C804 Special Senses (Eyes & Ears)-Word Components (Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes) Save

ROOT: blephar/o

Eyelid

ROOT: conjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva

ROOT: corne/o

Cornea

ROOT: core/o

Pupil

ROOT: dacry/o

Tear, lacrimal

ROOT: ir/o

Iris

ROOT: irid/o

Iris

ROOT: kerat/o

Cornea

ROOT: lacrim/o

Tear, lacrimal

ROOT: lens/o

Lens

ROOT: ophthalm/o

Eye

ROOT: opt/o

Vision

ROOT: retin/o

Retina

ROOT: scler/o

Sclera

ROOT: acoust/o

Hearing, sound

ROOT: audi/o

Hearing

ROOT: labyrinth/o

Labyrinth (inner ear)

ROOT: mastoid/o

Mastoid bone

ROOT: myring/o

Eardrum (tympanic membrane)

ROOT: ot/o

Ear

ROOT: salping/o

Eustachian tube

ROOT: semicircul/o

Semicircular canals

ROOT: staped/o

Stapes (ear bone)

ROOT: tympan/o

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

SUFFIX: -ac

Pertaining to

SUFFIX: -al

Pertaining to

SUFFIX: -algia

Pain

SUFFIX: -cele

Hernia, protrusion

SUFFIX: -ectomy

Surgical removal

SUFFIX: -gram

Record

SUFFIX: -graphy

Process of recording

SUFFIX: -ia

Condition of

SUFFIX: -ic

Pertaining to

SUFFIX: -itis

Inflammation

SUFFIX: -logy

Study of

SUFFIX: -oma

Tumor

SUFFIX: -opia

Vision condition

SUFFIX: -osis

Abnormal condition

SUFFIX: -pathy

Disease

SUFFIX: -plasty

Surgical repair

SUFFIX: -rrhea

Flow, discharge

SUFFIX: -scopy

Process of viewing

SUFFIX: -tomy

Cut into, incision