| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| Di/Bi | two, double |
| cry/o | cold |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -gram | record, radio graphic image |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -osis | abnormal |
| -pathy | disease |
| phot/o | light |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| Iri/o | iris |
| scler/o | sclera |
| -opia | vision, condition |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| opt/o | vision |
| lacrim/o | tears, tear duct |
| cor/o | pupil |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane ( ear drum) |
| ot/o | ear |
| audi/o | hearing |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| Tympan/o | tympanic membrane (ear drum) middle ear |
| neur/o | nerve |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| myc/o | fungus |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| mastoid/o | mastoid bone |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| auri/o | ear |
| encephal/o | brain |
| larcim/o | tear, tear duct |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| opt/o | vision |
| phak/o | lens |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | sclera |
| -opia | vision, condition |
| IOP | intra occular pressure |
| myc/o | fungus |
| ENT | ear nose throat |
| EENT | eye ear nose throat |
| OM | otitis media |
| esthesi/o | sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| quadri/o | four |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| hemi- | half |
| mono- | one |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
| CSF | Cerebro Spinal Fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| EEG | electroencaohalography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| PTSD | post traumatic stress disorder |
| -lysis | loosening, dissolution, seperating |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | constriction or narrowing |