Module 13 Sensory System

bi-

two

bin-

two

a-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

an-

absence of, without, no, not, negates meaning

endo-

within, in

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

blephar/o

eyelid

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctive

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

core/o

cornea

core/o

pupil

cry/o

cold

docry/o

tear, tear duct

dipl/o

two, double

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

is/o

equal

kerat/o

cornea

labyrith/o

labyrinth, inner ear

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

ocul/o

eye

opt/o

vision

ot/o

ear

phac/o

lens

phak/o

lens

phot/o

light

pupil/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

scler/o

sclera

staped/o

stapes, middle ear

ton/o

tension, pressure

tympan/o

tympanic membrane, middle ear

vestibul/o

vestibule

-al

pertaning to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ectomy

excision, cut or surgical removal

-eal

pertaining to

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist or physician who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metery

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision as it relates to condition

-osis

abnormal condition

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping, sagging

-stomy

creation of artifical opening

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phobia

abnormal state fear, aversion to specific things

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

process of viewing

-tomy

incision, cut into