Chapter 10 Word Parts and Abbr. Flashcards
(98 cards)
1
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acous/o
A
hearing
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acoust/o
A
sound
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ambly/o
A
dull; dim
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aque/o
A
water
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audi/o, audit/o
A
hearing
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
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cerumin/o
A
cerumen
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cochle/o
A
cochlea
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conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
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cor/o, core/o
A
pupil
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corne/o
A
cornea
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cyst/o
A
cyst, fluid sac; bladder
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dacry/o
A
tear
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dipl/o
A
double
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glauc/o
A
gray
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graph/o
A
writing
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gustat/o
A
taste
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ir/o, irid/o
A
iris
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kerat/o
A
cornea
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lacrim/o
A
tears
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mi/o
A
smaller; less
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mydr/o
A
widened; enlarged
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myring/o
A
tympanic membrane; eardrum
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nyct/o
A
night
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ocul/o
eye
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olfact/o
eye
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opt/o, optic/o
eye; vision
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ossic/o
ossicle (small bone)
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ot/o
ear
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papill/o
nipple-like
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phac/o, phak/o
lens of the eye
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phot/o
light
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presby/o
old age
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retin/o
retina
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salping/o
Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube
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scot/o
darkness
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staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
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steat/o
sebum; fat
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stigmat/o
point
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vestibul/o
vestibule
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vitr/o
vitreous body
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vitre/o
glassy
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a-, an-
not, without
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ec-
outside
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en-
in
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eso-
inward
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exo-
outward
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hyper-
excessive
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hyp/o
below normal; deficient
50
intra-
into
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-al, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
pertaining to-
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-al, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
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-cusis
hearing
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-ectomy
extract
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-esthesia
sensation
55
-ia
condition
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-ion
process
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-ism
condition
58
-itis
inflammation
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-metry
process of measuring
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-oma
tumor
61
-opia
vision condition
62
-osmia
smell
63
-otia
ear condition
64
-pathy
disease
65
-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
droop; sag; protrude
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-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
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-scope
instrument used to view
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-scopy
visual examination using a scope
70
-tomy
incision
71
-tropia
to turn
72
AD
right ear (latin is auris dextra)
73
ARMD
age-related macular degeneration
74
AS
left ear (Auris SInistra)
75
As
astigmatism
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AU
each ear (Auris Uterque)
77
b.i.d
twice per day (Bis in Die)
78
cc
cubic centimeters
79
CPOA
certified paraoptometric assistant
80
Gtt, gtt
drops
81
hs
half strength
82
Hy
hyperopia
83
LASIK
laser in situ keratotomy
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My
myopia
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OD, O.D.
doctor of optometry
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O.D.
right eye (Oculus Dexter)
87
Oint
ointment
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O.S
each eye (oculus uterque)
89
PERRLA
pupils equal, round and reactive to live
90
phaco
phacoemulsification
91
PO, p.o
By mouth (Per Os)
92
Pr
presbyopia
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q.i.d.
four times per day (quater in die)
94
RN
registered nurse
95
t.i.d.
three times per day (ter in die)
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VA
visual acuity
97
Vf
field of vision
