Medical Terminology - Chapter 15&16 Roots Flashcards

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audi/o

A

to hear

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aur/i

A

ear

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chol/e

A

gall or bile

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cochle/o

A

land snail

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electr/o

A

electricity

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labyrinth/o

A

maze, inner ear

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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

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mast/o

A

mastoid process, breast-shaped

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myring/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

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neur/o

A

nerve

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ot/o

A

ear

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pharyng/e

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pharynx

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presby/o

A

old

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py/o

A

pus

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scler/o

A

hardening

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staped/o

A

stapes, stirrup

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steat/o

A

fat

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tympan/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

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ambyl/o

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dull

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anis/o

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unequal

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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choroid/o

A

choroid

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conjunctiv/o

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to join together, conjunctiva

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cor/o

A

pupil

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corne/o

A

cornea

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cry/o

A

cold

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cycl/o

A

ciliary body

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dacry/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct

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dipl/o

A

double

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electr/o

A

electricity

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fibr/o

A

fiber

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foc/o

A

focus

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goni/o

A

angle

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irid/o

A

iris

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kerat/o

A

cornea

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lacrim/o

A

tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct

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lent/o

A

lens

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metr/o

A

measure

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mi/o

A

less, small

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my/o

A

muscle

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ocul/o

A

eye

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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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opt/o

A

eye

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phac/o

A

lens

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phak/o

A

lentil, lens

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photo/o

A

light

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presby/o

A

old

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pupill/o

A

pupil

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rad/i

A

radiating out from a centre

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retin/o

A

retina

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scler/o

A

sclera, hardening

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stigmat/o

A

point

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ton/o

A

tone, tension

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trich/o

A

hair

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trop/o

A

turn

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uve/o

A

uvea

57
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xen/o

A

foreign material

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xer/o

A

dry