Exam 5 Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
Root: water
Aque(o)
Root: eyelid (2)
Blephar(o), palpebr(o)
Root: conjunctiva
Conjunctiv(o)
Root: pupil
Cor(o)
Root: cornea
Corne(o)
Root: ciliary body
Cycl(o)
Root: tears, tear duct (2)
Dacry(o), lacrim(o)
Root: iris (2)
Ir(o), irid(o)
Root: cornea
Kerat(o)
Root: eye, vision (4)
Ocul(o), opthalm(o), opt(o), optic(o)
Root: optic disc
Papill(o)
Root: lens of the eye
Phac(o), phak(o)
Root: pupil
Pupill(o)
Root: retina
Retin(o)
Root: sclera (white of the eye)
Scler(o)
Root: uvea
Uve(o)
Root: glassy
Vitre(o)
Root: dull, dim
Ambly(o)
Root: double
Dipl(o)
Root: gray
Glauc(o)
Root: smaller, less
Mi(o)
Root: widen, enlarge
Mydr(o)
Root: night
Nyct(o)
Root: light
photo(o)
Root: old age
Presby(o)
Root: darkness
Scot(o)
Root: dry
Xer(o)
Suffix: vision (2)
-opia, -opsia
Suffix: to turn
-tropia
Root: hearing (3)
Acous (o), Audi(o), audit(o)
Root: cochlea
Cochle(o)
Root: ear (3)
Aur(o), auricul(o), ot(o)
Root: mastoid process
Mastoid (o)
Root: eardrum, tympanic membrane (2)
Myring(o), tympan(o)
Root: ossicle
Ossicul(o)
Root: Eustachian tube
Salping(o)
Root: stapes
Staped(o)
Root: vestibule
Vestibul(o)
Suffix: hearing
-Acusis, -cusis
Suffix: instrument for measure
-Meter
Suffix: ear condition
- otia
Root: gland
Aden(o)
Root: adrenal glands
Adrenal (o)
Root: sex glands
Gonad(o)
Root: pancreas
Pancreat(o)
Root: parathyroid gland
Parathyroid(o)
Root: pituitary gland, hypophysis
Pituitar(o)
Root: thyroid gland
Thyr(o), thyroid(o)
Root: male
Andr(o)
Root: calcium (2)
Calc(o), calici(o)
Root: cortex, outer region
Cortic(o)
Root: secrete
Crin(o)
Root: thirst
Dips(o)
Root: female
Estr(o)
Root: sugar (2)
Gluc(o), glyc(o)
Root: same
Home(o)
Root: hormone
Hormon(o)
Root: potassium
Kal(i)