Test 5 Flashcards
(190 cards)
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nerv/o
(nervus, nervi)
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nerve
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neur/o
(neuron, neura)
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nerve, sinew
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crani/o
(cranium, crania)
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cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)
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cephal/o
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head
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encephal/o
-encephalon
(encephalon, encephala)
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brain
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cerebr/o
(cerebrum, cerebra)
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain
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cerebell/o
(cerebellum, cerebella)
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cerebellum
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pont/o
(pons, pontes)
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pons (of the brain), bridge-like structure
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limb/o
(limbus, limbi)
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limbic system, border
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hippocamp/o
(hippocampus, hippocampi)
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hippocampus, seahorse
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thalam/o
(thalamus, thalami)
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thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner room
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amygdal/o
(amygdala, amygdalae)
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amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil
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nucle/o
(nucleus, nuclei)
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nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel
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mening/o
-meninx
(meninx, meninges)
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meninx (one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane
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lept/o
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thin
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pachy-
pach/o
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thick
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arachn/o
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arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like
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dur/o
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dura mater membrane, hard
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lob/o
(lobus, lobi)
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lobe
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gyr/o
(gyrus, gyri)
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gyrus (a convolution of the cerebrum), circle, ring
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sulc/o
(sulcus, sulci)
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sulcus (groove of the brain), furrow, groove
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fissur/o
(fissura, fissurae)
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fissure, deep, groove
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fid/o
fiss/o
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split, cleave
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ventricul/o
(ventriculus, ventriculi)
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ventricle, small cavity
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coel/o
cel/o
cavity, hollow
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cortic/o
(cortex, cortices)
cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark
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myel/o
spinal cord, marrow
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medull/o
(medulla, medullae)
medula, marrow
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poli/o
gray, gray matter of CNS
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fascicul/o
(fasciculus, fasciculi)
fascicle bundle of longitudinal fibers
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funicul/o
(funiculus, funiculi)
funicle, rope-like
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fun/o
(funis)
rope, cord
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radicul/o
radic/o
(radix, radices)
nerve root, root
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rhiz/o
nerve root, brance
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ram/o
(ramus, rami)
nerve branch, branch
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plex/o
(plexus)
plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)
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gangli/o
(ganglion, ganglia)
ganglion (groups of nerve cells)
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gli/o
(glia)
glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue
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somat/o
som/o
-some
(soma, somata)
body (body of neuron)
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dendr/o
(dendron)
dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure
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ax/o
(axon)
axon (long process of a neuron), axle, axis
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not/o
the back
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spin/o
(spina, spinae)
spine, thorn, vertebral column
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vertebr/o
(vertebra, vertebrae)
vertebra, back bone
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spondyl/o
vertebra
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esthesi/o
esthet/o
-esthesia
sensation, perception
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gnost/o
-gnosia
-gnosis
knowledge
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mnemon/o
-mnesia
memory
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leth/o
(lethe)
forgetfulness
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letharg/o
mental slugishness, drowsiness
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top/o
place, spot, region
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stere/o
solid, three-dimensional
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kinesi/o
kine/o
-kinesia
(kinesis)
movement
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mot/o
movement
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praxi/o
-praxia
-praxis
(praxis, praxes)
activity, doing, practice
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tax/o
(taxis, taxes)
coordination, order
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ton/o
tension, stretching, tone (especially in muscles)
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spasm/o
spast/o
(spasmus)
spasm (a sudden involuntary muscle contraction)
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leps/o
lept/o
-lepsy
seizure
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ict/o
-ictal
(ictus)
seizure, stroke (CVA), blow
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pykn/o
pycn/o
thick, dense, frequent
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pleg/o
-plegia
plect/o
-plexy
paralysis, stroke
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palsy
paralysis
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-paresis
(paresis)
partial paralysis
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sthen/o
strength
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clon/o
(clonus)
clonus (i.e. spasmodic alteration of muscle contractions)
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chore/o
(chorea)
chorea (i.e. involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance
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sarc/o
stupor, sleep
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hypn/o
sleep
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somn/o
sleep
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sopor/o
(sopor)
sleep
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comat/o
-coma
(coma)
coma (i.e. state of unconsciousness that cannot be aroused from)
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lal/o
-lalia
speech
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phas/o
-phasis
-phasia
speech
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phras/o
-phrasia
speech, phrase
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lex/o
word, speech, reading
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log/o
-logy
speech, reason, word
(-logy: body of knowledge, study of)
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phag/o
-phagia
eat, swallow
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vert/o
vers/o
turning
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trem/o
tremul/o
(tremor)
shaking, trembling
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oneir/o
dream
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psych/o
psyche
mind, soul
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phren/o
mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve
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ment/o
(mens)
mind
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no/o
(noesis)
mind, thought
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thym/o
emotion, state of mind
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path/o
-pathy
feeling, disease
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phor/o
-phoria
bearing (*in psychology, a mental state in respect to emotional well-being), carrying, bringing
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hedon/o
pleasure
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mani/o
-mania
(mania)
frenzy, madness
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hallucin/o
a false sensory perception
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phant/o
phantasm/o
(phantasm)
illusion, hallucination
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phaner/o
evident, visible
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phob/o
-phobia
(phobia)
fear, avoidance
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panic
panic
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narciss/o
self-love
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phil/o
-philia
attraction, love (*in psychology the suffix PHILIA means sexual arousal)
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-lagnia
lust, sexual arousal
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orect/o
orex/o
appetite
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vis/o
seeing, sense of sight
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opt/o
optic/o
seeing, sense of sight
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op/o
-opia
seeing, sense of sight
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ops/o
-opsia
-opsis
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bleps/o
-blepsia
-blepsis
sense of sight
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geus/o
-geusia
tasting, sense of taste
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olfact/o
smelling, sense of smell
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osphresi/o
-osphresis
(osphresis)
smelling, sense of smell
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gust/o
gustat/o
tasting, sense of taste
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tact/o
tag/o
tang/o
touching, sense of touch
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hapt/o
touching, sense of touch, to sieze
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audit/o
audi/o
listening, sense of hearing
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acust/o
acoust/o
-acusis
-acousia
listening, sense of hearing
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ocul/o
(oculus, oculi)
eye
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opthalam/o
eye
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camer/o
(camera, camerae)
chamber, cavity
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aqu/o
aque/o
(aqua, aquae)
water, water-like
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vitre/o
vitr/o
glass, glass-like (*vitreous humor of the eye)
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hyal/o
glass, glass-like (*vitreous humor of the eye)
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retin/o
retina (*innermost tunic of the eye)
retina, retinae
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choroid/o
(choroid)
choroid (*middle tunic of the eye)
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macul/o
(macula, maculae)
spot, macule, (macula lutea retinae of the eye)
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corne/o
(cornea, corneae)
cornea, hard, horn-like
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kerat/o
cerat/o
cornea, horn, hard, horn-like
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lent/o
lenticul/o
(lens, lentes)
lens, lentil, lentil-shaped
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phac/o
phak/o
lens, lentil
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cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye, circle, wheel
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cili/o
(cilium, cilia)
(supercilium, supercilia)
ciliary body, eyelash, hair-like process
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scler/o
(sclera, sclerae)
sclera of the eye, hard
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ir/o
irid/o
(iris, irides)
iris of the eye, rainbow, rainbow-like
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pupill/o
(pupilla, pupillae)
pupil of the eye
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pup/o
(pupa, pupae)
pupa (developmental stage after a larva)
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cor/o
-coria
pupil of the eye
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palpebr/o
(palpebra, palpebrae)
eyelid
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blephar/o
eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
(conjunctiva, conjunctivae)
conjunctiva
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junct/o
jug/o
to join, joined
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lacrim/o
lacrima, lacrimae
tear
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dacry/o
tear
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mitt/o
miss/o
to send, let go
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ambly/o
dull
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presby/o
old age
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dipl/o
double
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deuter/o
second, secondary (*in vision, green blindness i.e. secondary color)
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prot/o
first, primary (*in vision, red blindness i.e. primary color)
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metr/o
-meter
measure, measuring (*METER, device for measuring)
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stigmat/o
(stigma)
spot, point, shame/disgrace
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phot/o
light
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lumin/o
(lumen, lumina)
light, lumen (unit of light)
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scot/o
darkness
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nyct/o
night
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noct/o
night
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trop/o
-tropia
-tropion
turning, change, stimulating (*TROPIA deviation of eyes from the visual axis; *TROPION, turning the edge or margin, particularly of the eyelid)
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strabism/o
(strabismus)
strabismus (*disorder of the eye in respect to the optic axis)
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nystagm/o
(nystagmus)
nystagmus (*disorder involving involuntary movement of the eye)
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schist/o
schiz/o
-schisis
split, cleft
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chalas/o
-chalasis
loose, slack
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pteryg/o
pter/o
-pteryx
wing, wing-like
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glauc/o
silver, gray, or bluish green
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cataract/o
(cataract)
cataract
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mi/o
mei/o
less smaller
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mydriat-
(mydriasis)
enlargement of the pupil
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aur/o
(auris, aures)
ear
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auricul/o
(auricula, auriculae)
auricle (visible external ear)
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pinn/o
penn/o
(pinna, pinnae)
auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing
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conch/o
(concha, conchae)
auricle (visible external ear), shell, shell-like
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ot/o
-otia
ear
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malle/o
(malleus, mallei)
malleus (one of the ossicles of the ear), hammer
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incud/o
(incus, incudes)
incus (one of the ossicles of the ear), anvil
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staped/o
(stapes, stapedes)
stapes (one of the ossicles of the ear), stirrup
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labryinth/o
(labyrinthus, labrinthi)
labyrinth of the ear, maze
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vestibul/o
(vestibulum, vestibula)
vestibule of the inner ear, an entrance
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utricul/o
(utriculus, utriculi)
utricle of the inner ear, bag, sack
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saccul/o
(sacculus, sacculi)
saccule of the inner ear, bag, sack
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coshle/o
(cochlea, cochleae)
cochlea of the inner ear, spiral shell
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meat/o
(meatus)
opening, passageway
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fenestr/o
(fenestra, fenestrae)
opening, window
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salping/o
-salpinx
(salpinx, salpinges)
eustachian tube, or fallopian, a long tubular structure
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tympan/o
(tympanum, tympana)
eardrum, drum
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myring/o
(myringa)
eardrum, membrane
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son/o
(sone)
sound
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phon/o
(phone)
sound, voice
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acousmat/o
(acousma)
sound
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bar/o
bary/o
weight, pressure, heavy
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bath/o
bathy/o
depth, deep
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tret/o
-tresia
perforated, bored
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mastoid/o
(mastoid)
mastoid (process of the temporal bone)
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tinnit/o
a ringing, buzzing, hissing sound in the ear
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cerumin/o
(cerumen)
earwax
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cer/o
-cere
(cera)
wax
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