Unit 6: Nervous System - word parts Flashcards by Aubree Wilson

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acous/o

A

hearing

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acoustic

A

pertaining to hearing

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-acusis

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pertaining to hearing

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algia

A

pain

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anesth

A

hidden

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audi/o

A

sound

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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cephal/o

A

head

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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cerebr/o

A

brain

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cerumin/o

A

ear wax

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choroid

A

middle layer of the eye between sclera and retina

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chrom/o

A

color

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cloni/o

A

muscle spasm

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cochle/o

A

cochlea

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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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corne/o

A

cornea

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crani/o

A

head/skull

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dacry/o

A

tears

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dur/o

A

tough, hard

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dynia

A

pain

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encephala/o

A

brain

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esthesi/o

A

feeling/ sensation

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gangli/o

A

bundle of neuron cell bodies

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gnos/o

A

know

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gnosi/o

A

know

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hypn/o

A

sleep

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ictal

A

seizure

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irid/o

A

iris

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ir/o

A

iris

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kerat/o

A

cornea

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kinesi/o

A

movement

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lob/o

A

lobe

Q

-mania

A

excessive desire

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media

A

middle

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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow (innermost)

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meningi/o

A

meninges (membrane surrounding CNS)

Q

meningo

A

meninges (membrane surrounding CNS)

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myring/o

A

ear drum / tympanic membrane

Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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ocul/o

A

eye

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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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opt/o

A

eye

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-opia

A

vision condition

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-opsia

A

vision condition

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osmia/o

A

smell

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ot/o

A

ear

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-paresis

A

partial paralysis

Q

phac/o

A

lens

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phak/o

A

lens

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phas/o

A

speech

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-phobia

A

fear

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phren/o

A

mind

Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

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presby/o

A

old age

Q

psych/o

A

mind

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pupil/lo

A

pupil of the eye

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retin/o

A

retina

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rhino

A

nose

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salping/o

A

eustachian tube

Q

scler/o

A

sclera

Q

somn/o

A

sleep

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spin/o

A

spine

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-stomy

A

creation of an opening

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tax/o

A

arrangement, orderm coordination

Q

-tomy

A

incision

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ton/o

A

muscle spasm, tension, pressure

Q

tympan/o

A

ear drum

Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule