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AB-

away (away from) ab/norm/al away (away from)/normal or regular/refers to ab/ducens away/draw or lead

ACOUST/I-

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hearing acoust/ic hearing/refers to related term(s): AUDI-

APO-

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above or upon apo/plex/y above or upon/paralyzed/process of

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AUDI-

hearing audi/olog/y hearing/science of or study of/procedure or process of audio/meter hear/measurement related term(s): ACOUST/IDefinition:

AUR/I-

ear aur/al ear/pertains to aur/icle ear/small or little Definition:

BLEPHARO-

eyelid blephar/oma eyelid/swelling or tumor related term(s): PALPEBRA-

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CANTH/O-

corner of eye cantho/plast/y corner of eye (eyelid)/cosmetic or plastic surgery/procedure of

CATARACT

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waterfall or cloudiness cataract waterfall or cloudiness (eyes lens under the cornea that is impervious to light) CATARRH-

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to flow down Catarrh/al to flow down/refers to (any drainage from mucus membrane: especially in the nose, sinuses, and throat)

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CEREBR/O-

brain cerebr/al brain/refers to or pertains to

CERU-

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wax cerumen/ous wax (in ear)/refer to or state of Definition:

CHALAZ/IO-

hailstone Chalaz/ion hailstone (eyelid sebaceous cyst)/process of (tumor that is small and hard on the eyelid)

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COCHLE/O-

snail-like cochle/ar snail-like/pertain to (lower part of inner ear: for hearing sound)

COMATO-

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deep sleep comat/ose deep sleep/condition or state CONCUSS/I-

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violent shaking concuss/ion violent shaking/process of (brain injury resulting in bleeding, headaches, and other symptoms)

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-CONIS

cone-shaped kerato/conis cornea/cone-shaped (outer covering of iris 'cornea' elevated or protrudes)

CONJUNCTIV/O-

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joined together conjunctiv/itis joined together (united)/inflammation (inflammation of the membrane that covers the eye and the eyelid 'they join' or unite at the back of eyelid and at base of the sclera.) CONVOLO-

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to roll together convol/ution to roll together/pertains to

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CORNE/O-

cornea or horn shape corne/itis cornea or horn/inflamed (horn shape structure 'cornea' that covers the eyes iris and pupil covering)

CORTIC/O-

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bark, outer bark, rind, cortex cortico/ster/oid bark, outer bark, rind, cortex/solid/resemble

-CUSIS

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hearing an/cusis without/hearing

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CYCL/O-

circle cycl/itis circle/inflamed (muscles around iris or rainbow of eye are inflamed)

DACRYO-

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tear dacry/doct/itis tear/duct/inflamed related term(s): LACRIMODefinition:

DENDR/O-

tree-shaped dendr/ite tree-shaped/state of

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DURA-

hard dura mater hard: mother (outermost layer of membrane called the meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord) Definition:

-ELLUM

lesser or smaller cereb/ellum brain/lesser or smaller

EN/CEPHAL/O-

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within head (referring to the brain) encephalo/gram within head/recording

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ESTHES/I-

physical feeling an/esthes/ia without/physical feeling

FRONT/O-

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forehead or before front/al forehead or before (front brow)/pertains to Definition:

GLAUC/O-

waterfall or gray glauc/oma waterfall or gray/swelling (inner eye pressure causing loss of sight)

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GLI/O-

glue or glue-like gli/oma glue or glue-like/tumor (gliocytes are body cells that hold neurons or nerves together) alternate spelling: GLIADefinition:

HYPN/O-

sleep Hypn/osis sleep/condition (alpha state of brainwave patterns: this is not true sleep) related term(s): somn/o-

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IDE/O-

idea, thoughts, emotions, image ideo/motor idea, thoughts, emotions, image/movement ideo/vascul/ar emotions/vessels/refers to (vessels contract because of stress) Definition:

INCUS

anvil mallus/incus/stapes hammer/anvil/stirrup (shapes) (3 tiny ossicles or middle ear bones)

INTRA-

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within intra/nuclear within/refers to nut

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IR/O-

rainbow ir/is (noun) rainbow/refers to ir/idescent rainbow/having or exhibiting related term(s): IRID/ODefinition:

-ITES

dropsy or drooping tympan/ites drum/dropsy or drooping

JUNCTIV/O-

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joining or to join con/junctiv/itis together/joining or to join/inflamed (ocular and eyelid parts)

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KERAT/O-

cornea or horny kerato/malac/ia cornea (eye)/softening/refers to (cornea of children - lack of Vitamin A)

LABYRINTH-

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maze labyrinth/itis maze/inflamed (top portion of inner ear -balance)

-LEPSY

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seizure or convulsion epi/leps/y upon/seizure/process of (short circuiting of brain waves)

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MALLE/O-

hammer malle/us hammer (middle ear bone)/refers to(noun) related term(s): MALLEOLUS

-MANIA

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madness klepto/mani/ac theft or steal/madness/pertains to (obsession or preoccupation with stealing) alternate spelling: MANI/OMEAT/O-

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opening meat/us opening/refer to

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MENING/O-

membrane mening/itis membrane/inflamed (covering of Central Nervous System 'CNS') meninges membrane (3 parts: dura mater layer (hard mother); arachnoid layer (spider-like web); and pia mater layer (gentle mother))

MENT/O-

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mind ment/al mind/pertains to

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MYDRI/O-

to widen mydri/opt/ic to widen/vision/refers to (pupil of eye dilates)

MYRING/O-

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eardrum myring/itis eardrum/inflamed (infected) Definition:

NARC/O-

sleep narco/lepsy sleep/seizure (hypno- also means sleep) Definition:

NARES

nose opening nares nose opening

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NAS/O-

nose nas/al nose/refers to

NEUR/O-

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nerve neur/algia nerve/pain NOCT/I-

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night or blind noct/uria night/urination (excessive) related term(s): NYCTO-

-NOIA

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mind para/noia beyond/mind (psychotic mental condition: loss of reality)

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OCUL/O-

eye oculo/motor eye/movement

OLFACT/O-

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smelling or smell olfact/ory smelling or smell/process of related term(s): OSMODefinition:

OPHTHALM/O-

eye or eyeball ophthalm/olog/ist eye/science or study of/specialist ophthalm/ic eye or eyeball/refer to

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OPTO-

vision, sight, eye opto/metr/ist vision or sight/measurement/specialist related term(s): -OPT-, OPIA-, -OPSY

ORB-

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circle or dish orbit/al circle or dish (eye socket)/pertains to (orbit is actually a circular track) related term(s): ORBIT/ODefinition:

OSMO-

smell an/osm/ia without/smell/refers to related term(s): OLFACT/O-

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OT/O-

ear ot/itis ear/inflamed

PALPEBRA-

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eyelid palpebr/itis eyelid/inflamed related term(s): BLEPHARODefinition:

PALSY

slight or moderate paralysis Cerebral Palsy (C.P.) brain: paralysis (injury to brain that causes temporary or permanent loss of sensation, movement, control)

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-PARESIS

paralysis hemi/pare/sis half/paralysis (slight)/condition of (this occurs in tertiary syphilis of C.N.S.) related term(s): -PLEG/IA Definition:

PETIT

little illness petit mal little illness/bad (less severe than grand mal epileptic seizures)

PHOB/O-

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fear hydro/phob/ia water/fear (rabies)/refers to

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PHON/O-

voice or sound dys/phon/ia faulty or difficult/voice or sound/refers to

PHOR/O-

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feeling (mental) eu/phor/ia good/feeling (mental)/refers to (esthesia means a physical feeling)

PIA-

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gentle pia mater soft or gentle: mother (innermost meninges 'membrane' layer covering the spinal cord)

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PINN/A-

feather or feather-like pinna/form feather-like/shape (the outer ear projection is called the pinna)

-PLEG/IA

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paralysis quadri/plegia four (limbs)/paralysis (often caused by a stroke 'Apoplexy or CVA') para/plegia beyond (lower two limbs)/paralyzed related term(s): -PARESIS, PLEXY Definition:

-PLEXY

paralysis neuro/plexy nerve/paralysis related term(s): -PARESIS, PLEGIA

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POLI/O-

gray polio/myel/itis gray/spinal cord/inflamed (virus attaches anterior gray motor horn rami of the spinal cord)

PONS

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bridge pons bridge (surrounds the brain stem in front and connects to the cerebellum: switchboard) related term(s): PONT/O-

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PRESBYO-

old presby/op/ia old (weak eyes of elderly)/vision/refers to (vision defect seen with advancing aging known as far sightedness - 'Hyper/opia' - where one can see objects clearly far away, but not close up)

PROPRI/O-

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property (nerve stimuli or information) proprio/ceptor property (nerve stimulation or information)/one's own receives (these are nerve receivers in the joints)

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PSYCH/O-

mind psych/olog/y mind/science of or study of/process of

PTERYG/O-

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winged pteryg/oid winged/resembles (membrane growth on medial aspect of eyeball) Definition:

PUPILL/O-

pupil pupilo/meter pupil/to measure (size of ring shape)

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RADIC/O-

nerve root or spinal nerve radicul/itis nerve root/inflammation related term(s): RADICUL/ODefinition:

RETINA

net or net-like Retin/itis net or netlike/inflamed (the appearance of the blood vessels on the thin inner eye layer at back of eyeball)

RHIN/O-

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nose rhino/plasty nose/repair or plastic surgery (nose job) rhin/itis nose/inflamed rhin/o/rrhea nose/running

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SCHIZ/O-

split or splitting schizo/phren/ia split/mind/refers to related term(s): SCHIST/O-, SCISS/I-

SCOT/O-

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darkness scot/oma darkness (blind spot)/swelling or tumor (causing) (portion of retina of the eye: blind spot) SENIL/E-

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old senil/ity old/state of (mental and/or physical weakness) (Presbyt/iatrics and Ger/iatrics treat diseases of old age) https://classroom.cipcourses.com/subscription/274447/1/flashcards/1195

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SOMN/O-

sleep somni/pathy sleep/disease (sleep disorder) related term(s): HYPN/O-

STAPED/O-

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stirrup staped/ectomy stirrup (shape)/excision or removal (One of three tiny bones of the middle ear: mallus/incus/stapes = hammer/anvil/stirrup) related term(s): STAPES

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STRABISM/O-

to squint or squinting strabism/us to squint or squinting/refers to (lazy eye 'one eye deviates' do to loss of acuity, muscle, nerve damage. Types include: 'cross-eyed, walleyed, intermittent, vertical, paralytic,& spastic')

STY/E

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raised stye raised (This is the inflamed sebaceous gland and hair follicle near an eyelash follicle) related term(s): HORDEOL/O-

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TEMPOR/O-

temple tempor/al temple/refers to (bones of both sides of skull at its base)

THEO-

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god theo/mania god/madness theo/log/y god/study of/process of TINNITUS

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jingling, tinkling, ringing tinnitus jingling, tinkling, ringing (inflamed lower part of cochlea 'snail' of inner ear: causing a ringing sound)

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TROCHLE/O-

pulley or pulley-like trochle/ar pulley or pulley-like/refer to (name of fourth '4th' cranial nerve: innervates superior oblique eye muscles)

TYMPAN/O-

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eardrum tympan/itis eardrum/inflamed (outer part of middle ear)

TYPH/O-

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stupor typh/oid stupor/resembles (bacterial infection causing high fever and a stupored state)

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UVE/A-

grape uve/itis grape/inflamed (thin membrane between retina and sclera of eye - iris, ciliary body and choroid vascular layer) related term(s): STAPHYLO-, UV-, UVE/O-, UVUL/ODefinition:

VERTIGO

whirling vertigo whirling (maze part or labyrinth of inner ear inflamed causing a spinning sensation) Definition:

XEN/O-

strange or foreign xen/ophthalm/ia strange/eye/refers to xeno/phob/ia stranger/fear of/pertains to

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