Eye word roots
word root for Iris
Irid/o
double vision
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diplopia
word root for ear
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ot/o
pain in the ear
otalgia. otodynia
specialist who studies hearing
audiologist
two word roots for tears
lacrim/o, dacry/o
flowing of tear gland
dacryadenorrhea
word root for eustachian tube
salping/o
disease of the retina
retinopathy
nearsightedness
myopia
two word roots for eye
ophthalom/o, ocul/o
rupture of the cornea
keratorrhexis
two word roots for eardrum
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myring/o, tympan/o
instrument to view the eustachian tube
salpingoscope
a progressive condition where you lose partial or complete ability to see color
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achromatopia
word root for eyelid
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blephar/o
prolapse of the eyelid
blepharoptosis
word root for hearing
audi/o
2 ways of saying rupture of the ear drum
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myringorrhexis, tympanorrhexis
inflammation of white part of eye
scleritis
word root for the vascular layer of eye
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choroid/o
specialist who studies the eye
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ophthalmologist
word root for bony structures of ear
labrynth/o
study or ear, nose and throat
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otorhinolaryngology
sight diminishes with age
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presbyopia