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Nervous system and Special Senses combining forms

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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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