Special Senses Word Parts

Suffix that means vision condition:

• opia

• otia

• osmia

• tropia

Suffix that means ear condition:

• opia

• otia

• osmia

• tropia

Suffix that means smell condition:

• opia

• otia

• osmia

• tropia

The suffix -tropia means:

• to turn

• ear condition

• feeling; sensation

• hearing

The prefix that means inward

• eso-

• exo-

The prefix that means outward

• eso-

• exo-

The prefix a-, an- means

• not;without

• inward

• outward

• within; into

The prefix intra- means

• not;without

• inward

• outward

• within; into

presby/o means:

• old age

• ear

• eye

• gray

ot/o means:

• old age

• ear

• eye

• gray