Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
anteorbital | situated in front of the eyes. |
canalicular | like or relating to a canaliculus. |
canaliculus | a small bodily channel, like a tear duct. |
canthic | relating to the canthus, the corner of the eye. |
cheek | the side of the face below the eye; impudence (verb) to speak impudently to |
chiasm | (Greek) a commissure; esp the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. |
chiasma | (Greek) a commissure; esp the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. |
chiasmal | relating to chiasma, a commissure; esp the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. |
choreoid | relating to the chorion, the dark brown vascular coat of the eye. |
chorioid | of or resembling a chorion; (noun) the dark brown vascular coat of the eye. |
choroid | the dark brown vascular coat of the eye. |
choroidal | pertaining to the choroid coat. |
chromatopsia | coloured vision. |
ciliary | pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. |
conjunctiva | (Lat.) the membrane lining the eyelid and joining it with the eyeball. |
conjunctival | relating to the conjunctiva, the membrane lining the eyelid and joining it with the eyeball. |
cornea | (Lat.) a transparent hard material protecting the eyeball. |
corneal | pertaining to the cornea, a transparent hard material protecting eyeball. |
epicanthic | relating to the epicanthus, a fold of skin over the inner canthus of the eye, characteristic of the Mongolian race. |
epicanthus | a fold of skin over the inner canthus of the eye, characteristic of the Mongolian race. |
eyeball | the ball of the eye; (verb) to look closely at. |
eyebrow | the hairy arch above the eye; (verb) to provide with artificial eyebrows. |
eyefold | a fold of skin above the eye. |
eyelash | a hair growing on the edge of an eyelid. |
eyelid | the lid of skin that can be closed over an eyeball. |
eyelike | like an eye. |
fundic | relating to the fundus, the inner basal surface farthest from the opening (as in the eye). |
fundus | (Lat.) the inner basal surface farthest from the opening (as in the eye). |
glabella | (Lat.) the space between the eyebrows, just above the nose. |
glabellar | relating to the glabella, the space between the eyebrows, just above the nose. |
hyaloid | the hyaloid membrane, a thin transparent membrane enclosing the vitreous humour of the eye. |
infraorbital | situated below the orbit of the eye. |
interocular | between the eyes. |
intraocular | situated or occurring within the eyeball. |
intraocularly | (Adv.) INTRAOCULAR, situated or occurring within the eyeball. |
iodopsin | a light sensitive pigment in retinal cones. |
iridal | relating to the iris of the eye. |
iridial | relating to the iris of the eye. |
iridian | relating to the iris of the eye. |
iridic | relating to the iris of the eye. |
iris | part of the eye (verb) to give the form of a rainbow to |
limbus | (Lat.) a distinctive border; the margin of the cornea. |
nasolacrymal | relating to the nose and tears, esp in reference to the duct that carries tears from the eye and the nose. |
orbita | (Lat.) orbit, in the sense of the hollow of the eye. |
palpebra | (Lat.) the eyelid. |
palpebral | of or relating to the palpebra, the eyelid. |
postorbital | situated behind the eye. |
pupil | part of the eye; a student under the close supervision of a teacher. |
retina | (Lat.) the light-sensitive tissue that lines much of the back layer of the eyeball. |
retinal | relating to the retina; (noun) a pigment in the retina. |
retinene | a pigment in the retina. |
retrobulbar | behind the eyeball. |
retrolental | behind the or a lens, esp that of the eye. |
rhodopsin | visual purple, a pigment in the eye. |
sclera | (Lat.) the outer membrane of the eyeball. |
scleral | relating to the sclera, the outer membrane of the eyeball. |
sclerotic | hard, indurated; (noun) the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. |
subocular | situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye. |
suboptic | situated under the eyes. |
suborbital | below the orbit of the eyes. |
supraorbital | situated above the eye socket. |
tear | a drop of saline liquid secreted by a gland of the eye (verb) to emit tears to pull apart or into pieces |
uvea | the posterior pigment-bearing layer of the pupil of the eye. |
uveal | relating to the uvea, the posterior pigment-bearing layer of the pupil of the eye. |
uveitic | pertaining to the uvea, the posterior pigment-bearing layer of the pupil of the eye. |
vitreous | glassy (noun) the jelly that fills the eyeball |
vitreum | (Lat.) the vitreous humour of the eye. |