Roots for External Eye Structures

Question 1

Root: blephar/o
Ex: symblepharon

Answer 1

Meaning: eyelid
Def. of Ex: adhesion of eyelid to the eyeball (sym-means together)

Question 2

Root: palpebr/o
Ex: palpebral

Answer 2

Meaning: eyelid
Def. of Ex: pertaining to an eyelid

Question 3

Root: dacry/o
Ex: dacryorrhea

Answer 3

Meaning: tear, lacrimal apparatus
Def. of Ex: discharge from the lacrimal apparatus

Question 4

Root: lacrim/o
Ex: lacrimation

Answer 4

Meaning: tear, lacrimal apparatus
Def. of Ex: secreation of tears

Question 5

Root: dacryocyst/o
Ex: dacryocystocele

Answer 5

Meaning: lacrimal sac
Def. of Ex: hernia of the lacrimal sac