Anatomy & Physiology
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word Roots
Illnesses
100
Lacrimal Apparatus
What is the term for the tear ducts?
100
opt/o-
What is the prefix meaning light, eye, or vision
100
-opsia
What is the suffix for "vision"?
100
pupil/o
What is the word root meaning "pupil"?
100
an error of refraction, where the light entering the eye does not focus on a single point
What is astigmatism?
200
hearing and equilibrium
What are the primary functions of the ears?
200
aur/o-
What is the prefix meaning "ear"?
200
-otia
What is the suffix meaning "condition of the ear"?
200
ir/o
What is the word root meaning "iris"?
200
a condition characterized by drooping of the upper eyelid
What is blepharoptosis?
300
orbit, conjuctiva, the tear ducts, and the lacrimal apparatus
What are the main external structures of the eye?
300
ot/o-
What is the prefix for "ear"?
300
-acusis
What is the suffix for "hearing"?
300
tympan/o
What is the word root meaning "eardrum"?
300
a disorder in which sound is unable to travel from the outer to the inner ear
What is otosclerosis?
400
the malleus, incus, and stapes
What are the names of the ossicles (small bones) in the middle ear?
400
blephar/o
What is the prefix meaning "eyelid"?
400
-tropia
What is the suffix meaning "to turn" (as in turning of the eyelids)
400
ocul/o
What is the word root meaning "eye"?
400
dizziness and/or loss of balance sometimes associated with Meniere's syndrome
What is vertigo?
500
Color receptors that provide high visual acuity
What are cones?
500
phak/o-, phac/o-
What is the prefix for lens?
500
-metrist
What is the suffix meaning "one who measures" (ie- optometrist)?
500
acousto/o
What is the word root meaning "hearing"
500
an inflamed tear sac
What is dacryocystitis?
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