| A | B |
|---|
| combining form: head | cephal/o ("pertaining to" use -ic) |
| combining form: brain | encephal/o ("pertaining to" use -ic) |
| combining form: eye | ophthalm/o |
| combining form: eyelid | blephar/o |
| combining form: hard; white of eyes | scler/o (noun = sclera) |
| combining form: clear membrane covering eyeball | conjunctiv/o (noun = conjunctiva) |
| combining form: ears | ot/o ("pertaining to" use -ic) |
| combining form: eardrum | tympan/o ("pertaining to" use -ic) |
| combining form: hearing | audi/o ("pertaining to" use -al) |
| combining form: nose | rhin/o |
| combining form: inner nose passage | nas/o ("pertaining to" use -al) |
| combining form: gums | gingiv/o ("pertaining to" use -al) |
| combining form: tongue | gloss/o ("pertaining to" use -al) |
| combining form: lips | cheil/o ("pertaining to" use -al) |
| combining form: throat | pharyng/o ("pertaining to" use -eal) |
| prefixes: not; without | -a, -an |
| suffix: hernia; swelling | -cele |
| suffix: enlargement of | -megaly |
| suffix: instrument to view | -scope |
| suffix: process of viewing | -scopy or o/scopy |
