Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0771 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ophthalm/o: Eye
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The idea
The combining form ophthalm slash o names the eye, and comes from Greek.
In practice
Ophthalmology is the study of the eye.
Where people slip
Ophthalm carries two h's, and the first is often dropped in error.
Your place on the trail
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