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73 Cards in this Set
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blephar-
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root: eyelid
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chori-
choroid- |
root: choroid; middle layer of the eye
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conjunctiv-
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root: conjunctiva; membrane that lines the eyelid
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cycl-
ciliar- cili- |
root: ciliary body; the structure encircling the lens
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dacry- G
lacrim- L |
root: tear; tear sac
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dacryocyst-
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root: tear sac
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ir-
irid- |
root: iris
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kerat- G
cerat- G cornu- L corne- L |
root: cornea
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opthalm-
ocul- |
root: eye
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opt-
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root: eye; vison
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phac- G
phak- G lent- L |
root: lens
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retin-
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root: retina; inner layer of the eye
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scler-
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root: sclera; outer layer of the eye
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auricul-
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root: auricle; pinna; the outer structure of the ear
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cochle-
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root: cochlea [liquid-filled structure through which sound vibrations pass]
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incud- L
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root: incus; anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear
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labyrinth-
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root: labyrinth; inner ear
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malle- L
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root: malleus; hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear
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myring-
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root: ear drum; tympanum
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ot-
aur- |
root: ear
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phon-
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root: voice; sound
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staped- L
stapedi- L |
root: stapes; stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear
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tympan-
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root: ear drum; tympanum; middle ear [includes eardrum, malleus, stapes and incus]
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andr-
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root: male
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anthrop-
hom- homin- |
root: human being
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bi-
vit- |
root: life
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dem-
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root: people
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dips-
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root: thirst
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gam-
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root: marriage; sexual union
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ger-
geront- |
root: old person/people; old age
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gyn-
gyne- gynec- gynaec- |
root: female
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hapt-
haph- |
root: sense of touch; touch
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hygien-
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root: health
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iatr-
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root: medicine; physician
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mis-
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root: aversion (to something or someone)
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thanat- G
necr- G mort- L |
root: death; [for necr- only] dead tissues/cells; corpse
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narc-
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root: stupor; sleep
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nat-
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root: birth; born
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ped-
paed- |
root: child
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-acousia
-acousis |
termination: sense of hearing
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-algesia
-odynia |
termination: pain
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-aphia
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termination: sense of touch
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-centesis
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termination: surgical puncture [of an organ, to withdraw fluid]
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-cyte
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termination: cell
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-dipsia
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termination: thirst
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-ectasis
-ectasia |
termination: dilation; expansion
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-ectopia
-ectopy |
termination: malposition; displacement
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-edema
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termination: fluid-filled swelling (of an organ or structure)
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-gamy
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termination: marriage; sexual union
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-geusia
-geustia |
termination: sense of taste
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-iatry
-iatrics |
termination: study and treatment [in reference to the medical profession or a physician]
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-lysis
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termination: destruction; loosening; breakdown
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-lytic
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termination: pertaining to destruction/loosening/breakdown
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-necrosis
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termination: death [in reference to cells, tissues, or organs]
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-opia
-opy -opsia -opsy |
termination: visual disorder; vision; viewing; examination
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-orexia
-orexis |
termination: appetite
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-osphresia
-osphresis -osmia |
termination: sense of smell
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-penia
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termination: deficiency (of a substance)
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-ptosis
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termination: prolapse [i.e. a slipping down of an organ or part of an organ]
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-rrhagia
-rhagia -rrhage -rhage |
termination: rapid discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
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-rrhaphy
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termination: suture
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-rrhea
-rhea |
termination: discharge (of a substance, or from an organ or other location)
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-rrhexis
-rhexis |
termination: rupture
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-sclerosis
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termination: hardening (of an organ or other body structure); hardening caused by (a substance)
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-sepsis
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termination: infection
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-septic
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termination: pertaining to infection; infected
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-spasm
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termination: spasm
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-stasis
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termination: act of controlling
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-stenosis
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termination: narrowing
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-therapy
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termination: treatment (of an organ, symptom, or disease); treatment by means (of a substance or process)
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cor- G
core- G pupill- L |
root: pupil
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-stat
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termination: device used to control; agent used to control
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-static
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termination: pertaining to control
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