Test 5 Flashcards
nerv/o
(nervus, nervi)
nerve
neur/o
(neuron, neura)
nerve, sinew
crani/o
(cranium, crania)
cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)
cephal/o
head
encephal/o
-encephalon
(encephalon, encephala)
brain
cerebr/o
(cerebrum, cerebra)
cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain
cerebell/o
(cerebellum, cerebella)
cerebellum
pont/o
(pons, pontes)
pons (of the brain), bridge-like structure
limb/o
(limbus, limbi)
limbic system, border
hippocamp/o
(hippocampus, hippocampi)
hippocampus, seahorse
thalam/o
(thalamus, thalami)
thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner room
amygdal/o
(amygdala, amygdalae)
amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil
nucle/o
(nucleus, nuclei)
nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel
mening/o
-meninx
(meninx, meninges)
meninx (one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane
lept/o
thin
pachy-
pach/o
thick
arachn/o
arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like
dur/o
dura mater membrane, hard
lob/o
(lobus, lobi)
lobe
gyr/o
(gyrus, gyri)
gyrus (a convolution of the cerebrum), circle, ring
sulc/o
(sulcus, sulci)
sulcus (groove of the brain), furrow, groove
fissur/o
(fissura, fissurae)
fissure, deep, groove
fid/o
fiss/o
split, cleave
ventricul/o
(ventriculus, ventriculi)
ventricle, small cavity
coel/o
cel/o
cavity, hollow
cortic/o
(cortex, cortices)
cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark
myel/o
spinal cord, marrow
medull/o
(medulla, medullae)
medula, marrow
poli/o
gray, gray matter of CNS
fascicul/o
(fasciculus, fasciculi)
fascicle bundle of longitudinal fibers
funicul/o
(funiculus, funiculi)
funicle, rope-like
fun/o
(funis)
rope, cord
radicul/o
radic/o
(radix, radices)
nerve root, root
rhiz/o
nerve root, brance
ram/o
(ramus, rami)
nerve branch, branch
plex/o
(plexus)
plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)
gangli/o
(ganglion, ganglia)
ganglion (groups of nerve cells)
gli/o
(glia)
glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue
somat/o
som/o
-some
(soma, somata)
body (body of neuron)
dendr/o
(dendron)
dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure
ax/o
(axon)
axon (long process of a neuron), axle, axis
not/o
the back
spin/o
(spina, spinae)
spine, thorn, vertebral column
vertebr/o
(vertebra, vertebrae)
vertebra, back bone
spondyl/o
vertebra
esthesi/o
esthet/o
-esthesia
sensation, perception
gnost/o
-gnosia
-gnosis
knowledge
mnemon/o
-mnesia
memory
leth/o
(lethe)
forgetfulness
letharg/o
mental slugishness, drowsiness
top/o
place, spot, region
stere/o
solid, three-dimensional
kinesi/o
kine/o
-kinesia
(kinesis)
movement
mot/o
movement
praxi/o
-praxia
-praxis
(praxis, praxes)
activity, doing, practice
tax/o
(taxis, taxes)
coordination, order
ton/o
tension, stretching, tone (especially in muscles)
spasm/o
spast/o
(spasmus)
spasm (a sudden involuntary muscle contraction)
leps/o
lept/o
-lepsy
seizure
ict/o
-ictal
(ictus)
seizure, stroke (CVA), blow
pykn/o
pycn/o
thick, dense, frequent
pleg/o
-plegia
plect/o
-plexy
paralysis, stroke
palsy
paralysis
-paresis
(paresis)
partial paralysis
sthen/o
strength
clon/o
(clonus)
clonus (i.e. spasmodic alteration of muscle contractions)
chore/o
(chorea)
chorea (i.e. involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance
sarc/o
stupor, sleep
hypn/o
sleep
somn/o
sleep
sopor/o
(sopor)
sleep
comat/o
-coma
(coma)
coma (i.e. state of unconsciousness that cannot be aroused from)
lal/o
-lalia
speech
phas/o
-phasis
-phasia
speech
phras/o
-phrasia
speech, phrase
lex/o
word, speech, reading
log/o
-logy
speech, reason, word
(-logy: body of knowledge, study of)
phag/o
-phagia
eat, swallow
vert/o
vers/o
turning
trem/o
tremul/o
(tremor)
shaking, trembling
oneir/o
dream
psych/o
psyche
mind, soul
phren/o
mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve
ment/o
(mens)
mind
no/o
(noesis)
mind, thought
thym/o
emotion, state of mind
path/o
-pathy
feeling, disease
phor/o
-phoria
bearing (*in psychology, a mental state in respect to emotional well-being), carrying, bringing
hedon/o
pleasure
mani/o
-mania
(mania)
frenzy, madness
hallucin/o
a false sensory perception
phant/o
phantasm/o
(phantasm)
illusion, hallucination
phaner/o
evident, visible
phob/o
-phobia
(phobia)
fear, avoidance
panic
panic
narciss/o
self-love
phil/o
-philia
attraction, love (*in psychology the suffix PHILIA means sexual arousal)
-lagnia
lust, sexual arousal
orect/o
orex/o
appetite
vis/o
seeing, sense of sight
opt/o
optic/o
seeing, sense of sight
op/o
-opia
seeing, sense of sight
ops/o
-opsia
-opsis
bleps/o
-blepsia
-blepsis
sense of sight
geus/o
-geusia
tasting, sense of taste
olfact/o
smelling, sense of smell
osphresi/o
-osphresis
(osphresis)
smelling, sense of smell
gust/o
gustat/o
tasting, sense of taste
tact/o
tag/o
tang/o
touching, sense of touch
hapt/o
touching, sense of touch, to sieze
audit/o
audi/o
listening, sense of hearing
acust/o
acoust/o
-acusis
-acousia
listening, sense of hearing
ocul/o
(oculus, oculi)
eye
opthalam/o
eye
camer/o
(camera, camerae)
chamber, cavity
aqu/o
aque/o
(aqua, aquae)
water, water-like
vitre/o
vitr/o
glass, glass-like (*vitreous humor of the eye)
hyal/o
glass, glass-like (*vitreous humor of the eye)
retin/o
retina (*innermost tunic of the eye)
retina, retinae
choroid/o
(choroid)
choroid (*middle tunic of the eye)
macul/o
(macula, maculae)
spot, macule, (macula lutea retinae of the eye)
corne/o
(cornea, corneae)
cornea, hard, horn-like
kerat/o
cerat/o
cornea, horn, hard, horn-like
lent/o
lenticul/o
(lens, lentes)
lens, lentil, lentil-shaped
phac/o
phak/o
lens, lentil
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye, circle, wheel
cili/o
(cilium, cilia)
(supercilium, supercilia)
ciliary body, eyelash, hair-like process
scler/o
(sclera, sclerae)
sclera of the eye, hard
ir/o
irid/o
(iris, irides)
iris of the eye, rainbow, rainbow-like
pupill/o
(pupilla, pupillae)
pupil of the eye
pup/o
(pupa, pupae)
pupa (developmental stage after a larva)
cor/o
-coria
pupil of the eye
palpebr/o
(palpebra, palpebrae)
eyelid
blephar/o
eyelid
conjunctiv/o
(conjunctiva, conjunctivae)
conjunctiva
junct/o
jug/o
to join, joined
lacrim/o
lacrima, lacrimae
tear
dacry/o
tear
mitt/o
miss/o
to send, let go
ambly/o
dull
presby/o
old age
dipl/o
double
deuter/o
second, secondary (*in vision, green blindness i.e. secondary color)
prot/o
first, primary (*in vision, red blindness i.e. primary color)
metr/o
-meter
measure, measuring (*METER, device for measuring)
stigmat/o
(stigma)
spot, point, shame/disgrace
phot/o
light
lumin/o
(lumen, lumina)
light, lumen (unit of light)
scot/o
darkness
nyct/o
night
noct/o
night
trop/o
-tropia
-tropion
turning, change, stimulating (*TROPIA deviation of eyes from the visual axis; *TROPION, turning the edge or margin, particularly of the eyelid)
strabism/o
(strabismus)
strabismus (*disorder of the eye in respect to the optic axis)
nystagm/o
(nystagmus)
nystagmus (*disorder involving involuntary movement of the eye)
schist/o
schiz/o
-schisis
split, cleft
chalas/o
-chalasis
loose, slack
pteryg/o
pter/o
-pteryx
wing, wing-like
glauc/o
silver, gray, or bluish green
cataract/o
(cataract)
cataract
mi/o
mei/o
less smaller
mydriat-
(mydriasis)
enlargement of the pupil
aur/o
(auris, aures)
ear
auricul/o
(auricula, auriculae)
auricle (visible external ear)
pinn/o
penn/o
(pinna, pinnae)
auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing
conch/o
(concha, conchae)
auricle (visible external ear), shell, shell-like
ot/o
-otia
ear
malle/o
(malleus, mallei)
malleus (one of the ossicles of the ear), hammer
incud/o
(incus, incudes)
incus (one of the ossicles of the ear), anvil
staped/o
(stapes, stapedes)
stapes (one of the ossicles of the ear), stirrup
labryinth/o
(labyrinthus, labrinthi)
labyrinth of the ear, maze
vestibul/o
(vestibulum, vestibula)
vestibule of the inner ear, an entrance
utricul/o
(utriculus, utriculi)
utricle of the inner ear, bag, sack
saccul/o
(sacculus, sacculi)
saccule of the inner ear, bag, sack
coshle/o
(cochlea, cochleae)
cochlea of the inner ear, spiral shell
meat/o
(meatus)
opening, passageway
fenestr/o
(fenestra, fenestrae)
opening, window
salping/o
-salpinx
(salpinx, salpinges)
eustachian tube, or fallopian, a long tubular structure
tympan/o
(tympanum, tympana)
eardrum, drum
myring/o
(myringa)
eardrum, membrane
son/o
(sone)
sound
phon/o
(phone)
sound, voice
acousmat/o
(acousma)
sound
bar/o
bary/o
weight, pressure, heavy
bath/o
bathy/o
depth, deep
tret/o
-tresia
perforated, bored
mastoid/o
(mastoid)
mastoid (process of the temporal bone)
tinnit/o
a ringing, buzzing, hissing sound in the ear
cerumin/o
(cerumen)
earwax
cer/o
-cere
(cera)
wax
