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Exam 3 med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura matter |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glue-like |
| lept/o | thin, slight, slender |
| mening/o | membranes |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | fatigue |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | case, sheath |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| alges/o | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| comat/o | coma |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| kines/o | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | reading |
| -paresis | weakness, slight paralysis |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | to perform, action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncop/o | to cut off. cut short |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjuctiv/o | mucous membrane |
| cor/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | recurring, round |
| dacry/o | tears |
| ir/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| ocul/o | eye |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| papill/o | optic disc |
| phac/o | pertaining to lens |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hard |
| uve/o | uvea |
| vitre/o | vitreous body |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| dipl/o | double |
| glauc/o | relating to glucose |
| mi/o | smaller |
| mydr/o | wide |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| scot/o | darkness |
| -opia | vision condition |
| acous/o | hear |
| audi/o, audit/o | hear |
| aur/o | ear |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| mastoid/o | mastiod |
| ossicul/o | ossicles |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | auditory tube |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -meter | measurement |
| -otia | ear condition |