Unit #6 - Words on Test Flashcards
(102 cards)
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af-
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going into
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ef-
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going out of
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end or endo-
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inside
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pre-
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in front of
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ischemia
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to hold back blood
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eu-
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good, well
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con-
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together, with
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quadri-
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four
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eso-
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outward
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aneurysm
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dilation of an artery
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asthen
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weakness
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decussate
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cross; make a shape like the letter X
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dura
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tough
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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conjunctiva
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joining [the eyelids and globe of the eye]
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cycl/o
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“circle”, describing the ciliary body of the eye
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dacry/o or lacrim
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tear [as in teardrop]
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phac/o or phak
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lens
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retin/a or retin/o
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the receptive surface of the eye
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scler/a or scler/o
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the white of the eye
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Chemoreceptors detect
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chemicals
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Mechanoreceptors detect
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mechanical stimuli (i.e. pressure)
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Photoreceptors detect
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light particle-waves
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Proprioceptors detect
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one’s own body position
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cauda
tail
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sulcus
groove in the brain
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insula
island
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gyrus
elevation or bump on the brain
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cornu
horn
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cortex
the outside of a multilayered structure
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medulla
the inside of a multilayered structure
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myel/o or spin/o
spinal column or spinal cord
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ampulla
a flask with a long, narrow neck
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cochlea
snail shell
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labyrinth
a maze
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myring/o
eardrum, a membrane at the end of the ear canal.
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utricle
bag
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vestibul/o
an entrance hall
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asthen
weakness
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clonus
violent shaking
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convuls
jerking movement
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embol
arterial blockage
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paresis
weakness
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ictus
seizure; sudden, unexpected illness
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nystagmus
nodding or jerking back-and-forth motion of the eyes
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vertigo
spinning sensation
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pleg, as in hemiplegia, quadriplegia, or tetraplegia
weakness
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hypno, narc/o, and somn/o
sleep
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–ellum
it is a diminutive suffix (makes the word in front of it smaller)
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–ellum
it is a diminutive suffix (makes the word in front of it smaller)
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–iatrist
a clinician who studies
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–iatry
the act of studying
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–lytic
drug or agent that causes a breakdown or destruction
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–metry
the act of measuring
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–logy and –ology
study of
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–plegia
inability to move
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–rrhag or –rrhage
abnormal flow
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–tatic
pertaining to stretching
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–tomy
–tome
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–trophic
nourishment or growth
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-algia
pain in
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OU
both eyes
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AU
both ears
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LP
spinal tap
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PERRLA
normal condition
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ALS, MS, TIA
diseases or disorders
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EEG, EMG, LP, MRA, MRI, PET
tests or procedures
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blephar-edema
swelling of the eyelid
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blephar-itis
inflammation of the eyelid
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blepharo-plasty
surgical revision of the eyelid
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blepharo-conjunctiv-itis
inflammation of the eyelid and mucous membranes of the eye
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blepharo-pleg-ia
paralysis of the eyelid
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blepharo-ptosis
drooping of the eyelid
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blepharo-pyo-rrhea
flow of pus from the eyelid
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blepharo-spasm
involuntary contraction of the eyelid
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blepharo-tomy
cutting into the eyelid
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dacryo-aden-ectomy
removal of a lacrimal gland
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dacryo-cyst-ectomy
surgical removal of the nasolacrimal sac
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dacryo-cysto-rhino-stomy
surgery to enlarge the opening of the nasolacrimal sac
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dacryo-cysto-tomy
cutting into the nasolacrimal sac
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myring-ectomy
surgical removal of the eardrum
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myring-itis
inflammation of the eardrum
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myringo-dermat-itis
inflammation of the eardrum and the adjacent skin of the ear canal
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myringo-myc-osis
fungal infection of the eardrum
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myringo-plasty
surgical revision of the eardrum
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myringo-tomy
cutting into the eardrum
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cerebell-ar
pertaining to the part of the brain under the cerebrum
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cerebell-itis
inflammation of the cerebellum
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cerebell-um
part of the brain under the cerebrum and attached to the brainstem
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cerebr-al
pertaining to the cerebrum
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cerebro-pathy
disease of the brain
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cerebro-spin-al
pertaining to the brain and spinal cord
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cerebro-tomy
cutting into the brain
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cerebro-vasul-ar
pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain
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cerebr-um
the large, wrinkled part of the brain; right and left hemispheres
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intra-cerebr-al
within the brain
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mening
coverings of the brain
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meningi-oma
tumor of the coverings of the brain
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mening-itis
inflammation of the coverings of the brain
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meningo-cele
hernation of the coverings of the brain
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meningo-pathy
disease of the coverings of the brain
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myelo-meningo-cele
herniation of the spinal cord and its coverings
