Ch7 Word Parts: Special Senses Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
3
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cor/e, cor/o
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pupil (of the eye)
4
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corne/o
A
cornea
5
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cry/o
A
cold
6
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dacry/o
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tears, lacrimal (tear) duct
7
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dipl/o
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double, two
8
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ir/o, irid/o
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iris
9
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kerat/o
A
cornea
10
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lacrim/o
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tears, lacrimal (tear) duct
11
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ocul/o
A
eye
12
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ophthalm/o
A
eye
13
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opt/o
A
vision, eye
14
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phot/o
A
light
15
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presby/o
A
related to aging
16
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pupill/o
A
pupil (of the eye)
17
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retin/o
A
retina
18
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scler/o
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hard, sclera
19
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ton/o
A
tension, pressure
20
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bi-, bin-
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two, twice
21
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choroido-
A
the choroid
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ictero-
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jaundice (yellow)
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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dilation, stretching
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown, separation
25
-malacia
softening
26
-meter
instrument for measuring
27
-metry
measurement of
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-opia, -opsia
vision
29
-pexy
surgical fixation
30
-phobia
abnormal fear of, aversion to, sensitivity to
31
-plasty
reconstruction, surgical repair
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-plegia
paralysis
33
-ptosis
prolapse, dropping, sagging
34
-rrhea
flow, discharge
35
-scopy
process of examining, examination
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-spasm
involuntary movement
37
-trophia
to turn
38
acous/o
hearing, sound
39
audi/o
hearing
40
aur/i, aur/o
ear
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chocle/o
chochlea
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labyrinth/o
labyrinth, inner ear
43
mastoid/o
mastoid cells, mastoid process
44
myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
45
ot/o
ear
46
scler/o
hard, sclera
47
staped/o
stapes
48
tympan/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
49
vestibul/o
vestibule
50
dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
51
meato-
passage, external opening of a canal
52
-acousis, -acusis
hearing
53
-algia
pain
54
-ectomy
surgical removal
55
-stomy
surgical opening
