Suffixes/Prefixes (Eyes & Ears) Flashcards

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-cusis

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Hearing
*presby/cusis = hearing loss associated wit old age
[-presby = old age]

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-opia

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Vision
*ambly/opia = reduction or dimness of vision usually in one eye wit no apparent pathological condition; aka “lazy eye”
[ambly= dull, dim]

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-opsia

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Vision
*heter/opsia = different vision; inequality of vision in the two eyes
[heter-=different]

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, downward displacement
*blephar/o/ptosis = downward displacement or drooping of the upper eyelid
[blephar/o=eyelid]

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Exo-

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Outside, outward
*exo/tropia = abnormal turning outward of one or both eyes; aka “divergent strabismus”
[-tropia = turning]

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above normal
*hyper/opia = excess (farsighted) vision
[-opia = vision]

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-acusis

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Hearing
*an/acusis = without hearing; total deafness
[an-=without, not]

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