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chapter 13 root NS
chapter 13 root words nervous system
Question | Answer |
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arachn/o | spider |
cerebr/o | cerebrum,brain |
crani/o | cranium,skull |
dendr/o | branching,dendrite |
electr/o | electricity |
encephala/o | brain |
gli/o | neuroglia,nerve cell |
hydr/o | water,fluid |
mening/o | meninges |
myel/o | spinal cord,(also bone marrow) |
neur/o | nerve |
olig/o | few, diminished |
quadr/i | four |
thec/o | sheath |
thromb/o | clot |
vascul/o | blood vessels |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
aque/o | watery |
blast/o | immature |
blephar/o | eyelid |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
corne/o | cornea |
dacry/o | tears |
dacrocyst/o | tear sac |
dipl/o | double |
fund/o | fundus,base |
glauc/o | silver,gray |
ir/o,irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye,vision |
palpebr/o | eyelid |
phac/o,phak/o | lens |
phot/o | light |
pupill/o | pupil |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | sclera,hard |
uve/o | uvea |
vitre/o | glassy,jelly-like |
acoust/o | hearing |
audi/o | hearing,sound |
cochle/o | cochlea |
labryinth/o | inner ear,labyrinth |
laryng/o | larynx |
myc/o | fungus |
myring/o | eardrum,tympanic membrane |
ot/o | ear |
rhin/o | nose |
staped/o | stapes, middle ear bones |
tympan/o | eardrum,tympanic membrane |