Medical Terminology - Chapter 15&16 Roots Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
audi/o
A
to hear
2
Q
aur/i
A
ear
3
Q
chol/e
A
gall or bile
4
Q
cochle/o
A
land snail
5
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
6
Q
labyrinth/o
A
maze, inner ear
7
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx, voice box
8
Q
mast/o
A
mastoid process, breast-shaped
9
Q
myring/o
A
eardrum, tympanic membrane
10
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
11
Q
ot/o
A
ear
12
Q
pharyng/e
A
pharynx
13
Q
presby/o
A
old
14
Q
py/o
A
pus
15
Q
scler/o
A
hardening
16
Q
staped/o
A
stapes, stirrup
17
Q
steat/o
A
fat
18
Q
tympan/o
A
eardrum, tympanic membrane
19
Q
ambyl/o
A
dull
20
Q
anis/o
A
unequal
21
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
22
Q
choroid/o
A
choroid
23
Q
conjunctiv/o
A
to join together, conjunctiva
24
Q
cor/o
A
pupil
25
corne/o
cornea
26
cry/o
cold
27
cycl/o
ciliary body
28
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct
29
dipl/o
double
30
electr/o
electricity
31
fibr/o
fiber
32
foc/o
focus
33
goni/o
angle
34
irid/o
iris
35
kerat/o
cornea
36
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal duct, tear duct
37
lent/o
lens
38
metr/o
measure
39
mi/o
less, small
40
my/o
muscle
41
ocul/o
eye
42
ophthalm/o
eye
43
opt/o
eye
44
phac/o
lens
45
phak/o
lentil, lens
46
photo/o
light
47
presby/o
old
48
pupill/o
pupil
49
rad/i
radiating out from a centre
50
retin/o
retina
51
scler/o
sclera, hardening
52
stigmat/o
point
53
ton/o
tone, tension
54
trich/o
hair
55
trop/o
turn
56
uve/o
uvea
57
xen/o
foreign material
58
xer/o
dry
