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Unit #6 - Words on Test Flashcards

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af-

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going into

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ef-

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going out of

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end or endo-

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inside

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pre-

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in front of

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ischemia

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to hold back blood

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eu-

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good, well

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con-

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together, with

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quadri-

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four

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eso-

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outward

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aneurysm

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dilation of an artery

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asthen

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weakness

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decussate

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cross; make a shape like the letter X

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dura

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tough

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjunctiva

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joining [the eyelids and globe of the eye]

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cycl/o

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“circle”, describing the ciliary body of the eye

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dacry/o or lacrim

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tear [as in teardrop]

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phac/o or phak

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lens

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retin/a or retin/o

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the receptive surface of the eye

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scler/a or scler/o

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the white of the eye

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Chemoreceptors detect

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chemicals

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Mechanoreceptors detect

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mechanical stimuli (i.e. pressure)

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Photoreceptors detect

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light particle-waves

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Proprioceptors detect

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one’s own body position

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cauda

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tail

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sulcus

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groove in the brain

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insula

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island

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gyrus

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elevation or bump on the brain

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cornu

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horn

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cortex

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the outside of a multilayered structure

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medulla

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the inside of a multilayered structure

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myel/o or spin/o

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spinal column or spinal cord

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ampulla

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a flask with a long, narrow neck

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cochlea

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snail shell

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labyrinth

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a maze

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myring/o

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eardrum, a membrane at the end of the ear canal.

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utricle

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bag

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vestibul/o

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an entrance hall

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asthen

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weakness

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clonus

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violent shaking

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convuls

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jerking movement

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embol

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arterial blockage

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paresis

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weakness

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ictus

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seizure; sudden, unexpected illness

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nystagmus

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nodding or jerking back-and-forth motion of the eyes

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vertigo

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spinning sensation

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pleg, as in hemiplegia, quadriplegia, or tetraplegia

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weakness

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hypno, narc/o, and somn/o

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sleep

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–ellum

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it is a diminutive suffix (makes the word in front of it smaller)

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–ellum

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it is a diminutive suffix (makes the word in front of it smaller)

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–iatrist

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a clinician who studies

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–iatry

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the act of studying

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–lytic

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drug or agent that causes a breakdown or destruction

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–metry

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the act of measuring

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–logy and –ology

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study of

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–plegia

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inability to move

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–rrhag or –rrhage

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abnormal flow

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–tatic

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pertaining to stretching

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–tomy

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–tome

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–trophic

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nourishment or growth

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-algia

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pain in

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OU

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both eyes

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AU

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both ears

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LP

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spinal tap

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PERRLA

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normal condition

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ALS, MS, TIA

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diseases or disorders

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EEG, EMG, LP, MRA, MRI, PET

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tests or procedures

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blephar-edema

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swelling of the eyelid

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blephar-itis

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inflammation of the eyelid

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blepharo-plasty

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surgical revision of the eyelid

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blepharo-conjunctiv-itis

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inflammation of the eyelid and mucous membranes of the eye

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blepharo-pleg-ia

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paralysis of the eyelid

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blepharo-ptosis

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drooping of the eyelid

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blepharo-pyo-rrhea

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flow of pus from the eyelid

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blepharo-spasm

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involuntary contraction of the eyelid

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blepharo-tomy

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cutting into the eyelid

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dacryo-aden-ectomy

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removal of a lacrimal gland

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dacryo-cyst-ectomy

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surgical removal of the nasolacrimal sac

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dacryo-cysto-rhino-stomy

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surgery to enlarge the opening of the nasolacrimal sac

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dacryo-cysto-tomy

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cutting into the nasolacrimal sac

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myring-ectomy

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surgical removal of the eardrum

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myring-itis

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inflammation of the eardrum

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myringo-dermat-itis

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inflammation of the eardrum and the adjacent skin of the ear canal

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myringo-myc-osis

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fungal infection of the eardrum

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myringo-plasty

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surgical revision of the eardrum

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myringo-tomy

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cutting into the eardrum

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cerebell-ar

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pertaining to the part of the brain under the cerebrum

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cerebell-itis

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inflammation of the cerebellum

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cerebell-um

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part of the brain under the cerebrum and attached to the brainstem

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cerebr-al

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pertaining to the cerebrum

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cerebro-pathy

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disease of the brain

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cerebro-spin-al

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pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

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cerebro-tomy

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cutting into the brain

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cerebro-vasul-ar

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pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain

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cerebr-um

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the large, wrinkled part of the brain; right and left hemispheres

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intra-cerebr-al

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within the brain

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mening

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coverings of the brain

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meningi-oma

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tumor of the coverings of the brain

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mening-itis

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inflammation of the coverings of the brain

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meningo-cele

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hernation of the coverings of the brain

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meningo-pathy

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disease of the coverings of the brain

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myelo-meningo-cele

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herniation of the spinal cord and its coverings

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