Chapter 16 - Special Senses Flashcards
Ambly/o
Dull, dim
Aque/o
Water
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Choroid/o
Choroid
Conjunctiv/o
Conjunctiva
Core/o
Pupil
Corne/o
Cornea
Cycl/o
Ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle
Dacry/o
Tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, gland)
Dipl/o
Double
Glauc/o
Gray
Goni/o
Angle
Irid/o
Iris
Kerat/o
Horny tissue; hard; cornea
Lacrim/o
Tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, gland)
Ocul/o
Eye
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Opt/o
Eye, vision
Optic/o
Eye, vision
Phac/o
Lens
Phot/o
Light
Presby/o
Old age
Pupill/o
Pupil
Retin/o
Retina
Scler/o
Hardening; sclera (White of eye)
Scot/o
Darkness
Vitr/o
Vitreous body (of the eye)
Audi/o
Hearing
Labyrinth/o
Labyrinth (inner ear)
Mastoid/o
Mastoid process
Myring/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Ot/o
Ear
Salping/o
Tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
Staped/o
Stapes
Tympan/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
-acusia
Hearing
-cusis
Hearing
-opia
Vision
-opsia
Vision
-tropia
Turning
Exo-
Outside, outward
Hyper/o
Excessive, above normal