The senses - sight - combining forms - ch 13 Flashcards
1
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ambly/o
A
dull, dim
2
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aque/o
A
water
3
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
4
Q
choroid/o
A
choroid
5
Q
conjunctiv/o
A
conjuctiva
6
Q
cor/o
core/o
A
pupil of the eye
7
Q
cycl/o
A
ciliary body of the eye, circular
8
Q
dacry/o
A
tears
9
Q
dipl/o
A
double
10
Q
foc/o
A
focus
11
Q
glauc/o
A
grey
12
Q
iri/o
irid/o
A
iris
13
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea, hard, horny tissue
14
Q
lacrim/o
A
tears
15
Q
mi/o
A
small, less
16
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mydr/o
A
widen, enlarge
17
Q
nyct/o
A
night, darkness
18
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ocul/o
A
eye
19
Q
opthalm/o
A
eye
20
Q
opt/i
opt/o
optic/o
A
eye, vision
21
Q
palpebr/o
A
eyelid
22
Q
papill/o
A
nipple-shaped projection (refers to optic disc here)
23
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phac/o
A
lens of the eye
24
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phot/o
A
light
25
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presby/o
A
old age
26
Q
pupill/o (note pupil has one ‘l’ but the combining form has two ‘l’s)
A
pupil
27
Q
retin/o
A
retina
28
Q
scler/o
A
sclera, hardening
29
Q
scot/o
A
darkness
30
Q
ton/o
A
tone, pressure, tension
31
Q
uve/o
A
uvea, vascular layer of eye
32
Q
vitre/o
A
glassy
33
Q
xer/o
A
dry
