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Prefixes and Suffixes in Ocular Anatomy Flashcards

1
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A-Ab-

A

A lack of, away from (abnormal)

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A-An-

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Without (avascular)

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Ad-

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Toward (add action)

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Aden/o-

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

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Aniso-

A

Unequal (anisometropia) “unequal eye measure”

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Ante-

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Before, in front of ( anterior)

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Anti-

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Against ( antibacterial)

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Bi-

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Two ( binocular)

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Bleph-

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

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Carcin-

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Cancerous ( carcinogenic)

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Cephal-

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Pertaining to the head or brain ( cephaliitis)

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Chrom-

A

With color ( chromatic)

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13
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Cil/o-

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Pertaining to the eyelashes (cilia)

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14
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Circus-

A

Around (circumcorneal)

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Contra-

A

Opposed to, against ( contraindication)

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16
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Core-

A

Pertaining to the Pupil

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17
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Crani-

A

Skull (cranium)

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18
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Cut-

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

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19
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Cyclo-

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Pertaining to the ciliary body

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20
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Cyst-

A

Bladder or sac ( cystitis)

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21
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Cyto

A

Cell ( cytology)

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22
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Dacry-

A

Pertaining to the lacrimal system

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23
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Derm

A

Skin

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24
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Di-

A

Two “diplopia”-double vision

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Dys-

A

Bad, painful (dyscoria)

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26
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Ecto-

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Outward, outside (ectropian)

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27
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En-Em-

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Inward, inside ( entropian)

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28
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Endo-

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Inside (endothelium)

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29
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Epi-

A

Outer(epithelium)

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30
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Ex-

A

Out ( exhalation)

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31
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Exo-

A

Out ( exoskeleton)

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32
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Lacrymal

A

Tear system

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33
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Extra-

A

Outside ( extraocular)

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34
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Hemi-

A

Half ( hemisphere)

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35
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Hem/o

A

Blood ( hemorrhage)

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36
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Hetero

A

Different ( heterosexual)

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37
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Hist/o

A

Tissue ( histology)

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38
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Hydr/a/o

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Water ( hydrous)

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Hyper-

A

Above, an excess of, upward ( hypetropia)

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Hypo-

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Under, a deficiency of, downward ( hypophoria)

41
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Im/in-

A

In, or Not ( immature, inefficient)

42
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Infra-

A

Below ( infraorbital)

43
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Inter-

A

Between ( interpalpebral)

44
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Intra-

A

Within ( intraocular)

45
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Irido-

A

Pertaining to the Iris ( iridodonesis)

46
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Kera/t/to

A

Pertaining to the cornea ( keratitis)

47
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Lacri-

A

Tears ( lacrimal)

48
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Latero-

A

Side( lateral)

49
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Macro-

A

Large (macrophthalmus)

50
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Megal/a/o

A

Great or large (megalocornea)

51
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Micro

A

Small ( micro cyst)

52
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Neo-

A

New ( neovascularisation)

53
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Neuro-

A

Nerve (neuroreceptors)

54
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Ocul/i/o-

A

An eye (ocularist)

55
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Opthalm-

A

Pertaining to the eye (optician)

56
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Opt/i-

A

The eye (optician)

57
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Ortho-

A

Straight

58
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Papillo/a-

A

Nipple like elevation (papillary)

59
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Para-

A

Beside, beyond ( paraneural)

60
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Path/o-

A

Disease (pathology)

61
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Peri-

A

Around (perimeter)

62
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Phaco-

A

Pertaining to the lens ( phakomulsification)

63
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Philo-

A

A love of ( philology)

64
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Photo-

A

Light ( photosynthesis)

65
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Poly-

A

Many ( polymorphism)

66
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Pre-

A

Before

67
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Post-

A

After

68
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Pseudo-

A

False

69
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Retro-

A

Behind, backward ( retrobulbar)

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Sclero-

A

Pertaining to the Sclera ( scleritis)

71
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Semi-

A

One half, or partially ( semilunar)

72
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Sub-

A

Below, or under

73
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Super-

A

In the upper part ( superior)

74
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Supra

A

Above (supraorbital)

75
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Sum-

A

With/Together (symblepharon) -eyelids stick together

76
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Syn-

A

With/ Together ( synechia)

77
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Trans-

A

Through ( transdermal)

78
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Tri

A

Three ( triphosphate)

79
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Trichina

A

Hair (trichiasis)

80
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Uni

A

One (uniocula)

81
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-algia

A

Pain (cephalgia)-headacke

82
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-cide

A

Kill(spermacide)

83
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-coria

A

Pertaining to the Pupil

84
Q

-ectomy

A

Removal

85
Q

-ectomy

A

Removal of ( iridectomy)

86
Q
  • edema
A

Swelling ( edema )

87
Q

-emia

A

Blood ( hyperemia)

88
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-oasis

A

Condition (trichiasis)

89
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-ism

A

Condition (astigmatism)

90
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-itis

A

Inflammation of (keratitis)

91
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-malacia

A

Soft condition (scleromalacia)

92
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-meter

A

To measure something ( lensmeter)

93
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  • Oma
A

Tumor (melanoma)

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