Word Parts Pertaining to the Eye and Vision
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TABLE 18-3 Roots for External Eye Structures | |||
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ROOT |
DEFINITION OF EXAMPLE | ||
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palpebr/o |
eyelid |
palpebral PAL-pe-bral |
pertaining to an eyelid |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
symblepharon sim-BLEF-a-ron |
adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball |
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lacrim/o |
tear, lacrimal apparatus |
lacrimation lak-ri-MA-shun |
secretion of tears |
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dacry/o |
tear, lacrimal apparatus |
dacryo t it h DAK-re-o-lith |
stone in the lacrimal apparatus |
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dacryocyst/o |
lacrimal sac |
dacryocystoce 1 e dak-re-d-SIS-to-sel |
hernia of the lacrimal sac |
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