Medical Vocabulary Flashcards Lesson 13

Front 1

-oma

Back 1

noun-forming suffix

In ophthalmologic terms:

designates various abnormalities

(instead of tumors)

Front 2

blephar-

Back 2

Combining form

eyelid

Front 3

choroid-

Back 3

Combining form

[skinlike] choroid

Front 4

cor(e)-

Back 4

Combining form

[girl] pupil (of the eye)

Front 5

cycl-

Back 5

Combining form

circle; the ciliary body

Front 6

dacry-

Back 6

Combining form

tear; lacrimal sac or duct

Front 7

herpes, herpet-

Back 7

Combining form

[shingles] herpes, a creeping skin disease

Front 8

ir(id)-

Back 8

Combining form

(rainbow) iris

Front 9

junct-

Back 9

Combining form

join

Front 10

kerat-

Back 10

Combining form

[horn] cornea

Front 11

lacrim-

Back 11

Combining form

tear

Front 12

my-

Back 12

Combining form

close, shut

Front 13

ocul-

Back 13

Combining form

eye

Front 14

op(s)-

Back 14

Combining form

vision

Front 15

ophthalm-

Back 15

Combining form

eye

Front 16

opt-

Back 16

Combining form

[seen] vision; eye

Front 17

phac-, phak-

Back 17

Combining form

[lentil] lens

Front 18

ret-, retin-

Back 18

Combining form

[net] retina; network, plexus

Front 19

stigm-, stigmat-

Back 19

Combining form

point, mark, spot

Front 20

xer-

Back 20

Combining form

dry