Ch7 Word Parts: Special Senses Flashcards by Violet Bachorik

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/e, cor/o

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pupil (of the eye)

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corne/o

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cornea

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cry/o

A

cold

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dacry/o

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tears, lacrimal (tear) duct

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dipl/o

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double, two

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ir/o, irid/o

A

iris

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kerat/o

A

cornea

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lacrim/o

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tears, lacrimal (tear) duct

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ocul/o

A

eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o

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vision, eye

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phot/o

A

light

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presby/o

A

related to aging

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pupill/o

A

pupil (of the eye)

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retin/o

A

retina

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scler/o

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hard, sclera

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ton/o

A

tension, pressure

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bi-, bin-

A

two, twice

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choroido-

A

the choroid

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ictero-

A

jaundice (yellow)

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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dilation, stretching

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-lysis

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destruction, breakdown, separation

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-malacia

A

softening

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-meter

A

instrument for measuring

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-metry

A

measurement of

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-opia, -opsia

A

vision

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear of, aversion to, sensitivity to

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-plasty

A

reconstruction, surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, dropping, sagging

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-scopy

A

process of examining, examination

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-spasm

A

involuntary movement

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-trophia

A

to turn

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acous/o

A

hearing, sound

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audi/o

A

hearing

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aur/i, aur/o

A

ear

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chocle/o

A

chochlea

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labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth, inner ear

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid cells, mastoid process

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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

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ot/o

A

ear

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scler/o

A

hard, sclera

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staped/o

A

stapes

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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

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dys-

A

painful, difficult, abnormal

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meato-

A

passage, external opening of a canal

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-acousis, -acusis

A

hearing

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-algia

A

pain

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-stomy

A

surgical opening