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Medical Prefixes and Their Meanings: An Essential Guide for Healthcare Students, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Explore the meanings behind common medical prefixes and gain a deeper understanding of related terms. This comprehensive list covers various aspects of anatomy, physiology, and pathology, making it an invaluable resource for university students, high school students, and lifelong learners in healthcare fields. Terms related to the eye, ear, muscles, nerves, and more, as well as their definitions and corresponding suffixes.

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TERM 1
acous/o, audi/o, audit/o
DEFINITION 1
WR: hearing
TERM 2
aden/o
DEFINITION 2
WR: gland
TERM 3
blephar/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: eyelid
TERM 4
choroid/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: choroid
TERM 5
chromat/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: color
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acous/o, audi/o, audit/o

WR: hearing

TERM 2

aden/o

DEFINITION 2

WR: gland

TERM 3

blephar/o

DEFINITION 3

WR: eyelid

TERM 4

choroid/o

DEFINITION 4

WR: choroid

TERM 5

chromat/o

DEFINITION 5

WR: color

cochle/o

WR: cochlea

TERM 7

conjunctiv/o

DEFINITION 7

WR: conjunctiva

TERM 8

corne/o

DEFINITION 8

WR: cornea

TERM 9

cor/o, core/o, pupill/o

DEFINITION 9

WR: pupil

TERM 10

dacry/o, lacrim/o

DEFINITION 10

WR: tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

opt/o

WR: eye, vision

TERM 17

ot/o

DEFINITION 17

WR: ear

TERM 18

retin/o

DEFINITION 18

WR: retina

TERM 19

salping/o

DEFINITION 19

WR: tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

TERM 20

scler/o

DEFINITION 20

WR: hardening; sclera (white of eye)

erythr/o

WR: red

TERM 22

my/o

DEFINITION 22

WR: muscle

TERM 23

neur/o

DEFINITION 23

WR: nerve

TERM 24

presby/o

DEFINITION 24

WR: old age

TERM 25

ton/o

DEFINITION 25

WR: tension

algia, dynia

S: pain

TERM 32

edema

DEFINITION 32

S: swelling

TERM 33

itis

DEFINITION 33

S: inflammation

TERM 34

logist

DEFINITION 34

S: specialist in study of

TERM 35

logy

DEFINITION 35

S: study of

malacia

S: softening

TERM 37

metry

DEFINITION 37

S: act of measuring

TERM 38

oma

DEFINITION 38

S: tumor

TERM 39

opia, opsia

DEFINITION 39

S: vision

TERM 40

osis

DEFINITION 40

S: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood

cells)

scopy

S: visual examination

TERM 47

spasm

DEFINITION 47

S: involuntary contraction, twitching

TERM 48

stenosis

DEFINITION 48

S: narrowing, stricture

TERM 49

tropia, version

DEFINITION 49

S: turning

TERM 50

a

DEFINITION 50

P: without, not

ana

P: against; up; back

TERM 52

dipl

DEFINITION 52

P: double

TERM 53

eso

DEFINITION 53

P: inward

TERM 54

exo

DEFINITION 54

P: outside, outward

TERM 55

hyper

DEFINITION 55

P: excessive, above normal

OD

right eye

TERM 62

O.D.

DEFINITION 62

Doctor of Optometry

TERM 63

OS

DEFINITION 63

left eye

TERM 64

OU

DEFINITION 64

both eyes

TERM 65

REM

DEFINITION 65

rapid eye movement

XT

exotropia

TERM 67

AC

DEFINITION 67

air conduction

TERM 68

AD

DEFINITION 68

right ear

TERM 69

AS

DEFINITION 69

left ear

TERM 70

AU

DEFINITION 70

both ears

glaucoma

Condition in which aqueous humor fails to drain properly and

accumulates in the anterior chamber of the eye, causing

elevated intraocular pressure (IOP)

TERM 77

macular degeneration

DEFINITION 77

Breakdown of the tissues in the macula, resulting in loss of

central vision

TERM 78

photophobia

DEFINITION 78

Unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light

TERM 79

retinal detachment

DEFINITION 79

Separation of the retina from the choroid, which disrupts

vision and results in blindness if not repaired

TERM 80

strabismus

DEFINITION 80

Muscular eye disorder in which the eyes turn from the

normal position so that they deviate in different directions

esotropia

Strabismus in which there is a deviation of the visual axis of

one eye toward that of the other eye, resulting in diplopia;

also called cross-eye and convergent strabismus

TERM 82

exotropia

DEFINITION 82

Strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of

one eye away from that of the other eye, resulting in

diplopia; also called wall-eye (cock-eye) and divergent

strabismus

TERM 83

hearing loss

DEFINITION 83

Decreased ability to perceive sounds compared to what the

individual or examiner would regard as normal

TERM 84

otitis media (OM)

DEFINITION 84

Inflammation of the middle ear, which is commonly the result

of an upper respiratory infection (URI)

TERM 85

otosclerosis

DEFINITION 85

Progressive deafness due to ossification in the bony labyrinth

of the inner ear