Sensory System

bi-

two

bin-

two

a-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

an-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

endo-

within, in

acous/o

hearing

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

aur/i

ear

blephar/o

eyelid

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

core/o

pupil

cry/o

cold

cyst/o

bladder, sac or cyst

dacry/o

tear, tear duct

dipl/o

two, double

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

is/o

equal

kerat/o

cornea

labyrith/o

labyrinth, inner ear

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

vision

ossicul/o

ossicle

ot/o

ear

phac/o

lens

phak/o

lens

phot/o

light

pupill/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

salping/o

tube

scler/o

sclera

staped/o

stapes, middle ear

ton/o

tension, pressure

tympan/o

tympanic membrane, middle ear

vestibul/o

vestibule

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

excision or surgical removal

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist or physician who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor, swelling

-opia

vision as it relates to condition

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phobia

abnormal fear, aversion to specific things

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping, sagging

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

process of viewing

-stomy

creation of artificial opening

-tomy

incision, cut into

anisocoria

Condition of unequal pupils (an- / is / o / cor / ia)

aphakia

Condition of absence of a lens (a- / phak / ia)

audiogram

Record of hearing (audi / o / -gram)

audiologist

Specialist who studies and treats hearing disorders (audi / o / -logist)

audiology

Study of hearing (audi / o / -logy)

audiometer

Instrument used to measure hearing (audi / o / -meter)

audiometry

Process of measuring hearing (audi / o / -metry)

aural

Pertaining to the ear (aur / -al)

binocular

Pertaining to both eyes (bin- / ocul / -ar)

blepharitis

Inflammation of the eyelid (blephar / -itis)

blepharoplasty

Surgical repair of the eyelid (blephar / o / -plasty)

blepharoptosis

Drooping or sagging of the eyelid (blephar / o / -ptosis)

cochlear

Pertaining to the cochlea (cochle / -ar)

conjunctivitis

Inflammation of the conjunctiva (conjunctiv / -itis)

corneal

Pertaining to the cornea (corne / -al)

diplopia

Double vision (dipl / -opia)

endophthalmitis

Inflammation within the eye (endo- / ophthalm / -itis)

iridectomy

Surgical removal of part of the iris (irid / -ectomy)

iridoplegia

Paralysis of the iris (irid / o / -plegia)

iridotomy

Incision into the iris (irid / o / -tomy)

iritis

Inflammation of the iris (ir / -itis)

isocoria

Condition of equal pupils (is / o / cor / ia)

keratitis

Inflammation of the cornea (kerat / -itis)

keratomalacia

Softening of the cornea (kerat / o / -malacia)

keratometer

Instrument used to measure the curvature of the cornea (kerat / o / -meter)