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1
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blephar-

A

eyelid

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chori-

choroid-

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choroid; middle layer of eye

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conjunctiv-

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conjunctiva; membrane that lines the eyelid

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cor-
core-
pupill-

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pupil

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cycl-
ciliar-
cili-

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ciliary body; structure encircling the lens

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dacry-

lacrim-

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tear; tear sac

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dacryocyst-

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tear sac

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ir-

irid-

A

iris

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kerat-
cerat-
cornu-
corne-

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cornea

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Q

ophthalm-

ocul-

A

eye

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opt-

A

eye; vision

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phac-
phak-
lent-

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lens

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retin-

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retina; inner layer of eye

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scler-

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sclera; outer layer of eye

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auricul-

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auricle; pinna; the outer structure of the ear

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cochle-

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cochlea

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incud-

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incus; anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear

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labyrinth-

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labyrinth; inner ear

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malle-

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malleus; hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear

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Q

myring-

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eardrum; tympanum

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ot-

A

ear

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22
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aur-

A

ear; hearing

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phon-

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voice; sound

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24
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staped-

stapedi-

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stapes; stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear

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tympan-

A

eardrum; tympanum; middle ear [includes eardrum,

malleus, stapes, and incus]

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andr-

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male; man

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anthrop-
hom-
homin-

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human being; person

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bi-

vit-

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life

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cyt-

A

cell

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dem-

A

people; population

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dips-

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gam-

A

marriage; sexual union

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ger-

geront-

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old person; old people; old age

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gyn-
gyne-
gynec-
gynaec-

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female; woman

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hapt-

haph-

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sense of touch; touch

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hygien-

37
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iatr-

A

medicine; physician

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mis-

A

aversion (to someone or something)

[Always a subordinate root.]

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mort-

thanat-

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necr-

A

death; dead tissue; dead cell; corpse

41
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narc-

A

stupor; sleep

42
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nat-

A

birth; born

43
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olfact-

A

sense of smell

44
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ped-

paed-

45
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  • acousia

- acousis

A

sense of hearing

46
Q
  • algesia

- odynia

47
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-aphia

A

sense of touch; touch

48
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to withdraw fluid

49
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-cyte

50
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-dipsia

51
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  • ectasis

- ectasia

A

dilation; expansion; bulge

52
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  • ectopia

- ectopy

A

malposition; displacement

53
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  • edema

- oedema

A

fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)

54
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-gamy

A

marriage; sexual union

55
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  • geusia

- geustia

A

sense of taste

56
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  • iatry

- iatrics

A

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

57
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-lysis

A

destruction; a loosening; breakdown

58
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-lytic

A

pertaining to the destruction, loosening, or
breakdown
[make appropriate choice for the context]

59
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-necrosis

A

death
[in particular, in reference to cells, tissues, or
organs]

60
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  • opia
  • opy
  • opsia
  • opsy
A

visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination

61
Q
  • orexia

- orexis

62
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  • osphresia
  • osphresis
  • osmia
A

sense of smell

63
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-penia

A

an insufficient amount (of a substance)

64
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse [i.e., a slipping down of an organ or part of an

organ from its usual location]

65
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  • rrhagia
  • rhagia
  • rrhage
  • rhage
A 
rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or
other location)
66
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-rrhaphy

67
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  • rrhea

- rhea

A

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

68
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  • rrhexis

- rhexis

69
Q

-sclerosis

A

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

70
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-sepsis

71
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-septic

A

pertaining to infection; infected

72
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary movement

73
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-stasis

A

stagnation (of a flow or movement); cessation (of a

flow or movement)

74
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-stat

A

device used to control; agent used to control

75
Q

-static

A

pertaining to the control (of a substance); pertaining
to the stagnation (or, cessation) (of a flow or
movement)

76
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-stenosis

A

a narrowing; constriction

77
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-therapy

A

treatment (of an organ, symptom, disease); treatment by means (of a substance or process)

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