Eye Combining Forms
ocul/o, ophthalm/o
What is eye?
ot/o
What is ear?
-stenosis
What is narrowing/stricture?
What is unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light?
tinnitus
What is ringing in the ears?
dipl/o
What is double?
myring/o, tympan/o
What is tympanic membrane (eardrum)?
-acusis
What is hearing?
conjunctivitis
What is inflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye)?
otodynia
What is pain in the ear?
cor/o, core/o, pupill/o
What is pupil?
acous/o, audi/o, audit/o
What is hearing?
-opsia, -opia
What is vision?
pupilloscopy
What is visual examination of the pupil?
vertigo
What is a feeling of spinning or dizziness?
blephar/o
What is eyelid?
mastoid/o
What is mastoid process?
-tropia
What is turning?
dacryorrhea
What is discharge or flow from a lacrimal gland?
myringoplasty
What is surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)?
dacry/o, lacrim/o
What is tear; lacrimal apparatus duct, sac, or gland?
labyrinth/o
What is labyrinth (inner ear)?
-rrhexis
What is rupture?
blepharoptosis
What is prolapse or drooping of the eyelid?
ENT
What is ear, nose, and throat?