Unit 6 Roots Flashcards
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acous, acusis
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Hearing
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aden
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Gland
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aer
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Air
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ambly
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Blunted
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ambul
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Moving around
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ampulla
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Flask with long; narrow neck
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aneurysm(os)
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Dilation of a artery
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angio
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Vessel
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anxio
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Anxiety
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arachn(Id)
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Spider
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arter, arterio
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Artery
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asthen
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Weakness
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athero
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encysted tumor
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audio
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Sound
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audit
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Hearing
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aur
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Sound
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aut(os)
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Self
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axo(n), axon
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Nerve cell structure that carries a signal over a long distance
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basi(s)
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Base(of the midbrain)
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blephar/o
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Eyelid
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brain
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Brain
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cataract
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Cloudiness
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caud(a)
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Tail
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central
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In the center
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cephal/o
Pertaining to the head
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cereb, cereb/o
Brain
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chemo
Chemical
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chor(ion)
Membrane
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clonus
Violent shaking
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cochlea
Snail’s shell
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conjunctiva
Joining(the eyelids and globe of the eye
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convuls(e)
Jerking movement
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corn(u)
Horn
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cortex, cortico
Outside of a multilayered structure
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cran/i/o
Head; skull
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cycl/o
Circle; ciliary body which forms a circle around the inside of the eyes
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cysticerus
Larva stage of some tapeworm
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cyst/o
Fluid filled space
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dacry/o
Tear drop
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decussate
Make a shape like the letter x
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dendr/o
Tree
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depress
Push down
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derm/a derm/at
Skin
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duct
Pipe
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dura
Tough
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ectasis
Dilation
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edema
Swelling
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electro
Retaining to electricity
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embol
Arterial blockage
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emulsion
Mixture with large particular size
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encephal/o
Brain
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ependyma
Lining of the ventricles
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esthes
Feeling
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exter(I)o(r)
Outside
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externa
Outside
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fascia
Sheet of fibers
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fer(re)
Carry; move
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front
Front
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gangl, gangl/i
Cluster of nerve cell bodies
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geminus
Twins
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gen
Birth
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glaucoma
Increasing pressure in eye
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glia, gli/o
Glue
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glosso
Tongue
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glyc/o
Sugar
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gnos
Knowing
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gustat(e)
Taste
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gyrus
Elevation or bump on the brain
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(H)em(e), hem, heme, hemo, hemat
Blood
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homunculus
Map of the body on the brain surface
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hydro
Water
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hypno
Sleep
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ictus
Seizure, sudden, unexpected Illness
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idios
Self
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insula
Island
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ir(is), irid(es), irido
Iris
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isch
Keep back
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kerat/o
Horn
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kine/t
Movement
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labyrinth
Maze
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lacrim
Crying; tears
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laryng/o
Voice box
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leps(is)
Seizure; grasp
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lex(is)
Reading
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ligand
Signaling molecule or drug that binds a receptor
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lir(a)
Staying on track
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lith
Stone
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lob, lobo
Large region of the brain; roundish structure
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lymph
Here; the fluid inside the inner ear chambers
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mechano
Mechanical
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medulla
Inside of a multilayered structure
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mening, meningi, meningo
Coverings of the brain
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mens, ment
Mind
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metr
Measurement
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motor
Movement
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my(ein)
Pupil constriction
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myc
Fungus
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mydriasis
Pupil dilation
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myel/o
Spinal cord
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myo
Muscle
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myring/o
Eardrum
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narco
Sleep
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nas/o
Nose
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neur/o
Nervous system
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noci
Harmful; noxious
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nom
Name
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nucle
The center of something
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nystagmus
Nodding or jerking back and forth
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occipit
Back of the head
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ocul/o
Eye
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op, ops, opt/o
Eye; vision
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ophthalm/o
Eye; vision
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orexis
Desire
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osme
Smell
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oste/o
Bone
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ot/o
Ear
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propagate
Reproduce; breed
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papilla
Nip
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paresis
Weakness
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pariet
Side of the head
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path(os)
Feeling
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phac/o, phak
Lens
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pharmaco
Pertaining to drugs
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phas
Speaking
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phon
Sound
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phor
Carrier
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phot/o
Light
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phren
Skull; mind
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physi
Function
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plas
Something molded
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pleg
Stroke; weakness
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plex
Woven
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pol(e), polar
One end of a round object
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polio
Degeneration of myelin
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presby
Elder; old person
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propri(us)
Understanding of one’s own body position
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prosop
Face
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pseudo
False
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psych/o
Mind
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py/o
Pus
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(re)ceptor, receptor
A protein on the surface of a cell that turns a chemical on the outside to a signal on the inside of the cell
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retin/a retin/o
Net; the receptive surface of the eye
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rhin/o
Nose
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saccule
Small sac
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salping/o
Tube
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sciatic
Nerve of the buttocks and thigh
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scler/a, scler/o
Hard (white of the eye)
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scot
Darkness; blindness
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soma
Body
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somn/o
Sleep; drowsiness
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sono
Sound
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spin(e)
Spinal column
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stigma
Wound; point
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stimulus
Something which initiates an action
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sulcus
Groove in the brain
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synapse
Contact between a nerve cell and its target
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syncope
Fainting
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tempor
Side of the head around the ear
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therm/o
Temperature
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thromb/o
Clot
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tinnitus
Jingling or ringing noise
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tox
Poison
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transmit
Carry along
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trop
Turning toward
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tympan/o
Eardrum
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utricle
Bag
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varicos(e)
Dilation; enlargement
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vascul
Little vessel
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vertigo
Spinning sensation
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vestibul/o
Inner ear structure controlling balance
