MEDTERM UNIT 17 - FORMS

-acusis / -cusis

hearing condition

-meter

instrument for measuring

-otia

ear condition

acous/o

hearing

audi/o

hearing / sense of hearing

audit/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

auricul/o

ear

cochle/o

cochlea

mastoid/o

mastoid process

myring/o

eardrum / tympanic membrane

ossicul/o

ossicle (small ear bone)

ot/o

ear

salping/o

eustachian (auditory) tube

staped/o

stapes (middle ear bone)

tympan/o

eardrum / tympanic membrane

vestibul/o

vestibule

-opia

vision

-opsia

vision condition

-tropia

turning

aque/o

water

blephar/o

eyelid

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

cycl/o

ciliary body / ciliary muscle

dacry/o

tears / tear duct

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

kerat/o

cornea

lacrim/o

tears

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

eye / vision

palpebr/o

eyelid

papill/o

optic disc / nipple-like

phac/o

lens

pupill/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

scler/o

sclera / hard

uve/o

uvea (vascular layer: iris, ciliary body, choroid)

vitre/o

glassy / vitreous

ambly/o

dull / dim

dipl/o

double

glauc/o

gray

mi/o

smaller / less

mydr/o

widen / enlarge

nyct/o

night

phot/o

light

presby/o

old age

scot/o

darkness

xer/o

dry