Define the combining form or suffix

1. blephar/o
2. chromat/o
3. core/o
4. cycl/o
5. dipl/o
6. glauc/o
7. irid/o
8. kerat/o
9. lacrim/o
10. ocul/o
11. papill/o
12. phac/o
13. presby/o
14. uve/o
15. vitre/o
16. audi/o
17. aur/o
18. acous/o
19. myring/o
20. staped/o
21. salping/o
22. tympan/o
23. -opia
24. –metrist
25. -cusis


1. blephar/o - eyelid
2. chromat/o - color
3. core/o - pupil
4. cycl/o - ciliary body
5. dipl/o - double
6. glauc/o - gray
7. irid/o - iris
8. kerat/o - cornea
9. lacrim/o - tears
10. ocul/o - eye
11. papill/o - optic disk
12. phac/o - lens
13. presby/o - old age
14. uve/o - choroid
15. vitre/o - glassy
16. audi/o - hearing
17. aur/o - ear
18. acous/o - hearing
19. myring/o - tympanic membrane
20. staped/o - stapes
21. salping/o - eustachian tube
22. tympan/o - tympanic membrane
23. -opia - vision condition
24. –metrist - one who measures
25. -cusis - hearing

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