Medical Terminology - Chapter 15&16 Roots Flashcards
audi/o
to hear
aur/i
ear
chol/e
gall or bile
cochle/o
land snail
electr/o
electricity
labyrinth/o
maze, inner ear
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
mast/o
mastoid process, breast-shaped
myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
neur/o
nerve
ot/o
ear
pharyng/e
pharynx
presby/o
old
py/o
pus
scler/o
hardening
staped/o
stapes, stirrup
steat/o
fat
tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
ambyl/o
dull
anis/o
unequal
blephar/o
eyelid
choroid/o
choroid
conjunctiv/o
to join together, conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cry/o
cold
cycl/o
ciliary body
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct
dipl/o
double
electr/o
electricity
fibr/o
fiber
foc/o
focus
goni/o
angle
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
cornea
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct
lent/o
lens
metr/o
measure
mi/o
less, small
my/o
muscle
ocul/o
eye
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
eye
phac/o
lens
phak/o
lentil, lens
photo/o
light
presby/o
old
pupill/o
pupil
rad/i
radiating out from a centre
retin/o
retina
scler/o
sclera, hardening
stigmat/o
point
ton/o
tone, tension
trich/o
hair
trop/o
turn
uve/o
uvea
xen/o
foreign material
xer/o
dry