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171 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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angi/o
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vessel
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aque/o
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water
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bi/o
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life
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blast/o
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immature, embryonic
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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chromat/o
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color
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conjuctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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coren/o
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cornea
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cry/o
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cold
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cycl/o
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ciliary body
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cyst/o
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sac
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dacry/o
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tears
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dipl/o
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double
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emmetr/o
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correct, proper
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esthes/o
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sensation, feeling
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glauc/o
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gray
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ir/o
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iris
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irid/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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cornea
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lacrim/o
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tears
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macul/o
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macula lutea
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mi/o
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lessening
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myc/o
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fungus
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mydr/i
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widening
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nyctal/o
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night
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ocul/o
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eye
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opthalm/o
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eye
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opt/o
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eye, vision
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optic/o
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eye, vision
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papill/o
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optic disc
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phac/o
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lens
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phot/o
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light
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presby/o
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old age
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pupil/o
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pupil
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retin/o
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retina
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scler/o
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sclera
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stigmat/o
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point
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ton/o
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tone
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uve/o
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choroid
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vitre/o
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glassy
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xer/o
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dry
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-atic
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-edema
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swelling
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ia
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condition
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ician
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specialist
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-ism
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state of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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one who studies
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-logy
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study of
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-malacia
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softening
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-meter
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instrument to measure
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-metrist
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specialist in measuring
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-oma
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tumor
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-opia
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vision condition
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-opsia
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vision condition
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-pathy
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disease
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhagia
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abnormal flow condition
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-scope
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instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tropia
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turned condition
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a-
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without
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an-
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without
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anti-
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against
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de-
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without
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eso-
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inward
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exo-
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outward
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extra-
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outside of
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive
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intra-
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within
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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myo-
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to shut
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photophobia
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strong sensitivity to bright light
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amblyopia
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loss of vision not as a result of eye pathology. Usually occurs in patients who see two images
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cataract
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damage to the lens causing it to become opaque or cloudy, resulting in diminished vision
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glaucoma
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increase in intraocular pressure, which, if untreated, may result in atrophy of the optic nerve and blindness
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hyperopia
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person can see things far away but has trouble reading material at close range
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monochromatism
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unable to perceive one color
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myopia
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person can see things close up but distance vision is blurred
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retinitis pigmentosa
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progressive disease of the eye resulting in the retina becoming hard pigmented and atrophying there is no known cure
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retinoblastoma
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malignant eye tumor occurring in children, usually under the age of 3
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pterygium
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hypertrophied conjunctival tissue in the inner corner of the eye
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hordeolum
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refers to a stye or a small purulent inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid
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strabismus
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eye muscle weakness commonly seen in children resulting in the eyes looking in different directions at the same time
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nystagmus
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jerky-appearing involuntary eye movements, usually left and right. often an indication of brain injury
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fluorescein staining
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applying dye drops that are a bright green fluorescent color. used to look for corneal abrasions or ulcers
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refractive error test
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vision test for a defect in the ability of the eye to accurately focus the image that is hitting it
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slit lamp microscopy
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examining the conjunctive, cornea, and iris and lens of the eye
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snellen chart
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chart used for testing distance vision.
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tonometry
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measurement of the intraocular pressure of the eye using a tonometer to check for the condition of glaucoma
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visual acuity test (VA)
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measurement of the sharpness of a patient's vision.
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cryoextraction
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procedure in which cataract is lifted from the lens with an extremely cold probe
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enucleation
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surgical removal of an eyeball
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LASIK
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laser assisted insitu keratomileusis
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laser photocoagulation
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use of a laser beam to destroy very small precise areas of the retina.
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phacoemulsification
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use of high-frequency sound waves to emulsify a lens with a cataract, which is then aspirated with a needle
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strabotomy
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incision into the eye muscles in order to correct strabisums
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acous/o
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hearing
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audi/o
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hearing
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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auricul/o
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ear
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bi/o
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life
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cerumin/o
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cerumen
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cochle/o
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cochlea
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labyrinth/o
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labyrinth
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laryng/o
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larynx
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myc/o
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fungus
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myring/o
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tympanic membrane
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neur/o
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nerve
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ot/o
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ear
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presby/o
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old age
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py/o
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pus
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rhin/o
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nose
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salping/o
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auditory tube
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staped/o
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stapes
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tympan/o
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tympanic membrane
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-cusis
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hearing
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-otia
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ear condition
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-rrehxis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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macro-
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large
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bi-
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two
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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otorrhagia
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bleeding from the ear
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residual hearing
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amount of hearing that is still present after damage has occurred to the auditory mechanism
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tinnitus
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ringing in the ears
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vertigo
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dizziness caused by the sensation that the room is spinning
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ceruminoma
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excessive accumulation of earwax resulting in a hard wax plug
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acoustic neuroma
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benign tumor of the eight cranial nerve sheath. the pressure causes symptoms such as tinnitus, headache, dizziness, and progressive hearing loss
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Meniere's disease
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abnormal condition within the labyrinth of the inner ear that can lead to a progressive loss of hearing
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rinne and weber tuning-fork tests
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tests that assess both nerve and bone conduction of sound
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falling test
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test used to observe balance and equilibrium. patient is observed balancing on one foot, then with one foot in front of the other, and then walking forward with eyes open. swaying and falling with the eyes closed and indicate an ear and equilibrium problem
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cochlear implant
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mechanical device surgically placed under the skin behind the ear that converts sound signals into magnetic impulses to stimulate the auditory nerve
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AD
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RIGHT EART
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AS
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LEFT EAR
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AU
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BOTH EARS
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BC
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BONE CONDUCTION
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dB
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deibel
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EENT
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EYES, EARS, NOSE, THROAT
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ENT
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EAR NOSE AND THROAT
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HEENT
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HEAD, EARS, EYES, NOSE THROAT
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Hz
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HERTZ
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OM
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OTITIS MEDIA
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OTo
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OTOLOGY
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PE TUBE
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PRESSURE EQUALIZING TUBE
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PORP
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PARTIAL OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS
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SOM
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SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA
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TORP
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TOTAL OSSICULAR REPLAEMENT PROSTHESIS
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