chapter 16 ophthalmology

medical terminology

aque/o

water

blephar/o

eyelid

choroid/o

choroid layer

conjuctiv/o

conjuctiva

core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

cycl/o

ciliary body

dacry/o

tear (drop)

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

kerat/o

cornea

lacrim/o

tear (drop)

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

eye, vision

phac/o

lens

pupill/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

scler/o

sclera

ton/o

tension, pressure

vitre/o

glassy

aden/o

gland

ambly/o

dull, dim

angi/o

vessel

chrom/o

color

cry/o

cold

cyst/o

sac

dipl/o

double

myc/o

fungus

nas/o

nose

phot/o

light

xer/o

dry

-al, -ar, ary, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ician

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

to destroy

-malacia

abnormal softening

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-opia

vision

-osis

abnormal condition

-otomy

cutting into

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhea

discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

a-, an-

without

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive

intra-

within