Module 4 Flashcards
tear; tear sac
dacry- lacrim-
ear drum; tympanum [greek] drum of goddess cybele
myring-
choroid; middle layer of the eye
chori- choroid-
malposition; displacement
-ectopia -ectopy
sense of smell
-osphresia -osphresis -osmia
gam-
marriage; sexual union
- iatry
- iatrics
study and treatment [in specific reference to the medical profession or a physician]
eye;vision
opt-
marriage; sexual union
gam-
people; population
dem-
appetite
-orexia -orexis
lens
phac- phak- lent-
old person/people; old age
ger- geront-
aversion (to something or someone)
mis-
kerat- cerat- cornu- corne-
cornea kerat-, cerat- [greek] cornu-, corne- [latin]
-spasm
spasm
retin-
retina; inner layer of the eye
incus; anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear [latin]
incud-
fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)
-edema
anthrop- hom- homin-
human being
ear; hearing [latin]
aur-
-opia -opy -opsia -opsy
visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination
-ectasis -ectasia
dilation; expansion
-lysis
destruction; a loosening; breakdown
-ptosis
prolapse [i.e. slipping down of an organ or part of an organ]
thirst
dips-
-lytic
pertaining to destruction; loosening, breakdown
cor- core- pupill-
pupil; cor-, core- [greek] pupill- [latin]
-stasis
the act of controlling
labyrinth; inner ear [greek]
labyrinth-
auricul-
auricle; pinna; the outer structure of the ear
-edema
fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)
gyn- gyne- gynec- gynaec-
female
birth; born
nat-
prolapse [i.e. slipping down of an organ or part of an organ]
-ptosis
conjunctiv-
connecting together; conjunctiva; membrane that lines the eyelid
hygien-
health
ped-
paed-
child
spasm
-spasm
ot-
ear [greek]
ger-
geront-
old person/people; old age
human being
anthrop- hom- homin-
health
hygien-
life
bi- vit-
-septic
pertaining to infection; infected
dacry- lacrim-
tear; tear sac
pain
-algesia -odynia
-rrhea -rhea
discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
-stat
Device used to control; agent used to control
iris [greek] iris is greek goddess of rainbows
ir- irid-
necr-
death; death tissue; dead cell; corpse
the act of controlling
-stasis
thirst
-dipsia
cell
-cyte
malleus; hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear [latin]
malle-
scler-
sclera; outer layer of the eye
dem-
people; population
- rrhagia
- ragia
- rrhage
- rhage
rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
iatr-
medicine; physician