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Medical Terminology / Unit 12   MedTerm 0772 short lesson, about 20 seconds

ocul/o: Eye

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The idea

The combining form ocul slash o also names the eye, and comes from Latin.

In practice

Intraocular means within the eye.

Where people slip

Ophthalm slash o and ocul slash o name one organ, as Greek and Latin pairs do.

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