Chapter 11 Defs Flashcards

1
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a-

A

without; not

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acous/o, audi/o, audit/o

A

hearing

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3
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-acusis

A

hearing

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4
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-algia, -dynia

A

pain

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5
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ana-

A

against; up; back

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6
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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7
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choroid/o

A

choroid

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8
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chromat/o

A

color

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9
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

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10
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corne/o

A

cornea

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dacry/o, lacrim/o

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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12
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dipl-

A

double

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13
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dipl/o

A

double

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14
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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15
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-edema

A

swelling

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16
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erythr/o

A

red

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17
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eso-

A

inward

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18
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exo-

A

outside, outward

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19
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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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20
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irid/o

A

iris

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21
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

22
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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

23
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-logy

A

study of

24
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-malacia

A

softening

25
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-metry

A

act of measuring

26
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my/o

A

muscle

27
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myring/o, tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

28
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neur/o

A

nerve

29
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ocul/o, ophthalm/o

A

eye

30
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-oma

A

tumor

31
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-opia, -opsia

A

vision

32
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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

33
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ot/o

A

ear

34
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-pathy

A

disease

35
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

36
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presby/o

A

old age

37
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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

38
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retin/o

A

retina

39
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

40
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salping/o

A

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

41
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-salpinx

A

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

42
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scler/o

A

hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

43
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-scope

A

instrument for examining

44
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-scopy

A

visual examination

45
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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

46
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-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

47
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-tomy

A

incision

48
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ton/o. .?????

A

tension

49
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-tropia

A

turning

50
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xanth/o

A

yellow