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Chapter 11 Special Senses The Eyes and Ears Elements Flashcards

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an-

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no, not, without

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bin-

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two

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e-

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out of, from

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ec-

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out, outside

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en-

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in within, into

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eso-

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inward

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exo-

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out of, outside, away from

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extra-

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on the outside, beyond, outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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intra-

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within, inside

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mono-

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one, single

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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acous/o, acust/o

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hearing, sound

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aden/o

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gland

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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ametr/o

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out of proportioned

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anis/o

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unequal

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audi/o, audit/o

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ear, hearing, the sense of hearing

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aur/o

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ear, hearing

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bar/o

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pressure, weight

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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chrom/o

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color

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva, joined together, connected

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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dacry/o

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tear, lacrimal duct (tear duct)

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dacryocyst/o, lacrim/o

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lacrimal sac (tear sac)

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dipl/o

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double

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emmetr/o

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in proper measure

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fenestr/a

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window

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ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, irit/o

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iris, colored part of the eye

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kerat/o

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horny, hard, cornea

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labyrinth/o

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maze, labyrinth, the inner ear

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lens/o

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the lens of the eye

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macul/o

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spot

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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mi/o

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smaller, less

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mon/o

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one, single

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my/o

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myc/o

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mydrias/i

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dilation of the pupil

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myring/o, tympan/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

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neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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nucle/o

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nyctal/o

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ocul/o

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opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ophthalm/o

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eye, vision

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orbit/o

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orbit, bony cavity or socket

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papill/o

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nipple-like

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phac/o, phak/o

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lens of eye

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phot/o

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pinn/i

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external ear, auricle

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presby/o

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py/o

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retin/o

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retina, net

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scler/o

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sclera, white of eye, hard

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staped/o

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stapes (middle ear bone)

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tars/o

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tarsus (ankle bone), instep, edge of the eyelid

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trop/o

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turn change

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uve/o

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iris, choroid, ciliary body, uveal tract

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vitre/o

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glassy, made of glass

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xer/o

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain, suffering, painful condition

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ation

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state or action

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-cusis

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-edema

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-esis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ial

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pertaining to

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-ion

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action, process, state or condition

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-ism

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condition, state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-metrist

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one who measures

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-metry

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to measure

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-ologist

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specialist

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-oma

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-opia

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vision condition

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-opsia

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vision, view of

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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droop, sag, prolapse, fall

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-rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-trauma

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-um

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condition, structure

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