Terms and definitions Flashcards by John Hamilton

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A- AB

A

A lack, away from

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A- AN

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without

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Ad

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toward

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Aden/o

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Pertaining to a gland

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Aniso

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unequal

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Ante

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befroe

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Anti

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against

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Bi

A

two

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Bleph

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pertaining to the eyelids

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Carcin

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cancerous

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Cephal

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pertaining to the head or brain

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Chrom

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with color

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Cil/o

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pertaining to the eyelashes

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Circum

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around

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Contra

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opposed to / against

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Core

A

pertaining to the pupil

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Crani

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skull

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Cut

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skin

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Cyclo

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pertaining to the ciliary body

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Cyst

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bladder or sac

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Cyto

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cell

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Dacry

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pertaining to the lacrimal system

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Derm

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skin

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Di

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two

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Dys

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bad, painful

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Ecto

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out

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En - Em

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inward, inside

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Endo

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inside

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Epi

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outer

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Exo

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out

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Extra

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outside

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Hemi

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half

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Hem/o

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blood

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Heter/o

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different

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Hist/o

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tissue

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Hydr/a/o

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water

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Hyper

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above, an excess of, upward

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Hypo

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under, a deficiency of, downward

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Im/In

A

in, or not

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Phaco

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pertaining to the lenses

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Philo

A

a love of

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Photo

A

light

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Poly

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many

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Post

A

after

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Pre

A

before

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Pseudo

A

false

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Retro

A

behind

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Sclero

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pertaining to the sclera

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Semi

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one half, or partially

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Sub

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below or under

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Super

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in the upper part

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Supra

A

above

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Sym

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with/together

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Syn

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with/together

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Trans

A

through

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Tri

A

three

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Trich

A

hair

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Uni

A

one

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-algia

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pain

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-cide

A

kill

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-coria

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pertaining to the pupil

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-ectomy

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removal of

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-edema

A

swelling

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-emia

A

blood

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-iasis

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condition or defect

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-ism

A

condition (astigmatism)

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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soft condition

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-meter

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to measure something

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-oma

A

tumor

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-ology

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the study of

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

A

vision (hemianopsia)

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-opathy

A

disease

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-opsy

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condition or defect

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-pathy

A

disease

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-philia

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love of, craving for (hydrophilia)

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-philic

A

love of, craving for (hydrophilia)

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-phobia

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a fear of

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-phoria

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a tendency to turn

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-plasty

A

surgery

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-plegia

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stroke or paralysis

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-trophy

A

development or growth

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-scope

A

viewing instrument

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-sis

A

abnormal condition

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-spasm

A

wrinkling or quacking

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-tropia

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a physical turn