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Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards

1
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ambly/o

A

dull; dim

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ametr/o

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out of proportion

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anis/o

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unequal

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dipl/o

A

double

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5
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nyct/o

A

night

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6
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pexy

A

surgical fixation

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7
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phobia

A

fear

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8
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eso

A

inward

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exo

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outside

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10
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extra

A

outside

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11
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presby

A

old age

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12
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blepharoptosis

A

drooping eyelid AKA ptosis

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13
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conjunctivitis

A

inflamation of conjunctiva

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14
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aniscorneia

A

pupils are of unequal size

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15
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corneal abrasion

A

scraping of superficial layers of the cornea

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iridectomy

A

excision of the iris

17
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iritis

A

inflamation of the iris

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keratoplasty

A

surgical reconstruction of cornea; conrea transplant

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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

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palpebral

A

pertaining to the eye

24
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aphakia

A

absence of lense

25
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photophobia

A

sensitivity to light

26
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retinopathy

A

disease of the retina

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retinopexy

A

surgical fixation of the retina

28
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amblyopia

A

dimness of vision

29
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ametropia

A

error of refraction in which images don’t focus properly on the retina

30
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hemianopia

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lack of vision in one-half of the visual field AKA hemianopsia

31
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nyctalopia

A

night blindness

32
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diplopia

A

double vision

33
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presbyopia

A

impared vision due to old age

34
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entropion

A

inward turning of the eyelid; inversion of the eyelid

35
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esotropia

A

inward turning of the eyeball

36
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exotropia

A

outward turning of the eyeball

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