Medical Terminology Unit 6 Word Parts Flashcards
1
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Acous/o
A
hearing
2
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acoustic or -acusis
A
pertaining to hearing
3
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algia
A
pain
4
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anesth
A
hidden
5
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audi/o
A
sound
6
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
7
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cephal/o
A
head
8
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
9
Q
cerebr/o
A
brain
10
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cerumin/o
A
ear wax
11
Q
choroid
A
middle layer of the eye between the sclera and retina
12
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chrom/o
A
color
13
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cloni/o
A
muscle spasm
14
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chocle/o
A
choclea
15
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conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
16
Q
corne/o
A
cornea
17
Q
crani/o
A
head or skull
18
Q
dacry/o
A
tears
19
Q
dur/o
A
tough
20
Q
dynia
A
pain
21
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encephala/o
A
brain
22
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esthesi/o
A
feeling or sensation
23
Q
gangli/o
A
bundle of neuron cell bodies
24
Q
gnos/o and gnosi/o
A
know
25
hypn/o
sleep
26
ictal
seizure
27
irid/c and ir/o
iris
28
kerat/o
cornea
29
kinesi/o
movement
30
lob/o
lobe
31
-mania
excessive desire
32
media
middle
33
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
34
meningi/o and miningo
meninges
35
myring/o
ear drum or the tympanic membrane
36
neur/o
nerve
37
ocul/o
eye
38
ophthalm/o
eye
39
opt/o
eye
40
-opia and -opsia
vision condition
41
osmia/o
smell
42
ot/o
ear
43
-paresis
partial paralysis
44
phac/o or phak/o
lens
45
phas/o
speech
46
-phobia
fear
47
phren/o
mind
48
-plegia
paralysis
49
presby/o
old age
50
psych/o
mind
51
pupil/lo
pupil of the eye
52
retin/o
retina
53
rhino
nose
54
salping/o
eustachian tube
55
scler/o
sclera
56
somn/o
sleep
57
spin/o
spine
58
-stomy
creation of an opening
59
tax/o
arrangement, order, coordination
60
-tomy
incision
61
ton/o
muscle spasm, tension, pressure
62
tympan/o
ear drum
63
vestibul/o
vestibule
