ophthalm/o

Medical Root
ophthalm/o

ophthalm/o means eye (from the Greek).

What does ophthalm/o mean?

The root ophthalm/o means "eye". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using ophthalm/o

WordMeaning
ophthalmologystudy of the eye
ophthalmoscopeeye examination tool

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ocul/o · opt/o

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