Suffixes/Prefixes (Eyes & Ears) Flashcards
-cusis
Hearing
*presby/cusis = hearing loss associated wit old age
[-presby = old age]
-opia
Vision
*ambly/opia = reduction or dimness of vision usually in one eye wit no apparent pathological condition; aka “lazy eye”
[ambly= dull, dim]
-opsia
Vision
*heter/opsia = different vision; inequality of vision in the two eyes
[heter-=different]
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement
*blephar/o/ptosis = downward displacement or drooping of the upper eyelid
[blephar/o=eyelid]
Exo-
Outside, outward
*exo/tropia = abnormal turning outward of one or both eyes; aka “divergent strabismus”
[-tropia = turning]
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
*hyper/opia = excess (farsighted) vision
[-opia = vision]
-acusis
Hearing
*an/acusis = without hearing; total deafness
[an-=without, not]