Chapter 10 Special Senses Word Parts Flashcards

1
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Acous/o, acoust/o

A

hearing; sound

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2
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ambly/o

A

dull; dim

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3
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acque/o

A

water

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audi/o, audit/o

A

hearing

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5
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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5
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cerumin/o

A

cerumen

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5
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

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5
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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cor/o, core/o

A

pupil

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7
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corne/o

A

cornea

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8
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cyst/o

A

cyst; fluid sac; bladder

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9
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dacry/o

A

tear

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10
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dipl/o

A

double

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11
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glauc/o

A

gray

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12
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graph/o

A

writing

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13
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gustat/o

A

taste

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14
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ir/o, irid/o

A

iris

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15
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kerat/o

A

cornea

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16
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lacrim/o

A

tears

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17
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mi/o

A

smaller; less

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18
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mydr/o

A

widened; enlarged

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19
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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane; eardrum

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20
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nyct/o

A

night

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21
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ocul/o

A

eye

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22
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olfact/o

A

smell

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23
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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24
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opt/o, optic/o

A

eye; vision

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25
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ossic/o

A

ossicle (small bone)

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26
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ot/o

A

ear

27
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papill/o

A

optic disk; nipple-like

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phac/o, phak/o

A

lens of eye

29
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phot/o

A

light

30
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presby/o

A

old age

31
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retin/o

A

retina

32
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salping/o

A

eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube

33
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scot/o

A

darkness

34
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staped/o

A

stapes (middle ear bone)

35
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steat/o

A

sebum; fat

36
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stigmat/o

A

point

37
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

38
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vitr/o

A

vitreous body

39
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vitre/o

A

glassy

40
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a-, an-

A

not; without

41
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ec-

A

out; outside

42
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en-

A

in; within

43
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eso-

A

inward

44
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exo-

A

outward

45
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hyper-

A

above; above normal; excessive

46
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hypo-

A

below; below normal; deficient

47
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intra-

A

within; into

48
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-cusis

A

hearing

49
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

50
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-esthesia

A

feeling; sensation

51
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-ia

A

condition

52
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-ion

A

process; state; condition

53
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-ism

A

process; condition

54
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-itis

A

inflammation

55
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-metry

A

process of measuring

56
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-oma

A

tumor; mass

57
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-opia

A

vision condition

58
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-osmia

A

smell condition

59
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-otia

A

ear condition

60
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-pathy

A

disease

61
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

62
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-ptosis

A

droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

63
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-sclerosis

A

hardening; thickening

64
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-scope

A

instrument used to view

65
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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

66
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-tomy

A

process of making a surgical incision

67
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-tropia

A

to turn