Chapter 17: Sense Organs Eye and Ear: Combining Forms Flashcards

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aque/o

A

water

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2
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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3
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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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4
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cor/o

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pupil

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5
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corne/o

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cornea

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6
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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of the eye

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7
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dacry/o

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tears, tear duct

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8
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ir/o

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iris

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9
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irid/o

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iris

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10
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kerat/o

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cornea

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11
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lacrim/o

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tears

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12
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ocul/o

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eye

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13
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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14
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opt/o

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eye, vision

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15
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optic/o

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eye, vision

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16
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palpebr/o

A

eyelid

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17
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papill/o

A

optic disc; nipple-like

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18
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phac/o

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lens of the eye

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19
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phak/o

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lens of the ey

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20
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pupill/o

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pupil

21
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retin/o

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retina

22
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scler/o

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sclera (white of the eye); hard

23
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uve/o

A

uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)

24
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vitre/o

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glassy

25
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ambyl/o

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dull, dim

26
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dipl/o

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double

27
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glauc/o

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gray

28
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mi/o

A

smaller, less

29
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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

30
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nyct/o

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night

31
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phot/o

A

light

32
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presby/o

A

old age

33
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scot/o

A

darkness

34
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xer/o

A

dry

35
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acous/o

A

hearing

36
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audi/o

A

hearing; the sense of hearing

37
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audit/o

A

hearing

38
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aur/o

A

ear

39
Q

auricul/o

A

ear

40
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

41
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

42
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myring/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

43
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ossicul/o

A

ossicle

44
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ot/o

A

ear

45
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salping/o

A

eustachian tube, auditory tube

46
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staped/o

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stapes (third bone in the middle of the ear)

47
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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

48
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule