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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Athelo/o | uncontrolled |
| caus/o | burning |
| caust/o | burning |
| gyr/o | turning, folding |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| narc/o | sleep, numbness, stupor |
| plex/o | plexus, network |
| radicu/o | root, nerve root |
| synapso/o | point of contact |
| sympath/o | symathetic nerve |
| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
| glauc/o | gray |
| synapt/o | point of contact |
| ax/o | axis or mainstream |
| convolut/o | coiled & twisted |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| sulc/o | groove |
| somn/o | sleep |
| aden/o | gland |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -asthenia | weakness or loss of strength |
| -esthesia | feeling sensation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -rrhaphy | suture, surgical repair |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -ism | condition of |
| -penia | decrease deficiency |
| sub- | under |
| hydro- | water |
| syn- | union, together joined |
| di- | double |
| scot/o | darkness |
| ametr/o | out of proportion |
| cycl/o | ciliary body, circular |
| conjuctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| core/o | pupil |
| dipl/o | double, two |
| fove/o | pit |
| kerat/o | horny tissue, hard, cornea |
| labyrinth/o | maze, labyrinth (inner ear) |
| macul/o | spot |
| ot/o | ear, hearing |
| optic/o | eye vision |
| ocul/o | eye |
| phac/o | lens of eye |
| py/o | pus |
| salping/o | eustacian auditory tube |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| eso- | inward |
| exo- | outward |
| dyna- | pain |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -tropia | turning |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -acusia | hearing |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -oma | tumor |
| anis/o | unequal, dissimilar |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| canth/o | corner of the eye |
| corne/o | cornea |
| choroid/o | choroids |
| cochle/o | cochlea, snail spiral |
| dacry/o | tear, duct, sac |
| lacrim/o | tear, lacrimal apparatus |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| myc/o | fungus |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| opthalm/o | eye, vision |
| pinn/o | external ear |
| staped/o | stapes |
| strab/o | squint-eyed |
| tars/o | edge of eyelid |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| convult/o | coiled, twisted |
| chromat/o | colour |
| audit/o | hearing |
| acoust/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| ir/o | iris |
| irit/o | iris |
| lute/o | yellow |
| mon/o | one |
| noct/o | night |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| psued/0 | fake, false |
| retin/o | retina |
| cyan/o | blue |
| lact/o | milk |
| hem/o | blood |
| dermat/o | skin |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| aur/o | ear, hearing |
| audi/o | hearing, ear |
| extra- | outside |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| concuss/o | shaken together |
| -algesia | pain |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| contus/o | bruise |
| gli/o | glue |
| neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| -ism | condition |
| a- | not without |