MED TERM CH15: word roots & analysis

acous/o, audi/o, audit/o

hearing (3)

aur/i, aur/o

ear (2)

blephar/o

eyelid

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o, core/o

pupil (2)

corne/o

cornea

cry/o

cold

cyst/o

bladder, sac, or cyst

dacry/o, lacrim/o

tear, tear duct (2)

dipl/o

two, double

ir/o, irid/o

iris (2)

is/o

equal

kerat/o

cornea

labyrinth/o

labyrinth, inner ear

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane

ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

vision

ossicul/o

ossicle

ot/o

ear

phac/o, phak/o

lens (2)

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

middle ear, tympanic membrane

vestibul/o

vestibule

xer/o

dry

ophthalmoscopy

process of viewing the eye (word)

tympanoplasty

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (word)

anisocoria

condition of absence of equal pupil (size) (word)

aphakia

condition of no lens (word

audiometry

measuring hearing (word)

blepharitis

inflammation of the eyelid (word)

blepharoptosis

drooping of the eyelid (word)

aural

pertaining to the ear (word)

corneal

pertaining to the cornea (word)

cryoretinopexy

surgical fixation of the retina using extreme cold (word)

dacryocystorhinostomy

creation of an artificial opening between the lacrimal sac and the nose (to restore drainage) (word)

iridoplegia

paralysis of the iris

keratitis

inflammation of the cornea (word)

oculomycosis

abnormal condition of the eye caused by a fungus (word)

optic

pertaining to vision (word)

otopyorrhea

discharge of pus from the ear (word)

otorhinolaryngologist

specialist or physician who studies and treats disease and disorder of the ears, nose and throat (word)

photophobia

sensitivity to light (word)

retinoblastoma

tumor arising from a developing retinal cell (word)