Narządy Zmysłów | Sensory Nervous System

Prefixes for Sensory System

PrefixMeaningExample
a-Without, absence ofAgraphia
ab-From, away fromAbnormal
ana-Up, again, backwardAnaphylactic shock
hyper-Above,  excessiveHyperesthesia
hypo-Below, insufficientHypoesthesia
peri-Around, surroundingPeriorbital
syn-Together, joinedSynesthesia

Combining Forms for Sensory System

Combining FormMeaningExample
Acous/o-HearingAcoustic
Optic/o-Vision, sightOptic nerve
Olfact/o-SmellOlfactory  receptor
Gustat/o-TasteGustatory system
Tact/o-Touch, feelingTactile sensation
Phot/o-Light, visionPhotoreceptor
Synesth/o-Union, sensation togetherSynesthesia

Suffixes for Sensory System

SuffixMeaningExample
-acusisHearing lossPresbycusis
-opiaVision conditionPresbyopia
-esthesiaSensation, perceptionAnesthesia
-geusiaTasteAgeusia
-algesiaSensitivity to painHyperalgesia
-opiaVision conditionMyopia
-cusisHearing conditionHyperacusis