Module 4 - Eye and Ear Flashcards
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blephar-
A
eyelid
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chori-
choroid-
A
choroid; middle layer of eye
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conjunctiv-
A
conjunctiva; membrane that lines the eyelid
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cor-
core-
pupill-
A
pupil
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cycl-
ciliar-
cili-
A
ciliary body; structure encircling the lens
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dacry-
lacrim-
A
tear; tear sac
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dacryocyst-
A
tear sac
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ir-
irid-
A
iris
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kerat-
cerat-
cornu-
corne-
A
cornea
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ophthalm-
ocul-
A
eye
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opt-
A
eye; vision
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phac-
phak-
lent-
A
lens
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retin-
A
retina; inner layer of eye
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scler-
A
sclera; outer layer of eye
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auricul-
A
auricle; pinna; the outer structure of the ear
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cochle-
A
cochlea
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incud-
A
incus; anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear
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labyrinth-
A
labyrinth; inner ear
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malle-
A
malleus; hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear
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myring-
A
eardrum; tympanum
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ot-
A
ear
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aur-
A
ear; hearing
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phon-
A
voice; sound
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staped-
stapedi-
A
stapes; stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear
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tympan-
eardrum; tympanum; middle ear [includes eardrum,
| malleus, stapes, and incus]
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andr-
male; man
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anthrop-
hom-
homin-
human being; person
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bi-
| vit-
life
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cyt-
cell
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dem-
people; population
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dips-
thirst
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gam-
marriage; sexual union
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ger-
| geront-
old person; old people; old age
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gyn-
gyne-
gynec-
gynaec-
female; woman
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hapt-
| haph-
sense of touch; touch
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hygien-
health
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iatr-
medicine; physician
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mis-
aversion (to someone or something)
| [Always a subordinate root.]
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mort-
| thanat-
death
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necr-
death; dead tissue; dead cell; corpse
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narc-
stupor; sleep
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nat-
birth; born
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olfact-
sense of smell
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ped-
| paed-
child
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- acousia
| - acousis
sense of hearing
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- algesia
| - odynia
pain
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-aphia
sense of touch; touch
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-centesis
surgical puncture to withdraw fluid
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-cyte
cell
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-dipsia
thirst
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- ectasis
| - ectasia
dilation; expansion; bulge
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- ectopia
| - ectopy
malposition; displacement
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- edema
| - oedema
fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)
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-gamy
marriage; sexual union
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- geusia
| - geustia
sense of taste
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- iatry
| - iatrics
study and treatment
[in specific reference to the medical profession or a
physician]
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-lysis
destruction; a loosening; breakdown
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-lytic
pertaining to the destruction, loosening, or
breakdown
[make appropriate choice for the context]
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-necrosis
death
[in particular, in reference to cells, tissues, or
organs]
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- opia
- opy
- opsia
- opsy
visual disorder; vision; a viewing; examination
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- orexia
| - orexis
appetite
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- osphresia
- osphresis
- osmia
sense of smell
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-penia
an insufficient amount (of a substance)
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-ptosis
prolapse [i.e., a slipping down of an organ or part of an
| organ from its usual location]
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- rrhagia
- rhagia
- rrhage
- rhage
```
rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or
other location)
```
66
-rrhaphy
suture
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- rrhea
| - rhea
discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
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- rrhexis
| - rhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
a hardening (of an organ or other body structure); a hardening caused by (a substance)
70
-sepsis
infection
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-septic
pertaining to infection; infected
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-spasm
involuntary movement
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-stasis
stagnation (of a flow or movement); cessation (of a
| flow or movement)
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-stat
device used to control; agent used to control
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-static
pertaining to the control (of a substance); pertaining
to the stagnation (or, cessation) (of a flow or
movement)
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-stenosis
a narrowing; constriction
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-therapy
treatment (of an organ, symptom, disease); treatment by means (of a substance or process)
