Unit 6: Nervous System - word parts Flashcards
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acous/o
A
hearing
2
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acoustic
A
pertaining to hearing
3
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-acusis
A
pertaining to hearing
4
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algia
A
pain
5
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anesth
A
hidden
6
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audi/o
A
sound
7
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
8
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cephal/o
A
head
9
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
10
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cerebr/o
A
brain
11
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cerumin/o
A
ear wax
12
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choroid
A
middle layer of the eye between sclera and retina
13
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chrom/o
A
color
14
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cloni/o
A
muscle spasm
15
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cochle/o
A
cochlea
16
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conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
17
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corne/o
A
cornea
18
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crani/o
A
head/skull
19
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dacry/o
A
tears
20
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dur/o
A
tough, hard
21
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dynia
A
pain
22
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encephala/o
A
brain
23
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esthesi/o
A
feeling/ sensation
24
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gangli/o
A
bundle of neuron cell bodies
25
gnos/o
know
26
gnosi/o
know
27
hypn/o
sleep
28
ictal
seizure
29
irid/o
iris
30
ir/o
iris
31
kerat/o
cornea
32
kinesi/o
movement
33
lob/o
lobe
34
-mania
excessive desire
35
media
middle
36
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow (innermost)
37
meningi/o
meninges (membrane surrounding CNS)
38
meningo
meninges (membrane surrounding CNS)
39
myring/o
ear drum / tympanic membrane
40
neur/o
nerve
41
ocul/o
eye
42
ophthalm/o
eye
43
opt/o
eye
44
-opia
vision condition
45
-opsia
vision condition
46
osmia/o
smell
47
ot/o
ear
48
-paresis
partial paralysis
49
phac/o
lens
50
phak/o
lens
51
phas/o
speech
52
-phobia
fear
53
phren/o
mind
54
-plegia
paralysis
55
presby/o
old age
56
psych/o
mind
57
pupil/lo
pupil of the eye
58
retin/o
retina
59
rhino
nose
60
salping/o
eustachian tube
61
scler/o
sclera
62
somn/o
sleep
63
spin/o
spine
64
-stomy
creation of an opening
65
tax/o
arrangement, orderm coordination
66
-tomy
incision
67
ton/o
muscle spasm, tension, pressure
68
tympan/o
ear drum
69
vestibul/o
vestibule
