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1
Q

ambly/o

A

dull

2
Q

anis/o

A

unequal

3
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

4
Q

choroid/o

A

choroid

5
Q

conjunctiv/o

A

to join together, conjunctiva

6
Q

cor/o

A

pupil

7
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

8
Q

cry/o

A

cold

9
Q

cycl/o

A

ciliary body

10
Q

dacry/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct

11
Q

dipl/o

A

double

12
Q

foc/o

A

focus

13
Q

goni/o

A

angle

14
Q

irid/o

A

iris

15
Q

kerat/o

A

cornea

16
Q

lacrim/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct

17
Q

lent/o

A

lens

18
Q

metr/o

A

measure

19
Q

mi/o

A

less, small

20
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

21
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

22
Q

opt/o

A

eye

23
Q

orth/o

A

straight

24
Q

phac/o

A

lens

25
Q

phak/o

A

lentil, lens

26
Q

phot/o

A

light

27
Q

presby/o

A

old

28
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil

29
Q

rad/i

A

radiating out from a center

30
Q

retin/o

A

retina

31
Q

stigmat/o

A

point

32
Q

ton/o

A

tone, tension

33
Q

trich/o

A

hair

34
Q

trop/o

A

turn

35
Q

uve/o

A

uvea

36
Q

xen/o

A

foreign material

37
Q

xer/o

A

dry

38
Q

enucleat

A

to remove the kernel of

39
Q

mydriat

A

dilation, widen

40
Q

nyctal

A

night

41
Q

emulsificat

A

disintegrate

42
Q

strabism

A

a squinting