Sensory System Word Parts

Front 1

Aque/o

Back 1

Water

Front 2

Blephar/o

Back 2

Eyelid

Front 3

Conjunctiv/o

Back 3

Conjunctiva (lining of the eye)

Front 4

Cor/o

Back 4

Pupil

Front 5

Corne/o

Back 5

Cornea

Front 6

Cycl/o

Back 6

Cilliary body

Front 7

Dacry/o

Back 7

Tears

Front 8

Ir/o, irid/o

Back 8

Iris

Front 9

Kerat/o

Back 9

Cornea

Front 10

Lacrim/o

Back 10

Tears

Front 11

Ocul/o

Back 11

Eye

Front 12

Ophthalm/o

Back 12

Eye

Front 13

Opt/o, optic/o

Back 13

Eye

Front 14

Palpebr/o

Back 14

Eyelid

Front 15

Papill/o

Back 15

Optic disc

Front 16

Phac/o, phak/o

Back 16

Lens

Front 17

Pupil/o

Back 17

Pupil

Front 18

Retin/o

Back 18

Retina

Front 19

Scler/o

Back 19

Sclera

Front 20

Uve/o

Back 20

Uvea

Front 21

Vitre/o

Back 21

Jelly like

Front 22

Ambly/o

Back 22

Dull,dim

Front 23

Dipl/o

Back 23

Double

Front 24

Glauc/o

Back 24

Gray

Front 25

Mi/o

Back 25

Smaller

Front 26

Mydr/o

Back 26

Widen, enlarge

Front 27

Nyct/o

Back 27

Night

Front 28

Phot/o

Back 28

Light

Front 29

Presby/o

Back 29

Old age

Front 30

Scot/o

Back 30

Darkness

Front 31

Xer/o

Back 31

Dry

Front 32

-opia

Back 32

Vision

Front 33

-opsia

Back 33

Vision

Front 34

-tropia

Back 34

To turn

Front 35

Acous/o

Back 35

Hearing

Front 36

Audi/o

Back 36

Hearing

Front 37

Audit/o

Back 37

Hearing

Front 38

Aur/o, auricul/o

Back 38

Ear

Front 39

Cochle/o

Back 39

Cochlea

Front 40

Mastoid/o

Back 40

Mastoid process

Front 41

Myring/o

Back 41

Eardrum

Front 42

Ossicul/o

Back 42

Ossicle (small bones)

Front 43

Ot/o

Back 43

Ear

Front 44

Salping/o

Back 44

Eustachian tube

Front 45

Staped/o

Back 45

Third bone of the middle ear

Front 46

Tympan/o

Back 46

Eardrum

Front 47

Enucleation

Back 47

Removal of the entire eyeball

Front 48

Diabetic retinopathy

Back 48

Hemorrhage and dilations of retinal veins caused by glucose malfunctions

Front 49

Vestibul/o

Back 49

Vestibule

Front 50

-acusis, -cusis

Back 50

Hearing

Front 51

-meter

Back 51

Instrument used to measure

Front 52

-otia

Back 52

Ear condition

Front 53

Retinal detachment

Back 53

Condition that occurs when two layers of the retina separate from each other

Front 54

Astigmatism

Back 54

Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

Front 55

Hyperopia

Back 55

Farsighted

Front 56

Myopia

Back 56

Nearsighted

Front 57

Presbyopia

Back 57

Decrease of vision as result of old age

Front 58

Cataract

Back 58

Clouding of the lens causing decreased vision

Front 59

Chalazion

Back 59

Small hard cystic mass on the eyelid

Front 60

Glaucoma

Back 60

Increased intraocular pressure

Front 61

Hordeolum

Back 61

Stye with pus in it

Front 62

Nystagmus

Back 62

Repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes

Front 63

Strabismus

Back 63

Abnormal deviation of the eye (squinting)

Front 64

Otis media

Back 64

Inflammation of the middle ear

Front 65

Otosclerosis

Back 65

Hardening of the bone tissue of the middle ear

Front 66

Tinnitus

Back 66

Sensation of noises in the ear (ringing, buzzing)

Front 67

Vertigo

Back 67

Dizziness

Front 68

Syncope

Back 68

Fainting

Front 69

Lasik surgery

Back 69

Use of a laser to correct errors of refraction of the eye

Front 70

Otitis externa

Back 70

Swimmers ear; bacteria and trapped water with the external canal

Front 71

Otorhinolaryngology

Back 71

Study or ear nose and throat