Unit 13: Special Senses: The Eye and Ear Flashcards
1
Q
ambly/o
A
dull, dim
2
Q
blast/o
A
immature
3
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
4
Q
chromat/o
A
colour
5
Q
conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
6
Q
corne/o
A
cornea
7
Q
cry/o
A
cold
8
Q
cycl/o
A
ciliary body
9
Q
cyst/o
A
sac
10
Q
dacry/o
A
tears
11
Q
dipl/o
A
double
12
Q
emmetr/o
A
correct, proper
13
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
14
Q
glauc/o
A
gray
15
Q
ir/o
A
iris
16
Q
irid/o
A
iris
17
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea
18
Q
lacrim/o
A
tears
19
Q
macul/o
A
macula lutea
20
Q
mi/o
A
lessening
21
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
22
Q
mydr/i
A
widening
23
Q
nyctal/o
A
night
24
Q
ocul/o
A
eye
25
ophthalm/o
eye
26
opt/o
eye, vision
27
optic/o
eye, vision
28
papill/o
optic disk
29
phac/o
lens
30
phot/o
light
31
pneum/o
air
32
presby/o
old age
33
pupill/o
pupil
34
retin/o
retina
35
scler/o
sclera
36
stigmat/o
point
37
ton/o
tone
38
uve/o
choroid
39
xer/o
dry
40
-ician
specialist
41
-ism
state of
42
-malacia
abnormal softening
43
-meter
instrument to measure
44
-metrist
specialist in measuring
45
-metry
process of measuring
46
-opia
vision condition
47
-opsia
vision condition
48
-osis
abnormal condition
49
-otomy
cutting into
50
-pexy
surgical fixation
51
-phobia
fear
52
-plasty
surgical repair
53
-plegia
paralysis
54
-ptosis
drooping
55
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
56
-scope
instrument for viewing
57
-scopy
process of visually examining
58
-tropia
turned condition
59
eso-
inward
60
exo-
outward
61
micro-
small
62
myo-
to shut
63
acous/o
hearing
64
audi/o
hearing
65
audit/o
hearing
66
aur/o
ear
67
auricul/o
ear
68
cerumin/o
cerumen
69
cochle/o
cochlea
70
labyrinth/o
labyrinth
71
laryng/o
larynx
72
myc/o
fungus
73
myring/o
tympanic membrane
74
ot/o
ear
75
py/o
pus
76
rhin/o
nose
77
salping/o
auditory tube
78
staped/o
stapes
79
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
80
vestibul/o
vestibule
81
-cusis
hearing
82
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
83
-otia
ear condition
84
macro-
large
