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