Eye, Ear, and Special Senses word parts

VIS/O

(vĭ‐zō)

Seeing, sense of sight

OPT/O

(ŏp‐tō)

OPTIC/O

(ŏptĭ‐kō)

Seeing, sense of sight

OP/O

(ŏp/ō)

‐OPIA

(ō‐pē‐ă)

Seeing, sense of sight

BLEPS/O

(blep‐sō)

‐BLEPSIA

(blep‐sē‐ă)

‐BLEPSIS

(blep‐sĭs)

Sense of sight

OLFACT/O

(ol‐fak‐tō)

Smelling, sense of smell

OSM/O

(oz‐mō)

‐OSMIA

(oz‐mē‐ă)

Smelling, sense of smell

OSPHRESI/O

(ŏs‐frē‐zē‐ō)

‐OSPHRESIS

(ŏs‐frē‐sĭs)

Smelling, sense of smell

GUST/O

(gŭs‐tō)

GUSTAT/O

(gŭs‐tă‐tō)

Tasting, sense of taste

GEUS/O

(gūs‐ō)

‐GEUSIA

(gū‐zē‐ă)

Tasting, sense of taste

TACT/O

(tak‐tō)

TAG/O

(tag‐gō)

TANG/O

(tang‐gō)

Touching, sense of touch

HAPT/O

(hăp‐tō)

Touching, sense of touch, to seize

AUDIT/O

(od‐ĭ‐tō)

AUDI/O

(od‐ē‐ō)

Listening, sense of hearing

ACUST/O

(ă‐koos‐tō)

ACOUST/O

(ă‐koos‐tō)

‐ACUSIS

(a‐kū‐sĭs)

‐ACOUSIA

(ă‐kū‐sē‐ă)

Listening, sense of hearing

OCUL/O

(ŏk‐ū‐lō)

Eye

OPHTHALM/O

(ŏf‐thăl‐mō)

Eye

CAMER/O

(kăm‐ĕr‐ō)

Chamber, cavity

AQU/O

(ak‐wō)

AQUE/O

(ak‐wē‐ō)

Water, water‐like

VITRE/O

(vi‐trē‐ō)

VITR/O

(vi‐trō)

Glass, glass‐like (*vitreous humor of the eye)

HYAL/O

(hī‐ă‐lō)

Glass, glass‐like (*vitreous humor of the eye)

RETIN/O

(rĕt‐ĭ‐nō)

Retina (*innermost tunic of the eye)

CHOROID/O

(kō‐roy‐dō)

Choroid (*middle tunic of the eye)

MACUL/O

(mak‐yŭ‐lō)

Spot, macule (macula lutea retinae of the eye)

CORNE/O

(kor‐nē‐ō)

Cornea, hard, horn‐like

KERAT/O

(kĕr‐ăt‐ō)

CERAT/O

(sĕr‐ăt‐ō)

Cornea, horn, hard, horn‐like

LENT/O

(lĕn‐tō)

LENTICUL/O

(lĕn‐tĭk‐ū‐lō)

Lens, lentil, lentil‐shaped

PHAC/O

(făk‐ō)

PHAK/O

(făk‐ō)

Lens, lentil

CYCL/O

(sī‐klō)

Ciliary body of the eye, circle, wheel

CILI/O

(sil‐ē‐ō)

Ciliary body, eyelash, hair‐like process

SCLER/O

(sklĕ‐rō)

Sclera of the eye, hard

IR/O

(ī‐rō)

IRID/O

(ir‐ĭ‐dō)

Iris of the eye, rainbow, rainbow‐like

PUPILL/O

(pū‐pĭl‐ō)

Pupil of the eye

PUP/O

(pū‐pō)

Pupa (developmental stage after a larva)

COR/O

(kor‐ō)

‐CORIA

(kōr‐ē‐ă)

Pupil of the eye

PALPEBR/O

(pal‐pĕ‐brō)

Eyelid

BLEPHAR/O

(blĕf‐ă‐rō)

Eyelid

CONJUNCTIV/O

(kŏn‐jŭnk‐tĭ‐vō)

Conjunctiva

JUNCT/O

(junk‐tō)

JUG/O

(joo‐gō)

To join, joined

LACRIM/O

(lak‐rĭ‐mō)

Tear

DACRY/O

(dak‐rē‐ŏ)

Tear

MITT/O

(mĭt‐tō)

MISS/O

(mĭs‐sō)

To send, let go

AMBLY/O

(am‐blē‐ō)

Dull

PRESBY/O

(prĕz‐bē‐ō)

Old age

DIPL/O

(dĭp‐lō)

Double

DEUTER/O

(doo‐tĕr‐ō)

Second, secondary (*in vision, green blindness i.e. secondary color)

PROT/O

(prō‐tō)

First, primary (*in vision, red blindness i.e. primary color)

METR/O

(mĕ‐trō)

‐METER

(mēt‐ĕr)

Measure, measuring (*METER, device for measure)

STIGMAT/O

(stĭg‐măt‐ō)

Spot, point, shame/disgrace

PHOT/O

(fō‐tō)

Light

LUMIN/O

(loo‐mĭ‐nō)

Light, lumen (unit of light)

SCOT/O

(skō‐tō)

Darkness

NYCT/O

(nik‐tō)

Night

NOCT/O

(nok‐tō)

Night

TROP/O

(trō‐pō)

‐TROPIA

(trō‐pē‐ă)

‐TROPION

(trō‐pē‐ŏn)

Turning, change, stimulating (*TROPIA, deviation of eyes from the visual axis; *TROPION, turning the edge or margin, particularly of the eyelid)

STRABISM/O

(stră‐biz‐mō)

Strabismus (*disorder of the eye in respect to the optic axis)

NYSTAGM/O

(nis‐tag‐mō)

Nystagmus (*disorder involving involuntary movement of the eye)

SCHIST/O

(skĭs‐tō)

SCHIZ/O

(skĭz‐ō)

‐SCHISIS

(skĭ‐sĭs)

Split, cleft

CHALAS/O

(kăl‐ă‐sō)

‐CHALASIS

(kăl′ă‐sĭs)

Loose, slack

PTERYG/O

(ter‐ĭ‐gō)

PTER/O

(ter‐ō)

‐PTERYX

(ter‐iks)

Wing, wing‐like

GLAUC/O

(glaw‐kō)

Silver, gray, or bluish green

CATARACT/O

(kăt‐ă‐răk‐tō)

Cataract

MI/O

(mī‐ō)

MEI/O

(mī‐ō)

Less, smaller

MYDRIAT‐

(mĭ‐drī‐ă‐tō)

Enlargement of the pupil

AUR/O

(or‐ō)

Ear

AURICUL/O

(or‐ik‐yŭ‐lō)

Auricle (visible external ear)

PINN/O

(pin‐ō)

PENN/O

(pen‐ō)

Auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing

CONCH/O

(kŏng‐kō)

Auricle (visible external ear), shell, shell‐like

OT/O

(ō‐tō)

‐OTIA

(ō‐shē‐ă)

Ear

MALLE/O

(mal‐ē‐ō)

Malleus (one of the ossicles of the ear), hammer

INCUD/O

(ing‐kyŭ‐dō)

Incus (one of the ossicles of the ear), anvil

STAPED/O

(stā‐pēd‐ō)

Stapes (one of the ossicles of the ear), stirrup

LABYRINTH/O

(lab‐ĭ‐rin‐thō)

Labyrinth of the ear, maze

VESTIBUL/O

(vĕs‐tĭb‐ū‐lō)

Vestibule of the inner ear, an entrance

UTRICUL/O

(ū‐trik‐yŭ‐lō)

Utricle of the inner ear, bag, sack

SACCUL/O

(sak‐yŭ‐lō)

Saccule of the inner ear, bag, sack

COCHLE/O

(kok‐lē‐ō)

Cochlea of the inner ear, spiral shell

MEAT/O

(mē‐ă‐tō)

Opening, passageway

FENESTR/O

(fĕ‐nes‐trō)

Opening, window

SALPING/O

(săl‐pĭng‐gō)

‐SALPINX

(sal‐pingks)

Eustachian tube, or Fallopian (Uterine), a long tubular structure

TYMPAN/O

(tĭm‐pă‐nō)

Eardrum, drum

MYRING/O

(mĭ‐ring‐gō)

Eardrum, membrane

SON/O

(sō‐nō)

Sound

PHON/O

(fŏ‐nō)

Sound, voice

ACOUSMAT/O

(ă‐kooz‐măt‐ō)

Sound

BAR/O

(bar‐ō)

BARY/O

(bar‐ē‐ō)

Weight, pressure, heavy

BATH/O

(băth‐ō)

BATHY/O

(băth‐ē‐ō)

Depth, deep

TRET/O

(trē‐tō)

‐TRESIA

(trē‐zē‐ă)

Perforated, bored

MASTOID/O

(mas‐toyd‐ō)

Mastoid (process of the temporal bone)

TINNIT/O

(tĭn‐ī‐tō)

A ringing, buzzing, hissing sound in the ear

CERUMIN/O

(sĕ‐roo‐mĭ‐nō)

Earwax

CER/O

(sē‐rō)

‐CERE

(sēr)

Wax

AUDIT/O

(od‐ĭ‐tō)

AUDI/O

(od‐ē‐ō)

Listening, sense of hearing

ACUST/O

(ă‐koos‐tō)

ACOUST/O

(ă‐koos‐tō)

‐ACUSIS

(a‐kū‐sĭs)

‐ACOUSIA

(ă‐kū‐sē‐ă)

Listening, sense of hearing