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membrane that lines the eyelid

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conjunctiv-

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-orexia

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appetite

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-septic

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pertaining to infection; infected

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to withdraw fluid

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iris

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ir-, irid-

[from Greek goddess Iris, personification of the rainbow, b/c varied eye colour]

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-stat

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device used to control; agent used to control

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phon-

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voice; sound

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corpse

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necr-

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tympanum

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myring-, tympan-

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-sepsis

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infection

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thirst

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dips-, -dipsia

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sexual union

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gam-, -gamy

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physician

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iatr-

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displacement

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-ectopia, -ectopy

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incud-

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incus; anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear [Latin]

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-iatrics

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study & treatment [in specific reference to the medical profession or a physician]

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male

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andr- [gendered!]

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treatment (of an organ, symptom or disease)

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-therapy

[from Greek therapeutēs, servant providing medical attention at Temple of Asclepius; Galen did this at Pergamum]

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vision [root]

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opt-

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ocul-

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eye [Latin]

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thirst [termination]

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-dipsia

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-stenosis

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a narrowing; constriction

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scler-

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sclera; outer layer of the eye [Greek]

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cor- [root]

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pupil [Greek; “a doll” b/c see self]

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-osmia

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sense of smell

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-opsia

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visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination

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choroid

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chori-, choroid-

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-ectasis

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dilation; expansion

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cili-

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ciliary body; structure encircling the lens

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dacryocyst-

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tear sac

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bi- [noun]

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life

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hammer-shaped bone of middle ear

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malle- [Latin; for ‘hammer’]

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phac-

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lens [Greek]

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gynaec-

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female

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-stasis

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act of controlling

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touch

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hapt-, haph-

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voice

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phon-

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-rhea

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discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
[comparatively slow/less intense]

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mis-

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aversion (to something or someone)

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narc-

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stupor; sleep

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staped-

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stapes; stirrup-shaped bone of middle ear [Latin]

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death [roots]

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necr-, thanat-, mort-

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born

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nat-

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kerat- [anatomical context]

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cornea [Greek]

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examination

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-opia, -opy, -opsia, -opsy

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irid-

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iris

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marriage

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gam-, -gamy

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population

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dem-

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-algesia

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pain

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-aphia

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sense of touch

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ciliary body

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cycl-, ciliar-, cili-

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incus

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incud- [Latin; for anvil b/c hit by ‘hammer’]

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retina

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retin-

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-geusia

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sense of taste

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55
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outer structure of the ear

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auricul-

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old age

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ger-, geront-

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mort-

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death

[usually refers to organism; by any cause]

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eye [Greek, long]

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ophthalm-

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ped- [human beings sense]

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child

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ger-

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old person; old people; old age

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lent-

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lens [Latin]

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malleus

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malle- [Latin; for ‘hammer’ b/c has ‘handle’]

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-lytic

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pertaining to the destruction, loosening OR breakdown [use context]

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tear sac [Latin, short]

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lacrim-

[From Indo-European dakru; ‘d’ -> Latin ‘l’: “lacruma” -> “lacrima”]

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-ectopy

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malposition [wrong from time of growth]; displacement [moved from initially-correct position]
-“out of place”

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eye [shortest root]

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opt-

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67
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medicine

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iatr-

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-edema

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fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)

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cochlea

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cochle-

[Greek; cochlea=snail]

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sense of smell

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-osphresia, -osphresis, -osmia

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dead cell

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necr-

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72
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device used to control

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-stat

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-cyte

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cell

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rupture

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-rrhexis, -rhexis

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suture

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-rrhapy [ALWAYS has 2 ‘r’s!]

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chori-

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choroid; middle layer of the eye

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hearing

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aur-

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myring-

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eardrum; tympanum

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lacrim-

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tear; tear sac [Latin, from Indo-European dakru]

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-lysis

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destruction; a loosening; breakdown

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auricul-

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auricle; pinna; outer structure of the ear

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thirst [root]

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dips-

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gyn-

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female

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hygien-

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health

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study & treatment [in specific reference to the medical profession or a physician]

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-iatry, -iatrics

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malposition

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-ectopia, -ectopy

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vit-

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life

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-spasm

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spasm

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anthrop-

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human being

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-rrhagia

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rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
[comparatively fast/intense]
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cornea [Greek]

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kerat-, cerat-

[from ‘horn’; animal horns curved & hard like cornea]

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sense of hearing

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-acousia, -acousis

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a viewing

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-opia, -opy, -opsia, -opsy

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dilation

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-ectasis, -ectasia

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pupil [Latin]

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pupill-

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necr-

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death; dead tissue; dead cell; corpse
[usually refers to cells or tissues, NOT the organism]
[implies something unnatural]

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female

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gyn-, gyne-, gynec-, gynaec-

98
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eardrum

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myring-, tympan-

99
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death [termination]

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-necrosis

100
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sense of taste

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-geusia, -geustia

101
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human being

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anthrop-, hom-, homin-

102
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conjunctiva

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conjunctiv-

103
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appetite

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-orexia, -orexis

104
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dips-

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thirst

105
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stapedi-

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stapes; stirrup-shaped bone of middle ear

106
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-penia

A

an insufficient AMOUNT (of a substance)

[following noun must be plural]

107
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tear sac [longest root]

A

dacryocyst-

108
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lens [Greek]

A

phak-, phac-

[from term for lentil, b/c similar shape]

109
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andr-

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male [gendered!]

110
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gam-

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marriage; sexual union

111
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discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)

A

-rrhea, -rhea

112
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infected

A

-septic

113
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-sclerosis

A 
a hardening (of an organ or other body structure);
a hardening caused by (a substance)
114
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pain

A

-algesia, -odynia, -algia

115
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stupor

A

narc-

116
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eyelid

A

blephar-

117
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rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)

A

-rrhagia, -rhagia, -rrhage, -rhage

118
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pertaining to the control (of a substance)

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-static

119
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-opia

A

visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination

120
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ear

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ot-, aur-

121
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sexual union [termination]

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-gamy

122
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cornu- [anatomical context]

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cornea [Latin]

123
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prolapse [a slipping down of an organ or part of an organ]

A

-ptosis

124
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core-

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pupil [Greek; “a doll” b/c see self]

125
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sense of touch [root]

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hapt-, haph-

126
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death [termination]

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-necrosis

127
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structure encircling the lens [of the eye]

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cycl-, ciliar-, cili-

128
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-therapy

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treament (of an organ, symptom or disease);

treatment by means (of a substance or process)

129
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old people

A

ger-, geront-

130
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ophthalm-

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eye [Greek]

131
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anvil-shaped bone of middle ear

A

incud- [Latin; for anvil b/c hit by ‘hammer’]

132
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inner layer of the eye

A

retin-

133
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infection

A

-sepsis

134
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stirrup-shaped bone of middle ear

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staped-, stapedi-

[Latin; for ‘stirrup’]

135
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birth

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nat-

136
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hapt-

A

sense of touch; touch

137
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malle-

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malleus; hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear [Latin]

138
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breaking down

A

-lysis

139
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cerat- [anatomical context]

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cornea [Greek]

140
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hom- [people sense]

A

human being

141
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life

A

bi-, vit-

142
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sclera

A

scler-

[from Greek sklēros, for “hard”]

143
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-acousia

A

sense of hearing

144
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cycl-

A

ciliary body; structure encircling the lens

145
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-rrhage

A 
rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
[comparatively fast/intense]
146
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paed-

A

child

147
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marriage [root]

A

gam-

148
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eye [all]

A

ophthalm-, ocul-, opt-

149
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geront-

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old person; old people; old age

150
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destruction

A

-lysis

151
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-osphresia

A

sense of smell

152
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auricle

A

auricul-

153
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-rrhexis

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rupture

154
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gyne-

A

female

155
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dead tissue

A

necr-

156
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middle layer of the eye

A

chori-, choroid-

157
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health

A

hygien-

[From Greek Hygeia, daughter of Asclepius & healing deity]

158
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tear [Greek]

A

dacry-

[From Indo-European dakru; Greek ‘u’ -> English ‘y’]

159
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fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)

A

-edema

160
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-rrhaphy

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suture [related to “wrap”]

161
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vision [termination]

A

-opia, -opy, -opsia, -opsy

162
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-opy

A

visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination

163
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phak-

A

lens [Greek]

164
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tear [Latin]

A

lacrim-

[From Indo-European dakru; ‘d’ -> Latin ‘l’: “lacruma” -> “lacrima”]

165
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-geustia

A

sense of taste

166
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tympan-

A

eardrum; tympanum; middle ear [includes eardrum, malleus, stapes & incus]

167
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a hardening (of an organ or other body structure)

A

-sclerosis

[from Greek sklēros, meaning “hard”]

168
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choroid-

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choroid; middle layer of the eye

169
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dacry-

A

tear; tear sac [Greek, from Indo-European dakru]

170
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treatment by means (of a substance or process)

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-therapy

[from Greek therapeutēs, servant providing medical attention at Temple of Asclepius; Galen did this at Pergamum]

171
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spasm

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-spasm

172
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labyrinth-

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labyrinth; inner ear [Greek]

173
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thanat-

A

death

[usually refers to organism; by any cause]

174
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agent used to control

A

-stat

175
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cornea [Latin]

A

cornu-, corne-

[from ‘horn’; animal horns curved & hard like cornea]

176
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marriage [termination]

A

-gamy

177
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aur- [sensory context]

A

ear; hearing

178
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-iatry

A

study & treatment [in specific reference to the medical profession or a physician]

179
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blephar-

A

eyelid

180
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iatr-

A

medicine; physician

181
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a narrowing; constriction

A

-stenosis

182
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dem-

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people; population

183
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death [of an organism]

A

thanat-, mort-

184
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sound

A

phon-

185
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act of controlling

A

-stasis

186
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pertaining to the destruction, loosening OR breakdown [use context]

A

-lytic

187
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surgical puncture to withdraw fluid

A

-centesis

188
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-osphresis

A

sense of smell

189
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aversion (to something or someone)

A

mis-

[ALWAYS a subordinate root]

190
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pupill-

A

pupil [Latin; “a doll” b/c see self]

191
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cell

A

-cyte, cyt-

192
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ciliar-

A

ciliary body; structure encircling the lens

193
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expansion

A

-ectasis, -ectasia

194
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an insufficient amount (of a substance)

A

-penia

195
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pertaining to infection

A

-septic

196
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-rhage

A 
rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
[comparatively fast/intense]
197
Q

stapes

A

staped-, stapedi-

[Latin; for ‘stirrup’]

198
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
[comparatively slow/less intense]

199
Q

a loosening

A

-lysis

200
Q

gynec-

A

female

201
Q

inner ear

A

labyrinth-

[Greek, from word for Minotaur’s maze home]

202
Q

sleep [not hypn-, somn-]

A

narc-

203
Q

tear sac [all]

A

dacry-, lacrim-, dacryocyst-

204
Q

middle ear [includes eardrum, malleus, stapes & incus]

A

tympan-

205
Q

corne- [anatomical context]

A

cornea [Latin]

206
Q

-ectopia

A

malposition [wrong from time of growth]; displacement [moved from initially-correct position]
- “out of place”

207
Q

conjunctiv-

A

conjunctiva; membrane that lines the eyelid

208
Q

eye [Latin]

A

ocul-

209
Q

ir-

A

iris

210
Q

sense of touch [termination]

A

-aphia

211
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

212
Q

lens [Latin]

A

lent-

[from term for lentil, b/c similar shape]

213
Q

-necrosis

A

death [in particular, in reference to cells, tissues or organs; implies unnatural cause]

214
Q

child

A

ped-, paed-

[from Latin pes, pedis]

215
Q

death

A

mort-, thanat- [for entire organism]

necr-, -necrosis [for cells, tissues, sometimes organs; imply unnatural cause]

216
Q

-rhexis

A

rupture

217
Q

-rhagia

A 
rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
[comparatively fast/intense]
218
Q

sexual union [root]

A

gam-

219
Q

-acousis

A

sense of hearing

220
Q

pinna

A

auricul-

221
Q

nat-

A

birth; born

222
Q

a hardening caused by (a substance)

A

-sclerosis

[from Greek sklēros, meaning “hard”]

223
Q

pupil [Greek]

A

cor-, core-

224
Q

haph-

A

sense of touch; touch

225
Q

opt-

A

eye; vision

226
Q

-gamy

A

marriage; sexual union

227
Q

retin-

A

retina; inner layer of the eye

228
Q

-opsy

A

visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination

229
Q

people

A

dem-

230
Q

outer layer of the eye

A

scler-

[from Greek sklēros, for “hard”]

231
Q

-ectasia

A

dilation; expansion

232
Q

cornea [all]

A

kerat-, cerat-, cornu-, corne-

[from ‘horn’; animal horns curved & hard like cornea]

233
Q

-odynia

A

pain

234
Q

cochle-

A

cochlea [liquid-filled structure through which sound vibrations pass] [Greek]

235
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse [a slipping down of an organ or part of an organ]

236
Q

visual disorder

A

-opia, -opy, -opsia, -opsy

237
Q

tear sac [Greek, short]

A

dacry-

[From Indo-European dakru; Greek ‘u’ -> English ‘y’]

238
Q

old person

A

ger-, geront-

239
Q

homin-

A

human being

240
Q

-static

A

pertaining to the control (of a substance)

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