1.Prefix : macro- Meaning :Large, Long Example Macropsia - Large visual object 2.Prefix : meg-,mega- Meaning :Large,oversize Example Megalophthalmos - Abnormally Large Eye 3.Prefix : micro- Meaning :Small, one-millionth Example Microphthalmia - Very small eyeball 4.Prefix : milli- Meaning :one thousandth Example millisecond - one thousandth of 5.Prefix : mono- Meaning :one,single Example Monocular - Pertaining to one eye 6.Prefix : multi- Meaning :many Example Multifocal - Many Foci 7.Suffix : - malacia Meaning :softening Example Keratomalacia- An abnormally soft cornea 8.Suffix : - meter Meaning :measures Example Photometer- Measures Light 9.Suffix : - metry Meaning :process of measuring Example Keratometry- Process of measuring cornea
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