Irid
Irid is primarily encountered as a combining form in medical and botanical terminology. It derives from the Greek iris, meaning rainbow, and in English it underlies terms connected with the iris of the eye as well as with iridescent coloration.
In ophthalmology, the root appears in terms describing the iris. Examples include iridectomy (surgical removal of
In botany, the root is associated with plants related to the iris. The iris family, Iridaceae, includes
In color science, iridaceous coloration and the word iridescence derive from the same root, indicating rainbow-like
Irid should not be confused with iridium, the chemical element whose name derives from the same root