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Question | Answer |
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ambul/o | walk |
ambulat/o | walk |
athet/o | uncontrolled |
cerebello/o | cerebellum |
concuss/o | shaken,together |
crani/o | cranium,skull |
caus/o | burning |
caust/o | burning |
dendr/o | branching |
encephal/o | brain |
gyr/o | turning or folding |
hemat/o | blood |
mening/o | meninges |
myel/o | spinal cord,bone marrow |
narc/o | numbness,stupor,sleep |
plex/o | plexus, network |
radicu/o | root,nerve root |
synapso/o | point of contact |
sympath/o | sympathetic nerve |
ton/o | tone,tension,pressure |
cardi/o | heart |
cyt/o | cell |
glauc/o | gray |
phot/o | light |
cyst/o | bladder |
contus/o | bruise |
ax/o | axis,axon |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
cephal/o | head |
contus/o | bruise |
cortic/o | cortex,outer region |
convolut/o | coiled and twisted |
dur/o | dura mater,hard |
gli/o | neuroglia,glue |
gangli/o | ganglion |
ganglion/o | ganglion |
kinesi/o | movement |
medull/o | medulla,innersection |
noct/o | night |
neur/o | nerve,nervous system |
neru/i | nerve, nervous system |
poli/o | gray matter, spinal cord |
sulc/o | groove |
somn/o | sleep |
thalam/o | thalamus,chamber |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
iris/o | iris |
aden/o | gland |
pseud/o | false,fake |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow,spinal cord |
kinet/o | movement |
aque/o | water |
ametr/o | out of porportion |
audi/o | ear,hearing |
acous/o | hearing |
aur/o | ear,hearing |
cycl/o | ciliary body,circular,cycle |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
core/o | pupil |
chrom/o | colour |
dipl/o | double |
fove/o | pit |
irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea,hard,horny |
labyrith/o | labyrinth,maze,inner ear |
macul/o | spot |
myring/o | tympanic membrane,ear drum |
nyctal/o | night |
ot/o | ear,hearing |
optic/o | eye,vision |
ocul/o | eye |
presby/o | old age |
phac/o | lens of the eye |
py/o | pus |
salping/o | eustachian tube |
scler/o | sclera, white of the eye |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane,ear drum |
chlor/o | green |
dernat/o | skin |
xanth/o | yellow |
radicul/o | nerve root |
lute/o | yellow |
erythr/o | red |
anis/o | unequal |
ambly/o | dull,dim |
audit/o | ear,hearing |
acoust/o | hearing |
blephar/o | eyelid |
canth/o | corner of the eye |
corne/o | cornea |
choroid/o | choroids |
cochle/o | cochlea,snail,spiral |
dacry/o | tear,tear duct |
ir/o | iris |
irit/o | iris |
lacrim/o | tear,tear duct |
mon/o | one |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
myco/o | fungal |
opt/o | eye,vision |
opthalm/o | eye,vision |
pinn/o | external ear |
pupill/o | pupil |
retin/o | retina |
staped/o | stapes |
strab/o | squint-eyed |
tars/o | edge of the eyelid |
vitre/o | vitreous humor,glassy |
cyan/o | blue |
lact/o | milk |
hem/o | blood |
chromat/o | color |