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aden/o
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gland
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ambly/o
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dim
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aque/o
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water
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asthenia (Greek word) =
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weak condition
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-ation
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process
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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chalasis (Greek word) =
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a slackening
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chalaza (Greek word) =
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hailstone
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva (to join together)
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corne/o
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cornea
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cycl/o
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circle, ciliary body
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cyst/o or cyst =
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sac
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dacry/o (Greek)
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tear
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dermat/o
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skin
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dipl/o
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double
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ec-
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away or out
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-ectomy
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excision or removal
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en-
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within or inward
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enucleo =
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remove the kernal
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epi-
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upon
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eso =
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inward
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ex-
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out or away
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exo =
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out
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fovea =
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pit
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fundus =
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base
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-graphy
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the process of recording
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gt (eye)
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drop
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gtt (eye)
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drops
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heter/o
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other
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hordeolum =
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barley
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humor =
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fluid
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hyper-
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excessive or beyond
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-ia
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condition of
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-iasis
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formation or presence of
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intra-
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within
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IOL
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intraocular lens
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ir/o
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colored circle, iris
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irid/o
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colored circle, iris
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-itis
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inflammation
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kera (Greek word)
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horn or hard tissue
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kerat/o
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cornea
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lacrim/o (Latin)
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tear
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LASIK
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laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
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lutea =
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yellow
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-lysis
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breaking down or dissolution
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-metry
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process of measuring
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mio =
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less
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nas/o
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nose
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nystagmos =
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a nodding
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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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-opia
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condition of vision
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opt/o
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eye
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OS
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left eye
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path/o
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disease
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-pathy
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condition of disease
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-pexy
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suspension or fixation
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phac/o
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lens (lentil)
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phak/o
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lens (lentil)
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phakos (Greek word)
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lentil or anything shaped like a lentil
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phero =
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to bear
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-phobia
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abnormal fear or sensitivity
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phot/o
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light
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-plegia
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paralysis
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presby/o
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old age
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pseudo-
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false
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pteryg/o
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wing-shaped
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-ptosis
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falling or downward displacement
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retin/o
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retina
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scler/o
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hard or sclera
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skotos =
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darkness
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smileusis =
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carving
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stigma =
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point
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strabismus =
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a squinting
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what are pharyngeal clefts?
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another part of pharyngeal arches that are inpockets of ectoderm
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-tomy
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incision
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trich/o
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hair
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tropo =
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turning
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vitre/o
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glassy
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process or condition of
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