Chapter 11 Test Review Medical Terminology
ec- out; outside
eso- inward
acous/o hearing
cor/o pupil
myring/o tympanic membrane (eardrum)
presby/o old age
-opia vision condition
-tropia to turn
en- in
exo- outward
cerumen/o cerumen (earwax)
dacry/o tear
phac/o lens of the eye
-cusis hearing
-ptosis droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
ambly/o dull, dim
portion of the ear that forms the shell-shaped structure of the outer ear; also known as the
auricle pinna
yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal, also traps debris.
cerumen also known as earwax
a clear colorless mucos membrane that lines the eyelids and covers anterior portion of the
conjunctiva eyeball.
cornea the transparent anterior part of the sclera that protects the iris and the pupil.
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ec- out; outside
eso- inward
acous/o hearing
cor/o pupil
myring/o tympanic membrane (eardrum)
presby/o old age
-opia vision condition
-tropia to turn
en- in
exo- outward
cerumen/o cerumen (earwax)
dacry/o tear
phac/o lens of the eye
-cusis hearing
-ptosis droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
ambly/o dull, dim
portion of the ear that forms the shell-shaped structure of the outer ear; also known as the
auricle pinna
yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal, also traps debris.
cerumen also known as earwax
a clear colorless mucos membrane that lines the eyelids and covers anterior portion of the
conjunctiva eyeball.
cornea the transparent anterior part of the sclera that protects the iris and the pupil.
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