combining forms II Flashcards
1
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caus/o
A
burning
2
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caust/o
A
burning
3
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
4
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
5
Q
comat/o
A
deep sleep, coma
6
Q
concuss/o
A
shaken together violently
7
Q
dendr/o
A
dendrite
8
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
9
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
10
Q
esthesi/o
A
nervous sensation
11
Q
gangli/o, ganglion/o
A
ganglion, collection of nerve cell bodies
12
Q
gli/o
A
neuroglial tissue, glue
13
Q
gyr/o
A
folding
14
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges
15
Q
narc/o
A
sleep, stupor, numbness
16
Q
plex/o
A
plexus, network of nerves
17
Q
pont/o
A
pons
18
Q
radicul/o
A
nerve root
19
Q
sulc/o
A
groove
20
Q
synaps/o, synapt/o
A
synapse
21
Q
syncop/o
A
to cut off, cut short, fainting
22
Q
tax/o
A
coordination, order
23
Q
thalam/o
A
thalamus
24
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thec/o
A
sheath
25
vag/o
vagus nerve
26
ambly/o
dim, dull
27
aque/o
water
28
blephar/o
eyelid
29
canth/o
corner of the eye or eyelid
30
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
31
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
32
cor/o
pupil
33
core/o
pupil
34
corne/o
cornea
35
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye, cycle, circle
36
dacry/o
tear
37
dacryoaden/o
tear gland, duct
38
dacryocyst/o
tear sac, lacrimal sac
39
dipl/o
double
40
glauc/o
gray
41
goni/o
seed, angle
42
ir/i, ir/o, irid/o
iris
43
karat/o
cornea, horny, hard
44
lacrim/o
tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
45
mi/o
smaller, less
46
mydr/o
wide
47
nyct/o
night
48
ocul/o
eye
49
ophthalm/o
eye
50
opt/i, opt/o, optic/o
eye, vision
51
palpebr/o
eyelid
52
phac/o
lense of the eye
53
phot/o
light
54
pupill/o
pupil
55
retin/o
tetina
56
scler/o
sclera
57
tars/o
edge of eyelid, tarsus
58
uve/o
uvea
59
vitre/o
glassy
60
vitr/o
vitreous body
61
acoust/o
hearing
62
audi/o
ear, hearing
63
audit/o
hearing
64
auricul/o, aur/i, aur/o
ear
65
labyrinth/o
maze
66
myc/o
fungus
67
myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
68
ot/o
ear
69
pinn/i
external ear
70
py/o
pus
71
tympan/o
tympanic membrane, ear drum
72
albumin/o
albumin
73
azot/o
nitrogen
74
bacteri/o
bacteria
75
crystall/o
crystals
76
glomerul/o
glomerulus
77
ile/o
ileum
78
lith/o
stone
79
nephr/o
kidney
80
pyel/o
renal pelvis
81
ren/o
kidney
82
ur/o
urine
83
ureter/o
ureter
84
urethr/o
urethra
85
urine/o
urine
