) Treatment
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| -ectomy EK-toh-mee | Removal (vasectomy)
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| -pexy PEK-see | Surgical fixation (retinopexy)
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| -plasty PEK-tee | Reconstruction (rhinoplasty)
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| -rrhaphy rah-fee | Suture (herniorrhaphy)
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| -stomy stoh-mee | Creation of an opening (colostomy)
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| -tomy toh-mee | Incision (dermotomy)
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| -a -ae |
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| -ax -aces |
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| -ex -ices |
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| -ix -ices |
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| -is -es |
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| -ma -mata |
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| -on -a |
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| -um -a |
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| -us -a |
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| -y -ies |
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| a- ay | not
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| an- an | not
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| anti- AN-tee | Against
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| contra- KON-trah | against
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| de- dee | down, away from
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| ante- AN-tee | before
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| pre- proh | before, on behalf of
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| brady- BRAH-dih or BRAY-dih | slow
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| tachy- TAH-kih | fast
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| post- pohst | after
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| re- ree | again
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| ab- ab | away
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| ad- ad | toward
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| circum- SIR-kum | around
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| peri- PER-ee | around
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| dia- DAI-ah | through
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| trans- tranz | through
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| e- Eh | out
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| ec- ek | out
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| ex- eks | out
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| ecto- EK-toh | outside
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| exo- EK-soh | outside
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| extra- EKS-trah | outside
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| en- en | in, inside
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| endo- EN-doh | in, inside
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| intra- IN-trah | in, inside
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| epi- EH-pee | upon
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| sub- Sub | beneath
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| inter- IN-ter | between
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| bi- bai | two
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| hemi- HEH-mee | half
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| semi- SEH-mee | half
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| hyper- HAI-per | over
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| macro- MAH-kroh | large
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| micro- MAI-kroh | small
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| mono- MAW-noh | one
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| uni- YOO-noh | one
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| oligo- AW-lih-goh | few
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| pan- pan | all
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| poly- PAW-lee | many
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| multi- MUL-tee | many
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| con- kon | with, together
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| syn- sin | with, together
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| sym- sim | with, together
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| dys- dis | bad
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| eu- yoo | good
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| Osteitis | Bone inflammation
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| Myalgia | Muscle pain
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| MRI | Best diagnostic test for soft tissue injuries
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| Macle, macule(freckle) | Small, flat, discolored area
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| Patch vitlligo) | Larger, flat, discolored area
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| Papule | Small solid mass
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| Plaque | Solid mass on the surface of the skin
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| Nodule | Solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
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| Tumor | Larger solid mass
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| Vesilce | Smaller blister
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| Bulla | Bubble
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| Erosion | Loss of skin
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| -rosion | Gnaw/oat
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| Ulcer | Sore
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| Excorlation | Scratch
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| Fissure | Crack in the skin
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| Scale | Skin flaking off
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| Crust | Dried substance on the skin
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| Vascular Lesion | Wounds related to blood vessels
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| Cherry angloma | Small blood vessel tumor
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| Excisional Biopsy | Removal (cut it out)
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| Incisional Bisopsy | Removal (Cut into it)
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| necr- | Death
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| pachcy- | Thick
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| par- | Around
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| ichthy- | fish scale
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| psor- | itch
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| sclero-, scler- | hard
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| actin- | sun ray
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| basal | base
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| malignant cutane | harmful, skin
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| malignant melan | bad, black
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| squam | scale
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| myc, myc/o | fungus
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| chemo- | chemical
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| cryo- | cold
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| electro- | electricity
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| rhytido- | wrinkle
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| homo- | Similar
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| hetero- | Different
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| xeno- | Foreign
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| auto- | Self
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| tympano- (Sensory organs) | eardrum
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| cochle- | cochlea
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| labyrintho- | labyrinth
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| vertibulo- | vestibile
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| Conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva
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| ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o | eye
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| lacrim/o, dacry/o | tear
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| -opia, -opsia | Vision condition
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| corne/o, kerat/o | cornea
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| scler/o | sclera (the white of the eye)
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| Vitre/o | vitreous liquid (also called vitreous humor)
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| cycl/o | ciliary body
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| rentin/o | retina
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| ir/o, irid/o | iris
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| phac/o, phak.o | lens
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| aur/o, ot/o | ear
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| acous/o, audi/o | sound, hearing
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| -acusis | hearing condition
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| cerumin/o | ear wax
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| salpong/o | eustanchian tube
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| mastoid/o | mastoid process
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| ambly- | dull
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| -opsia | vision condition
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| dipl- | double
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| my- | shut
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| presby- | old age
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| scot- | darkness
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| blepharo- | eyelid
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| ophthalm- , ophthalm/o | eye
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| -stigmat | point
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| cyclo- | ciliary body
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| ex- | out (eye)
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| exo- | inward (eye)
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| optic- | patriating to eye
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