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143 Cards in this Set
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an- |
no/ not/ without/ lack/ absence of |
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hemi- |
half |
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mono- |
one/ single |
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par-, para- |
abnormal; near |
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poly- |
many/ much; excessive |
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quadri- |
four |
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-al, -ar |
pertaining to |
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-ectomy |
removal of |
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-esthesia |
nervous sensation/ feeling (as a sense) |
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-graphy |
process of recording; radiographic imaging |
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-ia |
condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-lepsy |
seizure/ attack |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-lysis |
destruction/ dissolution/ breakdown; spearation; loosening |
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-oma |
tumor/ mass |
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-paresis |
slight paralysis |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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-rrhaphy |
suturing/ to suture |
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-tomy |
incision |
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cerebell/o |
cerebellum |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum |
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cord/o, chord/o |
cord; spinal cord |
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crani/o |
skull |
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dur/o |
dura mater; tough |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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esthesi/o |
nervous sensation/ feeling (as a sense) |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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mening/o, meningi/o |
meninges |
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myel/o |
sprinal cord; bone marrow |
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narc/o |
sleep/ sleepy (stupor) |
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neur/o |
nerve, nerve tissue |
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osm/o |
smell |
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radiculo, rhiz/o |
nerve root |
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somn/o |
sleep |
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vascul/o |
vessel |
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cerebrovascular accident |
CVA |
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electroencephalography |
EEG |
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polysomnography |
PSG |
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
TENS |
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transient ischemic attack |
TIA |
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amnesia |
loss of memory caused by brain damage or severe emotional trauma |
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dementia |
serious loss of cognitive (mental processes of perception, memory, judgement, and reasoning) ability |
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epilepsy |
abnormal brain function that causes changes in attention or behavior |
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gait |
a manner of walking |
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syncope |
fainting or loss of consciousness, also called a syncopal episode |
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bi-, bin- |
two; double |
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ex-, exo- |
outward |
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extra- |
outside |
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presby- |
elderly/ old age |
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-opia, -opsia |
vision, vision condition |
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-phobia |
aversion to; fear of |
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-ptosis |
drooping/ asgging; prolapse |
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ambly/o |
dull/ dim |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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choroid/o |
choroid |
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chromat/o, chrom/o |
color |
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conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva |
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cor/o, core/o |
pupil |
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corne/o, kerat/o |
cornea |
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cycl/o |
ciliary body |
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dacy/o |
tear; tear duct |
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dacryoaden/o |
lacrimal gland |
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dacryocyst/o |
lacrimal sac |
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dipl/o |
double |
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goni/o |
angle |
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ir/o, irid/o |
iris |
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is/o |
equal |
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lacrim/o |
tears |
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macul/o |
macula lutea; flat area |
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ocul/o |
eye |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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opt/o, optic/o |
vision |
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palpebr/o |
eyelid |
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papill/o |
optic disk; nipple |
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phac/o, phak/o |
lens |
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pupil/o |
pupil |
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retin/o |
retina |
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scler/o |
the sclera; hard |
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ton/o |
pressure; tension |
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trop/o |
to turn/ turning |
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uve/o |
uvea |
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vitre/o |
vitreous humor; glassy |
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xer/o |
dry |
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extraocular movement/ motion/ muscles |
EOM |
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achromatopsia |
color blindness |
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amblyopia |
lazy eye/ unilateral extraocular muscle weakness |
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cataract |
clouding of the lens of the eye |
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glaucoma |
increased intraocular pressure-diagnosed by tonometry |
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emmetropia |
normal vision |
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hyperopia |
farsightedness (also called hypermetropia) |
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myopia |
nearsightedness |
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endo- |
within |
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nyctalopia |
night-blindness, inability to see well in dim light |
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macro- |
large |
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micro- |
small |
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peri- |
surrounding/ around |
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-acusis, -cusis |
hearing (akouein) |
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-algia |
pain |
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-ectomy |
removal |
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-ia |
condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-metry |
measurement of/ to measure/ measuring |
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-oma |
tumor/ mass |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-scopy |
visual examination process of viewing |
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-stomy |
creation of a new opening into; creation of a new connection between/ surgical union of |
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acous/o, audi/o |
hearing |
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cerumin/o |
cerumen |
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cohle/o |
the cochlea |
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labyrinth/o |
inner ear/ the labyrinth |
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myring/o |
ear drum/ tympanic membrane (TM) |
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ossicul/o |
ossicle (litte bone) |
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ot/o |
ear |
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staped/o |
the stapes |
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tympan/o |
tympanic membrane/ ear drum/ middle ear |
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otitis media |
OM |
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tinnitus |
abnormal sounds heard in the ear such as ringing, buzzing, jingling, or booming |
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vertigo |
extreme dizziness; the sensation that you or your environment is moving or spinning |
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acr/o |
extremities; heights |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adren/o |
adrenal glands/ suprarenal glands |
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calc/o |
calcium |
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crin/o |
to secrete (form and give off) |
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gluc/o, glyc/o |
glucose/ sugar |
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gonad/o |
gonads (organs that form sex cells-gametes) |
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hypophys/o |
pituitary gland/ hypophysis |
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kal/i |
potassium |
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lob/o |
lobe |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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orex/o |
appetite |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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parathyroid/o |
parathyroid |
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trop/o |
stimulate (turning on); turn/ turning |
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goiter |
enlargement of the thyroid gland not due to a tumor |
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endemic goiter |
goiter in a population due to the lack of iodine |
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diabetes insipidus (DI) |
deficiency of the antidiuretic hormone |
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diabetes mellitus (DM) |
a metabolism disorder: type 1- lack of insulin production; type 2- deficient insulin production |
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hirsutism |
androgenic hair in female-hypertrichosis |
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iatrogenic |
a complication of meidcal care |
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pseudocyesis |
symptoms of gestation not associated with pregnancy |
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TFT |
thyroid function testing |
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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) |
a pituitary gland hormone |