Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Conditions, The Eye, Chapter 17 Flashcards

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ambly/o

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dull, dim
amblyopia
The suffix -opea means vision
amblyopia is the unilateral or bilateral reduction of visual acuity

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dipl/o

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double

diplopia

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glauc/o

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gray
glaucoma
here, -oma means mass or collection of fluid (aqueous humor)

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mi/o

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smaller, or less
miosis
contraction of the pupil.

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge
mydriasis
enlargment of the pupil

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nyct/o

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night
nyctalopia
-al comes from greek ala meaning blindness
poor vision at night

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phot/o

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light
photophobia
sensitivity to light

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presby/o

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old age
presbyobia
see page 707

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scot/o

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darkness
scotoma
blindspot

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xer/o

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dry

xerophthalmia

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  • opia

- opsia

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vision

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-tropia

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to turn
esotropia
inward (-eso) turning of an eye ((exo- is outward turning))

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