Abbreviations
Defintions
Greek/Latin
Prefixes/suffixes
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
What is ACTH
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Pertaining to the retina
What is retin/al
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The Greek trope meaning turning.
What is -tropia
100
A suffix meaning visible
What is -opter
100
Air swallowing
What is aer/o/phagy
200
Fracture
What is Fx
200
A condition of infection in the tissues around the nail.
What is Par/onych/ia
200
Greek word meaning "like a fox with mange"
What is Alopex
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Prefix meaning double
What is dipl- or diplo-
200
A disease of the eye in which the intraocular pressure is increased
What is Glaucoma
300
thyroid-stimulating hormone
What is TSH
300
The medical specialty studying eye disease and surgery of the eye.
What is Ophthalm/o/logy
300
to become swollen
What is oidein
300
Prefix meaning inside
What is endo-
300
The study of wound care
What is traumat/o/logy
400
ear, nose, throat
What is ENT
400
The nonsteroidal hormone that allows glucose to enter the cell
What is insulin
400
Greek word meaning lentil
What is phacos
400
Suffix for vision
What is -op/ia
400
Plural form of iris
What is ir/ides
500
Both eyes (oculus uterque)
What is OU*
500
twitching of an eyelid
What is blephar/o/spasm
500
Greek word for circle
What is Cyclos
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Prefix meaning toward
eso-
500
A common cause of blindness in the elderly
What is Macul/ar de/gen/eration
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