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chapter 5 - MT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Phas/o | speech |
| Somn/o, somn/i, and hypn/o | sleep |
| asthenia | weakness |
| Syncope | fainting or passing out |
| Cerebral atrophy | Wasting away of brain tissue |
| Spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| Dactyl/o | fingers |
| Tars/o | ankle |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| Anterior/posterior ligaments | ACL & PCL |
| Median/lateral ligaments | MCL & LCL |
| -opia, -opsia | vision |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Cycl/o | Ciliary body |
| Phac/o, phak/o | Lens |
| Vertigo | sensation of moving through space |
| Glaucoma | Causes vision loss from damaging the optic nerve |
| Miotic | causes abnormal contraction of the pupil |