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an-

no/ not/ without/ lack/ absence of

hemi-

half

mono-

one/ single

par-, para-

abnormal; near

poly-

many/ much; excessive

quadri-

four

-al, -ar

pertaining to

-ectomy

removal of

-esthesia

nervous sensation/ feeling (as a sense)

-graphy

process of recording; radiographic imaging

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure/ attack

-malacia

softening

-lysis

destruction/ dissolution/ breakdown; spearation; loosening

-oma

tumor/ mass

-paresis

slight paralysis

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhaphy

suturing/ to suture

-tomy

incision

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cord/o, chord/o

cord; spinal cord

crani/o

skull

dur/o

dura mater; tough

encephal/o

brain

esthesi/o

nervous sensation/ feeling (as a sense)

hemat/o

blood

mening/o, meningi/o

meninges

myel/o

sprinal cord; bone marrow

narc/o

sleep/ sleepy (stupor)

neur/o

nerve, nerve tissue

osm/o

smell

radiculo, rhiz/o

nerve root

somn/o

sleep

vascul/o

vessel

cerebrovascular accident

CVA

electroencephalography

EEG

polysomnography

PSG

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

TENS

transient ischemic attack

TIA

amnesia

loss of memory caused by brain damage or severe emotional trauma

dementia

serious loss of cognitive (mental processes of perception, memory, judgement, and reasoning) ability

epilepsy

abnormal brain function that causes changes in attention or behavior

gait

a manner of walking

syncope

fainting or loss of consciousness, also called a syncopal episode

bi-, bin-

two; double

ex-, exo-

outward

extra-

outside

presby-

elderly/ old age

-opia, -opsia

vision, vision condition

-phobia

aversion to; fear of

-ptosis

drooping/ asgging; prolapse

ambly/o

dull/ dim

blephar/o

eyelid

choroid/o

choroid

chromat/o, chrom/o

color

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o, core/o

pupil

corne/o, kerat/o

cornea

cycl/o

ciliary body

dacy/o

tear; tear duct

dacryoaden/o

lacrimal gland

dacryocyst/o

lacrimal sac

dipl/o

double

goni/o

angle

ir/o, irid/o

iris

is/o

equal

lacrim/o

tears

macul/o

macula lutea; flat area

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o, optic/o

vision

palpebr/o

eyelid

papill/o

optic disk; nipple

phac/o, phak/o

lens

pupil/o

pupil

retin/o

retina

scler/o

the sclera; hard

ton/o

pressure; tension

trop/o

to turn/ turning

uve/o

uvea

vitre/o

vitreous humor; glassy

xer/o

dry

extraocular movement/ motion/ muscles

EOM

achromatopsia

color blindness

amblyopia

lazy eye/ unilateral extraocular muscle weakness

cataract

clouding of the lens of the eye

glaucoma

increased intraocular pressure-diagnosed by tonometry

emmetropia

normal vision

hyperopia

farsightedness (also called hypermetropia)

myopia

nearsightedness

endo-

within

nyctalopia

night-blindness, inability to see well in dim light

macro-

large

micro-

small

peri-

surrounding/ around

-acusis, -cusis

hearing (akouein)

-algia

pain

-ectomy

removal

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-metry

measurement of/ to measure/ measuring

-oma

tumor/ mass

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination process of viewing

-stomy

creation of a new opening into; creation of a new connection between/ surgical union of

acous/o, audi/o

hearing

cerumin/o

cerumen

cohle/o

the cochlea

labyrinth/o

inner ear/ the labyrinth

myring/o

ear drum/ tympanic membrane (TM)

ossicul/o

ossicle (litte bone)

ot/o

ear

staped/o

the stapes

tympan/o

tympanic membrane/ ear drum/ middle ear

otitis media

OM

tinnitus

abnormal sounds heard in the ear such as ringing, buzzing, jingling, or booming

vertigo

extreme dizziness; the sensation that you or your environment is moving or spinning

acr/o

extremities; heights

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal glands/ suprarenal glands

calc/o

calcium

crin/o

to secrete (form and give off)

gluc/o, glyc/o

glucose/ sugar

gonad/o

gonads (organs that form sex cells-gametes)

hypophys/o

pituitary gland/ hypophysis

kal/i

potassium

lob/o

lobe

ophthalm/o

eye

orex/o

appetite

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid

trop/o

stimulate (turning on); turn/ turning

goiter

enlargement of the thyroid gland not due to a tumor

endemic goiter

goiter in a population due to the lack of iodine

diabetes insipidus (DI)

deficiency of the antidiuretic hormone

diabetes mellitus (DM)

a metabolism disorder: type 1- lack of insulin production; type 2- deficient insulin production

hirsutism

androgenic hair in female-hypertrichosis

iatrogenic

a complication of meidcal care

pseudocyesis

symptoms of gestation not associated with pregnancy

TFT

thyroid function testing

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

a pituitary gland hormone