Prefixes
Roots
Suffixes
Abbr.
Definitions
100
a-; an-
What is "no; not; lack of?"
100
phot/o
What is "light?"
100
-scopy
What is "process of visually examining?"
100
both eyes
What is "OU?"
100
otitis media
What is "inflammation of the middle ear?"
200
presby-
What is "old age?"
200
blephar/o
What is "eyelid?"
200
-genic
What is "producing?"
200
pupils equal, round, regular, react to light and accomodation
What is "PERRLA?"
200
light rays focus behind the retina; farsightedness
What is "hyperopia?"
300
e-; ec-; ex-; exo-; extra-
What is "out/outside?"
300
aur/o; ot/o
What is "ear?"
300
-osis
What is "abnormal condition?"
300
eyes, ears, nose, throat
What is "EENT?"
300
tinnitus
What is "ringing in the ears?"
400
hyper-
What is "excessive/above?"
400
tympan/o
What is "tympanic membrane/eardrum?"
400
-cusis
What is "hearing?"
400
hertz (a unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second; measurement used in audiograms)
What is "Hz?"
400
conjunctivitis
What is "inflammation of the conjunctiva" also known as "pink eye?"
500
pseudo-
What is "false/fake?"
500
occul/o; opthalm/o
What is "eye?"
500
-metry
What is "process of measuring?"
500
both ears
What is "AU?"
500
vertigo
What is "dizziness?"