Special Senses: Eyes and Ears Flashcards
blephar/o
eyelid
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
choroid/o
choroid
corne/o
cornea
cor/o (1 of 3)
pupil
core/o (1 of 3)
pupil
pupill/o (1 of 3)
pupil
dacry/o (1 of 2)
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
lacrim/o (1 of 2)
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac or gland)
dipl/o
double
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
ocul/o (1 of 2)
eye
opthalm/o (1 of 2)
eye
opt/o
eye, vision
retin/o
retina
scler/o
hardening; sclera (white of the eye)
-opia (1 of 2)
vision
-opsia (1 of 2)
vision
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
-tropia
turning
acous/o (1 of 3)
hearing
audi/o (1 of 3)
hearing
audit/o (1 of 3)
hearing
myring/o (1 of 2)
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
tympan/o (1 of 2)
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
ot/o
ear
salping/o
tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
-acusis
hearing
dipl/o
double
erythr/o
red
neur/o
nerve
presby/o
old age
ton/o
tension
xanth/o
yellow
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
-rrhexis
rupture
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
-tropia
turning