Ch 13 - Nervous (with Eye, Ear) Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards

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arachn/o

A

spider

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serebr/o

A

cerebrum; brain

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crani/o

A

cranium; skull

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dendr/o

A

branching; dendrite

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electr/o

A

electricity

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encephal/o

A

brain

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gli/o

A

neuroglia; nerve cell

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hydr/o

A

water; fluid

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mening/o

A

meninges

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myel/o

A

spinal cord

also bone marrow

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neur/o

A

nerve

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olig/o

A

few; diminished

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13
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quadr/i

A

four

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thec/o

A

sheath

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thromb/o

A

clot

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vascul/o

A

blood vessels

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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18
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dura-

A

hard

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19
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echo-

A

sound

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20
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-algia

A

pain

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21
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-malacia

A

softening

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22
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-paresis

A

partial paralysis

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-pathy

A

disease

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24
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-plegia

A

paralysis

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25
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aque/o

A

watery

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blast/o

A

immature

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27
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

28
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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corne/o

A

cornea

30
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dacry/o

A

tears

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dacryocyst/o

A

tear sac

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dipl/o

A

double

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fund/o

A

fundus; base

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glauc/o

A

silver; gray

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ir/o; irid/o

A

iris

36
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kerat/o

A

cornea

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lacrim/o

A

tears

38
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ocul/o

A

eye

39
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

40
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opt/o

A

eye; vision

41
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palpebr/o

A

eyelid

42
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phac/o; phak/o

A

lens

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phot/o

A

light

44
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pupill/o

A

pupil

45
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retin/o

A

retina

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scler/o

A

sclera; hard

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uve/o

A

uvea

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vitre/o

A

glassy; jelly-like

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ect-

A

outside; out

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en-; eso-

A

in; inward

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ex-

A

out; outward

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presby-

A

aging; old

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-metry

A

to measure

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-opia

A

vision

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-tropia; -tropion

A

to turn; turning

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acoust/o

A

hearing

57
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auci/o

A

hearing; sound

58
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

59
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labyrinth/o

A

inner ear; labyrinth

60
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laryng/o

A

larynx

61
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myc/o

A

fungus

62
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myring/o

A

eardrum; tympanic membrane

63
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-algia

A

pain

64
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-cusis; -cusia

A

hearing

65
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

66
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-(r)rhea

A

flow; discharge