Special Senses: Word roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards

1
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ambyl/o

A

dull, dim

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2
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aque/o

A

water

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3
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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4
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choroid/o

A

choroid

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5
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjuntiva

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6
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core/o
pupill/o

A

pupil

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7
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corne/o

A

cornea

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8
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cycl/o

A

ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle

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9
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dacry/o

lacrim/o

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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10
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dacryocyst/o

A

lacrimal sac

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11
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glauc/o

A

gray

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12
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goni/o

A

angle

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13
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irid/o

A

iris

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14
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

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15
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ocul/o

ophthalm/o

A

eye

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16
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opt/o

optic/o

A

eye, vision

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17
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phac/o

A

lens

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18
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phot/o

A

light

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19
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presby/o

A

old age

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retin/o

A

retina

21
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scler/o

A

hardening; sclera (white of eye)

22
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scot/o

A

darkness

23
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vitr/o

A

vitreous body (of the eye)

24
Q

audi/o

A

hearing

25
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labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth (inner ear)

26
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

27
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ot/o

A

ear

28
Q

salping/o

A

tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

29
Q

staped/o

A

stapes

30
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tympan/o

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

31
Q

-acusia

-cusis

-acusis

A

hearing

32
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-opia

-opsia

A

vision

33
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-tropia

A

turning

34
Q

exo-

A

outside, outward

35
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

36
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a-

A

without, not

37
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chromat

A

color

38
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metr

A

uterus (womb) measure

39
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-phobia

A

fear

40
Q

labyrinth

A

labyrinth (inner ear)

41
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presby

A

old age

42
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-metry

A

measurement of…

act of measuring

43
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

44
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ton/o

A

tension

45
Q

cochle

A

cochlea

46
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dia

A

through, across

47
Q

-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening