Prefixes and Suffixes in Ocular Anatomy

Question 1

A-Ab-

Answer 1

A lack of, away from (abnormal)

Question 2

A-An-

Answer 2

Without (avascular)

Question 3

Ad-

Answer 3

Toward (add action)

Question 4

Aden/o-

Answer 4

Pertaining to gland (adenitis) “inflammation of the brain”

Question 5

Aniso-

Answer 5

Unequal (anisometropia) “unequal eye measure”

Question 6

Ante-

Answer 6

Before, in front of ( anterior)

Question 7

Anti-

Answer 7

Against ( antibacterial)

Question 8

Bi-

Answer 8

Two ( binocular)

Question 9

Bleph-

Answer 9

Pertaining to the eyelids ( blepharitis) - “ inflammation of the eyelids”

Question 10

Carcin-

Answer 10

Cancerous ( carcinogenic)

Question 11

Cephal-

Answer 11

Pertaining to the head or brain ( cephaliitis)

Question 12

Chrom-

Answer 12

With color ( chromatic)

Question 13

Cil/o-

Answer 13

Pertaining to the eyelashes (cilia)

Question 14

Circus-

Answer 14

Around (circumcorneal)

Question 15

Contra-

Answer 15

Opposed to, against ( contraindication)

Question 16

Core-

Answer 16

Pertaining to the Pupil

Question 17

Crani-

Answer 17

Skull (cranium)

Question 18

Cut-

Answer 18

Skin (cutaneous) - “ cutanious tissue - skin tissue”

Question 19

Cyclo-

Answer 19

Pertaining to the ciliary body

Question 20

Cyst-

Answer 20

Bladder or sac ( cystitis)

Question 21

Cyto

Answer 21

Cell ( cytology)

Question 22

Dacry-

Answer 22

Pertaining to the lacrimal system

Question 23

Derm

Answer 23

Skin

Question 24

Di-

Answer 24

Two “diplopia”-double vision

Question 25

Dys-

Answer 25

Bad, painful (dyscoria)

Question 26

Ecto-

Answer 26

Outward, outside (ectropian)

Question 27

En-Em-

Answer 27

Inward, inside ( entropian)

Question 28

Endo-

Answer 28

Inside (endothelium)

Question 29

Epi-

Answer 29

Outer(epithelium)

Question 30

Ex-

Answer 30

Out ( exhalation)

Question 31

Exo-

Answer 31

Out ( exoskeleton)

Question 32

Lacrymal

Answer 32

Tear system

Question 33

Extra-

Answer 33

Outside ( extraocular)

Question 34

Hemi-

Answer 34

Half ( hemisphere)

Question 35

Hem/o

Answer 35

Blood ( hemorrhage)

Question 36

Hetero

Answer 36

Different ( heterosexual)

Question 37

Hist/o

Answer 37

Tissue ( histology)

Question 38

Hydr/a/o

Answer 38

Water ( hydrous)

Question 39

Hyper-

Answer 39

Above, an excess of, upward ( hypetropia)

Question 40

Hypo-

Answer 40

Under, a deficiency of, downward ( hypophoria)

Question 41

Im/in-

Answer 41

In, or Not ( immature, inefficient)

Question 42

Infra-

Answer 42

Below ( infraorbital)

Question 43

Inter-

Answer 43

Between ( interpalpebral)

Question 44

Intra-

Answer 44

Within ( intraocular)

Question 45

Irido-

Answer 45

Pertaining to the Iris ( iridodonesis)

Question 46

Kera/t/to

Answer 46

Pertaining to the cornea ( keratitis)

Question 47

Lacri-

Answer 47

Tears ( lacrimal)

Question 48

Latero-

Answer 48

Side( lateral)

Question 49

Macro-

Answer 49

Large (macrophthalmus)

Question 50

Megal/a/o

Answer 50

Great or large (megalocornea)

Question 51

Micro

Answer 51

Small ( micro cyst)

Question 52

Neo-

Answer 52

New ( neovascularisation)

Question 53

Neuro-

Answer 53

Nerve (neuroreceptors)

Question 54

Ocul/i/o-

Answer 54

An eye (ocularist)

Question 55

Opthalm-

Answer 55

Pertaining to the eye (optician)

Question 56

Opt/i-

Answer 56

The eye (optician)

Question 57

Ortho-

Answer 57

Straight

Question 58

Papillo/a-

Answer 58

Nipple like elevation (papillary)

Question 59

Para-

Answer 59

Beside, beyond ( paraneural)

Question 60

Path/o-

Answer 60

Disease (pathology)

Question 61

Peri-

Answer 61

Around (perimeter)

Question 62

Phaco-

Answer 62

Pertaining to the lens ( phakomulsification)

Question 63

Philo-

Answer 63

A love of ( philology)

Question 64

Photo-

Answer 64

Light ( photosynthesis)

Question 65

Poly-

Answer 65

Many ( polymorphism)

Question 66

Pre-

Answer 66

Before

Question 67

Post-

Answer 67

After

Question 68

Pseudo-

Answer 68

False

Question 69

Retro-

Answer 69

Behind, backward ( retrobulbar)

Question 70

Sclero-

Answer 70

Pertaining to the Sclera ( scleritis)

Question 71

Semi-

Answer 71

One half, or partially ( semilunar)

Question 72

Sub-

Answer 72

Below, or under

Question 73

Super-

Answer 73

In the upper part ( superior)

Question 74

Supra

Answer 74

Above (supraorbital)

Question 75

Sum-

Answer 75

With/Together (symblepharon) -eyelids stick together

Question 76

Syn-

Answer 76

With/ Together ( synechia)

Question 77

Trans-

Answer 77

Through ( transdermal)

Question 78

Tri

Answer 78

Three ( triphosphate)

Question 79

Trichina

Answer 79

Hair (trichiasis)

Question 80

Uni

Answer 80

One (uniocula)

Question 81

-algia

Answer 81

Pain (cephalgia)-headacke

Question 82

-cide

Answer 82

Kill(spermacide)

Question 83

-coria

Answer 83

Pertaining to the Pupil

Question 84

-ectomy

Answer 84

Removal

Question 85

-ectomy

Answer 85

Removal of ( iridectomy)

Question 86

- edema

Answer 86

Swelling ( edema )

Question 87

-emia

Answer 87

Blood ( hyperemia)

Question 88

-oasis

Answer 88

Condition (trichiasis)

Question 89

-ism

Answer 89

Condition (astigmatism)

Question 90

-itis

Answer 90

Inflammation of (keratitis)

Question 91

-malacia

Answer 91

Soft condition (scleromalacia)

Question 92

-meter

Answer 92

To measure something ( lensmeter)

Question 93

- Oma

Answer 93

Tumor (melanoma)