Prefixes/Suffixes
Without
Pertaining to hearing
Acoustic, auditory
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Opt/i
Vision
What does HEENT stand for
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
hyper-
Above, more than normal
Oral
Pertaining to the mouth
Tympanitis
Inflammation of the eardrum
-Itis
Inflammation
What does OD stand for?
Overdose
Infra-
Below, beneath
Pertaining to tears
Lacrimal
Cryopexy
Fixation using cold
-rrhea
Discharge/flow
What does OS stand for?
Left eye
-plasty
surgical repair
Audiogram
Record of hearing
Aphasia
Without speech
-tomy
To cut, incision
What does VA stand for?
Visual activity
-spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
Fovea
Pit or depression
Retinopathy
Disease of the retina
Ot/o
Ear
What does TM stand for?
Tympanic membrane