Unit 6: Nervous System - word parts Flashcards

1
Q

acous/o

A

hearing

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2
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acoustic

A

pertaining to hearing

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3
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-acusis

A

pertaining to hearing

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4
Q

algia

A

pain

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5
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anesth

A

hidden

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6
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audi/o

A

sound

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7
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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8
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cephal/o

A

head

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9
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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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10
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cerebr/o

A

brain

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11
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cerumin/o

A

ear wax

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12
Q

choroid

A

middle layer of the eye between sclera and retina

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13
Q

chrom/o

A

color

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14
Q

cloni/o

A

muscle spasm

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15
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

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16
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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17
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

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18
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crani/o

A

head/skull

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19
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dacry/o

A

tears

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20
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dur/o

A

tough, hard

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21
Q

dynia

A

pain

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22
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encephala/o

A

brain

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23
Q

esthesi/o

A

feeling/ sensation

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24
Q

gangli/o

A

bundle of neuron cell bodies

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25
Q

gnos/o

A

know

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26
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gnosi/o

A

know

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27
Q

hypn/o

A

sleep

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28
Q

ictal

A

seizure

29
Q

irid/o

A

iris

30
Q

ir/o

A

iris

31
Q

kerat/o

A

cornea

32
Q

kinesi/o

A

movement

33
Q

lob/o

A

lobe

34
Q

-mania

A

excessive desire

35
Q

media

A

middle

36
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow (innermost)

37
Q

meningi/o

A

meninges (membrane surrounding CNS)

38
Q

meningo

A

meninges (membrane surrounding CNS)

39
Q

myring/o

A

ear drum / tympanic membrane

40
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

41
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

42
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

43
Q

opt/o

A

eye

44
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

45
Q

-opsia

A

vision condition

46
Q

osmia/o

A

smell

47
Q

ot/o

A

ear

48
Q

-paresis

A

partial paralysis

49
Q

phac/o

A

lens

50
Q

phak/o

A

lens

51
Q

phas/o

A

speech

52
Q

-phobia

A

fear

53
Q

phren/o

A

mind

54
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

55
Q

presby/o

A

old age

56
Q

psych/o

A

mind

57
Q

pupil/lo

A

pupil of the eye

58
Q

retin/o

A

retina

59
Q

rhino

A

nose

60
Q

salping/o

A

eustachian tube

61
Q

scler/o

A

sclera

62
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

63
Q

spin/o

A

spine

64
Q

-stomy

A

creation of an opening

65
Q

tax/o

A

arrangement, orderm coordination

66
Q

-tomy

A

incision

67
Q

ton/o

A

muscle spasm, tension, pressure

68
Q

tympan/o

A

ear drum

69
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule