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Chapter 16: Special Senses
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes
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04/24/2011

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Term
ambly/o
Definition

dull, dim

 

ex. ambly/opia - dull or dim vision

Term
aque/o
Definition

water

 

ex. aque/ous - pertaining to water

Term
blephar/o
Definition

eyelid

 

ex. blephar/o/ptosis - prolapse or downward displacement of the eyelid

Term
choroid/o
Definition

choroids

 

ex. choroid/o/pathy - disease of the choroids

Term

corne/o

 

kerat/o

Definition

cornea, horny tissue

 

ex. corne/itis - inflammation of the cornea

 

ex. kerat/o/meter - instrument for measuring the horny tissue

Term
cycl/o
Definition

ciliary body

 

ex. cycl/o/plegia - paralysis of the ciliary body

Term
dacry/o
Definition

tear, lacrimal sac

 

ex. dacry/o/gen/ic - pertaining to the production of tear(s)

Term
dacryocyst/o
Definition

tear sac, lacrimal sac

 

ex. dacryocyst/o/cele - herniation or swelling of the tear sac or lacrimal sac

Term
irid/o
Definition

iris

 

ex. irid/o/plegia - paralysis of the iris

Term

ocul/o

 

ophthalam/o

Definition

eye

 

ex. ocul/o/nas/al - pertaining to the nose and eye

 

ex. ophthalm/o/logist - specialist in the study of the eye

Term
opt/o
Definition

vision, eye

 

ex. opt/ic - pertaining to the vision or eye

Term
phac/o
Definition

lens

 

ex. phac/o/cele - herniation or swelling of the lens

Term
presby/o
Definition

old age

 

ex. presby/opia - old age vision

Term

core/o

 

pupill/o

Definition

pupil

 

ex. core/o/plasty - surgical repair of the pupil

 

ex. pupill/o/scopy - examination of the pupil

 

 

Term
retin/o
Definition

retina

 

ex. retin/o/pathy - disease of the retina

Term
scler/o
Definition

sclera, hardening

 

ex. scler/ectomy - excision of the sclera

Term
audi/o
Definition

hearing

 

ex. audi/o/logy - study of the hearing

Term
labyrinth/o
Definition

labyrinth, inner ear

 

ex. labyrinth/itis - inflammation of the labyrinth or inner ear

Term
ot/o
Definition

ear

 

ex. ot/o/rrhea - discharge or flow of the ear fluids

Term
salping/o
Definition

eustachian tube, oviduct

 

ex. salping/itis - inflammation of the eustachian tube or oviduct

Term
staped/o
Definition

stapes

ex. staped/ectomy - excision or removal of the stapes

Term

myring/o

 

tympan/o

Definition

tympatic membrane, eardrum

 

ex. myring/o/tomy - incision of the tympatic membrane or eardrum

 

ex. tympan/o/centesis - puncture of the tympatic membrane or eardrum

Term
-opia
Definition

vision

 

ex. dipl/opia - double vision

Term
-tropia
Definition

turning

 

ex. hyper/tropia - excessive turning

Term
eso-
Definition

inward

 

ex. eso/tropia - turning inward

Term
exo-
Definition

outside, outward

 

ex. exo/trop/ic - pertaining to turning outward

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