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Bi/o

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Root + Combining Form

Life

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Metry

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Suffix

Process of measuring

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Biometry

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Root + Combining Form + Suffix

The study of numeric data based on biologic observations

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Bi/o

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Root + Combining Form

Life

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Metrist

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Suffix

Skilled in measuring

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Biometrist

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Root + Combining Form + Suffix

Skilled in biometry

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Conjunctiva

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Latin Inner lining of eyelids

Inner lining of eyelids

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Conjunctiv

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Root

Conjunctiva

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Al

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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Conjunctival

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Root + Suffix

Pertaining to the conjunctiva

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Conjunctiv

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Root

Conjunctiva

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Itis

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Suffix

Inflammation

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Conjunctivitis

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Root + Suffix

Inflammation of the conjunctiva

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Pink eye

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Lay term for conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis

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Cornea

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Latin Web, tunic

The central, transparent part of the outer coat of the eye covering the iris and pupil

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Lacrim

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Root

Tear

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Al

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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Lacrimal

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Root + Suffix

Pertaining to tears and the tear apparatus

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Nas/o

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Root + Combining Form

Nose

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Lacrim

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Root

Tear

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Al

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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Duct

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Root

To lead

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Nasolacrimal duct

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Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix + Root

Passage from the lacrimal sac to the nose

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Opthalm/o

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Root + Combining Form

Eye

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Logy
Suffix | Study of
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Opthalmology
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
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Opthalm/o
Root + Combining Form | Eye
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Logist
Suffix | One who studies, specialist
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Ophthalmologist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Medical specialist in ophthalmology
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Ophthalm
Root | Eye
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Ophthalmic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the eye
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Orbit
Latin Circle | The bony socket that holds the eyeball
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Orbit
Root | Orbit
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Orbital
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the orbit
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Peri
Prefix | Around
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Orbit
Root | Orbit
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Periorbital
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to tissues around the orbit
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Phot/o
Root + Combining Form | Light
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Phob
Root | Fear
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Photophobia
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Fear of the light because it hurts the eyes
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Phot/o
Root + Combining Form | Light
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Phob
Root | Fear
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Photophobic
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or suffering from photophobia
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Anti
Prefix | Against
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Bio
Root | Life
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Antibiotic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | A substance that has the capacity to inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria and other microorganisms
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Blephar
Root | Eyelid
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Blepharitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the eyelid
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Blephar/o
Root + Combining Form | Eyelid
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Ptosis
Suffix | Drooping
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Blepharoptosis
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Drooping of the upper eyelid
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Blephar/o
Root + Combining Form | Eyelid
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Plasty
Suffix | Surgical repair
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Blepharoplasty
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Surgical repair of the eyelid
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Contagious
Latin Touch closely | Infection can be transmitted from person to person or from a person to a surface to a person
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Con
Prefix | Together
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Tamin
Root | Touch
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Ate
Suffix | Composed of, pertaining to
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Contaminate
Prefix + Root + Suffix | To cause the presence of an infectious agent to be on any surface
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Con
Prefix | Together
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Tamin
Root | Touch
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Contamination
Prefix + Root + Suffix | The presence of an infectious agent on any surface
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Hordeolum
Latin Stye in the eye | Abscess in an eyelash follicle
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Paresis
Greek paralysis | Partial Paralysis
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Ptosis
Greek Drooping | Sinking down of the upper eyelid of an organ
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Pur
Root | Pus
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Ulent
Suffix | Abounding in
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Purulent
Root + Suffix | Showing or containing a lot of pus
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Ac
Prefix | Toward
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Commodat
Root | Adjust
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Ion
Suffix | Action
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Accommodation
Prefix + Root + Suffix | The act of adjusting something to make it fit the needs; in this case the lens of they eye adjusts itself
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Ac
Prefix | Toward
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Commodat
Root | Adjust
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Ate
Suffix | Pertaining to, composed of
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Accommodate
Prefix + Root + Suffix | To adapt to meet a need
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Ac
Prefix | Toward
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Commodat
Root | Adjust
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Ive
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Accommodative
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to accommodation
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Ambly
Prefix | Dull
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Opia
Root | Sight
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Amblyopia
Prefix + Root | Failure or incomplete development of the pathways of vision to the brain
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Eso
Prefix | Inward
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Trop
Root | Turn
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Esotropia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Turning the eye inward toward the nose
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Exo
Prefix | Outward
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Trop
Root | Turn
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Exotropia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Turning the eye outward away from the nose
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Extrinsic
Latin On the outer side | Any muscle located entirely on the outside of the structure under consideration; e.g the eye
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Intrinsic
Latin On the inner side | Any muscle located entirely within (inside) the structure under consideration; e.g the eye
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Ocul
Root | Eye
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Ocular
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the eye
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Opt/o
Root + Combining Form | Vision
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Metrist
Suffix | Skilled in measurement
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Optometrist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Someone skilled in the measurement of vision but who cannot treat eye diseases or prescribe medication
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Opt/o
Root + Combining Form | Vision
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Metry
Suffix | Process of measuring
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Optometry
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | The profession of the measurement of vision
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Stere
Root | Three - dimensional
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Opsis
Suffix | Vision
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Stereopsis
Root + Suffix | Three- dimensional vision
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Strab
Root | Squint
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Ismus
Suffix | Take action
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Strabismus
Root + Suffix | Turning of an eye away from its normal position
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A
Prefix | Without
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Vascul
Root | Blood Vessel
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Avascular
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Without a blood supply
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Con
Prefix | With, together
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Strict
Root | Narrow
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Constrict
Prefix + Root | Become or make narrow
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Con
Prefix | With, together
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Strict
Root | Narrow
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Constriction
Prefix + Root + Suffix | A narrowed portion of a structure
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Dilate
Latin Dilate | To perform or undergo dilation
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Dilat
Root | Dilate
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Dilation
Root + Suffix | Stretching or enlarging an opening or a structure
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Iris
Greek Diaphragm of the eye | Colored portion of the eye with the pupil in its center
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Lens
Latin Lentil shape | Transparent refractive structure behind the iris
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Presby
Root | Old man
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Opia
Suffix | Sight
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Presbyopia
Root + Suffix | Difficulty in nearsighted vision occurring in middle and old age
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Pupil
Latin Pupil | The opening in the center of the iris that allows light to reach the lens
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Pupill
Root | Pupil
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Ary
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pupillary
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the pupil
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Refract
Latin Net | Light-sensitive innermost layer of the eyeball
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Retin
Root | Retina
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Retinal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the retina
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Sclera
Greek Hard | Fibrous outer covering of the eyeball and the white of the eye
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Scler
Root | Hardness, white of eye
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Scleral
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the sclera
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Scler
Root | Hardness, white of eye
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Scleritis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the sclera
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A
Prefix | Without
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Stigmat
Root | Focus
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Ism
Suffix | Process
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Astigmatism
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Inability to focus light rays that enter the eye in different planes
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Concave
Latin Concavus arched | Having a hollowed surface
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Convex
Latin Convexus vaulted | A surface that is evenly curved outward
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Foramen
Latin Hole | An opening through a stucture
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Hyper
Prefix | Beyond
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Opia
Root | Sight
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Hyperopia
Prefix + Root | Able to see distant objects but unable to see close objects
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In Situ
Latin In its original place | In the correct place
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Kerat/o
Root + Combining Form | Cornea
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Mileusis
Root | Lathe
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Keratomileusis
Root + Combining Form + Root | Cuts and shapes the cornea
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Kerat/o
Root + Combining Form | Cornea
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Tomy
Suffix | Surgical incision
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Keratotomy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Incision in the cornea
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Myop
Root | To blink
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Opia
Root | Sight
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Myopia
Root + Root | Able to see close objects but unable to see distant objects
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Radi
Root | Radius
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Radial
Root + Suffix | Diverging in all directions from any given center
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Cataract
Latin To break down | Complete or partial opacity of the lens
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Fluo
Prefix | Fluorine
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Rescein
Root | Resin
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Fluorescein
Prefix + Root | Dye that produces a vivid green color under a blue light to diagnose corneal abrasions and foreign bodies
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Glauc
Root | Lens opacity
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Oma
Suffix | Mass, tumor
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Glaucoma
Root + Suffix | Increased intraocular pressure
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Intra
Prefix | Inside
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Ocul
Root | Eye
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Intraocular
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the inside of the eye
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Ophthalm
Root | Eye
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Neo
Prefix | New
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Nat
Root | Born
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Orum
Suffix | Function of
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Root + Suffix + Prefix + Root + Suffix | Conjunctivitis of the newborn
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Phot/o
Root + Combining Form | Light
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Sensitiv
Root | Feeling
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Ity
Suffix | Condition
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Photosensitivity
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | When light produces pain in the eye
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Pollution
Latin To defile | Condition that is unclean, impure, and a danger to health
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Pollut
Root | Unclean
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Ant
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pollutant
Root + Suffix | Substance that makes an environment unclean or impure
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Angi/o
Root + Combining Form | Blood vessel
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Graphy
Suffix | Process of recording
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Angiography
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Radiography of vessels after injection of contrast material
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Angi/o
Root + Combining Form | Blood vessel
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Gram
Suffiix | A record
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Angiogram
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Radiogram obtained after injection of radiopaque material into blood vessels
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Laser
Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation
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Surg
Root | Operate
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Ery
Suffix | Process of
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Laser Surgery
Root + Suffix | Use of a concentrated, intense narrow beam of electromagnetic radiation for surgery
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Ophthalm/o
Root + Combining Form | Eye
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Scope
Suffix | Instrument for viewing
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Ophthalmoscope
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Instrument for viewing the retina
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Ophthalm/o
Root + Combining Form | Eye
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Scopy
Suffix | To view, examine
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Ophthalmoscopy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | The process of viewing the retina
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Ophthalm/o
Root + Combining Form | Eye
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Scope
Suffix | Instrument for viewing
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Ophthalmoscopic
Root + Combining Form + Suffix + Suffix | Pertaining to the use of an ophthalmoscope
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Phot/o
Root + Combining Form | Light
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Coagul
Root | Clotting
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Photocoagulation
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Using light to form a clot
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Retin/o
Root + Combining Form | Retina
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Blast
Root | Immature cell
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Oma
Suffix | Tumor, mass
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Retinoblatoma
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Malignant neoplasm of primitive retinal cells
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Retin/o
Root + Combining Form | Retina
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Pathy
Suffix | Disease
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Retinopathy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Degenerative disease of the retina
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Fundus
Latin Bottom | Part farthest from the opening of a hallow organ
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Fund/o
Root + Combining Form | Fundus
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Scopy
Suffix | To examine
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Fundoscopy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Examination of the fundus of the eye
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Fund/o
Root + Combining Form | Fundus
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Scop
Suffix | To examine
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Fundoscopic
Root + Combining Form + Suffix + Suffix | Pertaining to fundoscopy
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Ishihara color system
Test for color vision defects
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Jaeger reading cards
Type of different sizes for testing near vision
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Peripher
Root | External boundary
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Peripheral
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the periphery or external boundary
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Peripher
Root | External boundary
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Vis
Root | Sight
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Peripheral Vision
Root + Suffix + Root + Suffix | Ability to see objects as they come into the outer edges of the visual field
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Snellen letter chart
Test for acuity of distant vision
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Ton/o
Root + Combining Form | Pressure, tension
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Meter
Suffix | Measure
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Tonometer
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Instrument for determining intraocular pressure
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Ton/o
Root + Combining Form | Pressure, tension
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Metry
Suffix | Process of measuring
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Tonometry
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | The measurement of intraocular pressure
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Acetaminophen
Generic drug name | Medication that is an analgesic and antipyretic
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Acute
Latin Sharp | Disease of sudden onset
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Bi
Prefix | Two
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Later
Root | Side
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Bilateral
Prefix + Root + Suffix | On two sides; e.g. in both ears
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Chronic
Greek Time | A persistent, long-term disease
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Effusion
Latin Pouring out | Collection of fluid that has escaped from blood vessels into a cavity or tissues
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Ot
Root | Ear
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Media
Root | Middle
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Otitis Media
Root + Suffix + Root | Inflammation of the middle ear
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Logist
Suffix | Specialist
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Otologist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Medical specialist in diseases of the ear
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Logy
Suffix | Study of
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Otology
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Rhin/o
Root + Combining Form | Nose
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Laryng/o
Root + Combining Form | Larynx
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Logist
Suffix | Specialist
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Otorhinolaryngologist
Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form +Root + Combining Form + Suffix Ear, nose and throat medical specialist
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Auditory
Latin Hearing | Relating to hearing or the organs of hearing
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Audi/o
Root + Combining Form | Hearing
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Logy
Suffix | Study of
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Audiology
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Study of hearing disorders
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Audi/o
Root + Combining Form | Hearing
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Logist
Suffix | One who studies, specialist
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Audiologist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Specialist in evaluation of hearing function
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Auricle
Latin Ear | The shell-like external ear
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Cerumen
Latin Wax | Waxy secretion of glands of the external ear
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Cerumin
Root | Cerumen
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Ous
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Ceruminous
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to cerumen
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Cur
Root | Cleanse, cure
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Ette
Suffix | Little
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Curette
Root + Suffix | Scoop-shaped instrument for scraping or removal of new growths
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Cur
Root | Cleanse, cure
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Ette
Suffix | Little
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Age
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Curettage
Root + Suffix + Suffix | The use of a curette
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Impacted
Latin Driven in | Immovably wedged, as with earwax blocking the external canal
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Irrig
Root | To water
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Irrigation
Root + Suffix | Use of water; e.g. to remove wax from the external ear canal
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Meatus
Latin Go through | Passage or channel; also the external opening of a passage
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Scope
Suffix | Instrument for viewing
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Otoscope
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Instrument for examining the ear
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Scopy
Suffix | To examine
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Otoscopy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Examination of the ear
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Scop
Root | To view
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Otoscopic
Root + Combining Form + Suffix + Suffix | Pertaining to examination with an otoscope
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Pinna
Latin Wing | Another name for auricle
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Topic
Root | Local
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Topical
Root + Suffix | Medication applied to the skin to obtain a local effect
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Tympan
Root | Eardrum
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Tympanic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the tympanic membrane or tympanic cavity
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Aden
Root | Gland
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Oid
Suffix | Resembling
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Adenoid
Root + Suffix | Single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat
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Eustachian Tube
Tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
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Incus
Latin Anvil | Middle one of the three ossicles in the middle ear; shaped like an anvil
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Malleus
Latin Hammer | Outer one of the three ossicles in the middle ear; shaped like a hammer
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Mast
Root | Breast
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Oid
Suffix | Resembling
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Mastoid
Root + Suffix | Small bony protrusion immediately behind the ear
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Nas/o
Root + Combining Form | Nose
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Pharynx
Root | Throat
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Nasopharynx
Root + Combining Form + Root | Region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate
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Nas/o
Root + Combining Form | Nose
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Pharyng
Root | Pharynx
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Eal
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Nasopharyngeal
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the nasopharynx
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Oss/i
Root + Combining Form | Bone
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Cle
Suffix | Small
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Ossicle
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | A small bone, particularly relating to the three bones in the middle ear
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Stapes
Latin Stirrup | Inner one of the three ossicles of the middle ear; shaped like a stirrup
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Chol/e
Root + Combining Form | Bile
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Steat
Root | Fat
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Oma
Suffix | Tumor, mass
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Cholesteatoma
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Yellow, waxy tumor arising in the middle ear
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Coryza
Greek Catarrh | Viral inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
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Myring/o
Root + Combining Form | Tympanic membrane
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Tomy
Suffix | Surgical incision
347
Myringotomy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Incision on the tympanic membrane
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Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
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Scler/o
Root + Combining Form | Hard
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Sis
Suffix | Abnormal condition
351
Otosclerosis
Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Hardening at the junction of the stapes and oval window that causes loss of hearing
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Perforated
Latin To bore through | Punctured with one or more holes
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Perforat
Root | Bore through
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Ion
Suffix | Action
355
Perforation
Root + Suffix | A hole through the wall of a structure
356
Prosthesis
Greek Addition | Manufactured substitute for a missing or diseased part of the body
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Tympan/o
Root + Combining Form | Eardrum
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Stomy
Suffix | New opening
359
Tympanostomy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Surgical created new opening in the tympanic membrane to allow fluid to drain from the middle ear
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Audi/o
Root + Combining Form | Hearing
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Meter
Suffix | Measure
362
Audiometer
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Instrument to measure hearing
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Audi/o
Root + Combining Form | Hearing
364
Metric
Suffix | Pertaining to measurement
365
Audiometric
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Pertaining to the measurement of hearing
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Basil
Root | Base, support
367
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
368
Basilar
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the base of a structure
369
Cochlea
Latin Snail shell | An intricate combination of passages; used to describe the inner ear
370
Conductive hearing loss
Latin To lead | Hearing loss caused by lesions in the outer ear or middle ear
371
Implant
Latin To plant | To insert material into tissues; or the material inserted into tissues
372
Labyrinth
Greek Labyrinth | The inner ear
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Labyrinth
Root | Inner ear
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
375
Labyrinthitis
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Inflammation of the inner ear
376
Rinne test
Test for conductive hearing loss
377
Sensor/i
Root + Combining Form | Sensory
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Neur
Root | Nerve
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
380
Sensorineural hearing loss
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Hearing loss caused by lesions of the inner ear or the auditory nerve
381
Weber test
Test for sensorineural hearing loss
382
Ampulla
Latin Two-handleded bottle | Dilated portion of a canal or duct
383
Crista
Root | Crest
384
Ampull
Root | Bottle-shaped
385
Aris
Suffix | Pertaining to
386
Crista Ampullaris
Root + Root + Suffix | Mound of hair cells and gelatinous material in the ampulla of a semicircular canal
387
Equi
Prefix | Equal
388
Librium
Root | Balance
389
Equilibrium
Prefix + Root | Being evenly balanced
390
Meniere Disease
Disorder of the inner ear with acute attacks of tinnitus, vertigo and hearing loss
391
Ot/o
Root + Combining Form | Ear
392
Lith
Root | Stone
393
Otolith
Root + Combining Form + Root | A calcium particle in the vestibule of the inner ear
394
Paroxysm
Root | Sudden, sharp attack
395
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
396
Paroxysmal
Root + Suffix | Occurring in sharp, spasmodic episodes
397
Tinnitus
Latin Jingle | Persistant ringing, whistling, clicking or booming noise in the ears
398
Vertigo
Latin Dizziness | Sensation of spinning or whirling
399
Vestibule
Latin Entrance chamber | Space at the entrance to a canal
400
Vestibul
Root | Vestibule
401
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
402
Vestibular
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the vestibule

Med Terminology (15 decks)

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