The Eye and Ear

my

muscle

neo

new

neur

nerve

oid

resembling

example: mastoid

oma

swelling or tumor

osis

condition

example: cyanosis and sclerosis

ecto

outside, misplaced

ton

pressure, tension

scler

hard

example: histosclerosis and arteriosclerosis

path

disease, suffering

example: pathogenesis (origin of disease)

plasia

formation, development

example: hyperplasia and dysplasia

plasm

cell or tissue substances

example: cytoplasm (cell tissue)

pro

before, in front of

rhabdo

striated, rod shaped

example: rhabdomyoma (tumor of a rod shaped muscle)

sarco

flesh

somat

body

example: somatic (relating to the body)

stasis

stoppage, control

viscer

internal organs

example: visceral (relating to internal organs)

blephar

eyelid

example: blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelid)

dacry

tears

example: dacrocystitis

dipl

two, double

example: diplegia (paralysis on both sides of body)

irid

pertaining to the iris of the eye

kerat

cornea

lacrim

tears

ocul

eye

example: oculitis and ocular (relating to the eye)

ophthalm

eye

opia

condition of the eye

example: myopia (condition of the eye muscle) and diplopia (double vision)

opt

vision

example: optic (relating to vision) and optician

phot

light

example: photophobia (fear of light)

pupill

center of eye

example: pupillary (relating to the center of the eye)

retin

back of eye, retina

acous

hearing

aur

ear

labyrinth

maze like structure of internal ear

myring

eardrum

example: myringitis (inflammation of the eardrum)

ot

ear

rrhage

bursting forth

stapes

3rd bone in the middle ear

son

sound

tympan

eardrum