Ch. 6 Word Roots

Question 1

ocul/o
ophthalm/o
opt/o

Answer 1

eye

ex: oculopathy, ophthalmologists, optometrist

Question 2

lacrim/o
dacry/o

Answer 2

tear

ex: lacrimation, dacryorrhea

Question 3

-opia
-opsia

Answer 3

vision condition

ex: hyperopia, akinetopsia

Question 4

blephar/o

Answer 4

eyelid

ex: blepharoplasty

Question 5

corne/o
kerat/o

Answer 5

cornea

ex: corneal transplant, keratitis

Question 6

conjunctiv/o

Answer 6

conjunctiva

ex: conjunctivitis

Question 7

scler/o

Answer 7

sclera (the white of the eye)

ex: scleritis

Question 8

vitre/o

Answer 8

vitreous liquid (vitreous humor)

ex: vitrectomy

Question 9

cycl/o

Answer 9

ciliary body

ex: cycloplegia

Question 10

retin/o

Answer 10

retina

ex: retinitis

Question 11

ir/o
irid/o

Answer 11

iris

ex: iritis

Question 12

phac/o
phak/o

Answer 12

lens

ex: phacoscope, phakitis

Question 13

aur/o
ot/o

Answer 13

ear

ex: aural, otoscope

Question 14

acous/o
audi/o

Answer 14

sound, hearing

ex: acoustic, audiogram

Question 15

-acusis

Answer 15

hearing condition

ex: osteoacusis

Question 16

cerumin/o

Answer 16

ear wax

ex: ceruminolysis

Question 17

salping/o

Answer 17

eustachian tube

ex: rhinosalpingitis

Question 18

tympan/o
myring/o

Answer 18

eardrum

ex: tympanostomy, myringotomy

Question 19

mastoid/o

Answer 19

mastoid process

ex: mastoiditis

Question 20

labyrinth/o

Answer 20

labyrinth (innermost part of the ear)

Question 21

vestibul/o

Answer 21

vestibule

ex: vestibulitis

Question 22

cochle/o

Answer 22

cochlea