intraocular
Meaning of intraocular: Intraocular means located, occurring, or placed within the eyeball.
Definition of intraocular
Intraocular describes a structure, measurement, disease process, device, or treatment inside the eye. Common uses include intraocular pressure, intraocular lenses implanted during cataract surgery, intraocular tumors, and medicines delivered by injection into the eye. The term identifies location and does not itself describe a diagnosis or treatment method.
How intraocular is built
- intra- Prefix · Latin within, inside
- ocul/o, ophthalm/o Combining form · Latin and Greek eye
- -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic Suffix · Greek and Latin pertaining to, relating to
A medical term is read from its ending backwards: the suffix first, then the prefix, then the root. See all 223 word parts.
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Used in a sentence
An intraocular lens was placed after removal of the cloudy natural lens.
Good to know
Intraocular pressure is the fluid pressure inside the eye. It is an important measurement in glaucoma assessment, but one pressure reading alone does not establish or exclude glaucoma.
Word origin
Where “intraocular” comes from
Formed from intra-, meaning “within,” and ocular, meaning “relating to the eye.”