The Eye - Root Words Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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ambly/o

A

dull

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2
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anis/o

A

unequal

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3
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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4
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choroid/o

A

choroid

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5
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conjunctiv/o

A

to join together, conjunctiva

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6
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cor/o

A

pupil

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7
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corne/o

A

cornea

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8
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cry/o

A

cold

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9
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cycl/o

A

ciliary body

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10
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dacry/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct

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11
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dipl/o

A

double

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12
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foc/o

A

focus

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13
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goni/o

A

angle

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14
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irid/o

A

iris

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15
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kerat/o

A

cornea

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16
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lacrim/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct

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lent/o

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metr/o

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mi/o

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ocul/o

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ophthalm/o

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opt/o

23
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orth/o

24
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phac/o

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phak/o
lentil, lens
26
phot/o
light
27
presby/o
old
28
pupill/o
pupil
29
rad/i
radiating out from a center
30
retin/o
retina
31
stigmat/o
point
32
ton/o
tone, tension
33
trich/o
hair
34
trop/o
turn
35
uve/o
uvea
36
xen/o
foreign material
37
xer/o
dry
38
enucleat
to remove the kernel of
39
mydriat
dilation, widen
40
nyctal
night
41
emulsificat
disintegrate
42
strabism
a squinting