Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards
(36 cards)
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ambly/o
A
dull; dim
2
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ametr/o
A
out of proportion
3
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anis/o
A
unequal
4
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dipl/o
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double
5
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nyct/o
A
night
6
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pexy
A
surgical fixation
7
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phobia
A
fear
8
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eso
A
inward
9
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exo
A
outside
10
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extra
A
outside
11
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presby
A
old age
12
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blepharoptosis
A
drooping eyelid AKA ptosis
13
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conjunctivitis
A
inflamation of conjunctiva
14
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aniscorneia
A
pupils are of unequal size
15
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corneal abrasion
A
scraping of superficial layers of the cornea
16
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iridectomy
A
excision of the iris
17
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iritis
A
inflamation of the iris
18
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keratoplasty
A
surgical reconstruction of cornea; conrea transplant
19
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extraocular muscles
A
muscles outside of eyeball
20
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exophthalmia
A
outward protusion of eyeball
21
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ophthalmoscopy
A
process of visually examining the back portion of the eye AKA funduscopy
22
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xerophthalmia
A
drying of the surface of the eye including the conjunctiva
23
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palpebral
A
pertaining to the eye
24
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aphakia
A
absence of lense
25
photophobia
sensitivity to light
26
retinopathy
disease of the retina
27
retinopexy
surgical fixation of the retina
28
amblyopia
dimness of vision
29
ametropia
error of refraction in which images don't focus properly on the retina
30
hemianopia
lack of vision in one-half of the visual field AKA hemianopsia
31
nyctalopia
night blindness
32
diplopia
double vision
33
presbyopia
impared vision due to old age
34
entropion
inward turning of the eyelid; inversion of the eyelid
35
esotropia
inward turning of the eyeball
36
exotropia
outward turning of the eyeball
