Terms and definitions Flashcards

1
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A- AB

A

A lack, away from

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A- AN

A

without

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Ad

A

toward

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Aden/o

A

Pertaining to a gland

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Aniso

A

unequal

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Ante

A

befroe

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Anti

A

against

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Bi

A

two

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Bleph

A

pertaining to the eyelids

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Carcin

A

cancerous

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Cephal

A

pertaining to the head or brain

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Chrom

A

with color

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Cil/o

A

pertaining to the eyelashes

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Circum

A

around

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Contra

A

opposed to / against

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Core

A

pertaining to the pupil

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17
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Crani

A

skull

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Cut

A

skin

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19
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Cyclo

A

pertaining to the ciliary body

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Cyst

A

bladder or sac

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21
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Cyto

A

cell

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22
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Dacry

A

pertaining to the lacrimal system

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Derm

A

skin

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Di

A

two

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Dys

A

bad, painful

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Ecto

A

out

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En - Em

A

inward, inside

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28
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Endo

A

inside

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29
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Epi

A

outer

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30
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Exo

A

out

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Extra

A

outside

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32
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Hemi

A

half

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Hem/o

A

blood

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Heter/o

A

different

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35
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Hist/o

A

tissue

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36
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Hydr/a/o

A

water

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Hyper

A

above, an excess of, upward

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Hypo

A

under, a deficiency of, downward

39
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Im/In

A

in, or not

40
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Phaco

A

pertaining to the lenses

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Philo

A

a love of

42
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Photo

A

light

43
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Poly

A

many

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Post

A

after

45
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Pre

A

before

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Pseudo

A

false

47
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Retro

A

behind

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Sclero

A

pertaining to the sclera

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Semi

A

one half, or partially

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Sub

A

below or under

51
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Super

A

in the upper part

52
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Supra

A

above

53
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Sym

A

with/together

54
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Syn

A

with/together

55
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Trans

A

through

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Tri

A

three

57
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Trich

A

hair

58
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Uni

A

one

59
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-algia

A

pain

60
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-cide

A

kill

61
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-coria

A

pertaining to the pupil

62
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-ectomy

A

removal of

63
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-edema

A

swelling

64
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-emia

A

blood

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-iasis

A

condition or defect

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-ism

A

condition (astigmatism)

67
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-itis

A

inflammation

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-malacia

A

soft condition

69
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-meter

A

to measure something

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-oma

A

tumor

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-ology

A

the study of

72
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-opia

A

vision

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-opsia

A

vision (hemianopsia)

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-otomy

A

cutting into

75
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-opathy

A

disease

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-opsy

A

condition or defect

77
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-pathy

A

disease

78
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-philia

A

love of, craving for (hydrophilia)

79
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-philic

A

love of, craving for (hydrophilia)

80
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-phobia

A

a fear of

81
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-phoria

A

a tendency to turn

82
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-plasty

A

surgery

83
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-plegia

A

stroke or paralysis

84
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-trophy

A

development or growth

85
Q

-scope

A

viewing instrument

86
Q

-sis

A

abnormal condition

87
Q

-spasm

A

wrinkling or quacking

88
Q

-tropia

A

a physical turn