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69 Cards in this Set
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a, an
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without, absence of
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bi, bin
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double
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to remove
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endo
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within
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hyper
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excessive, abnormally high, above
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intra
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within
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para
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near, alongside, departure from normal
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angi
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blood vessel
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asthen
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weakness
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blast
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germ, bud, developing cell
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blephar
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eyelid
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conjunctiv
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to bind together, conjunctiva
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cor, core
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pupil
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corne
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horny, cornea
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cyst
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bladder, sac
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dacry
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tear
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dipl
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double
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emmetr
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according to measure
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ir, irid
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rainbow, iris
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kerat
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hard, horny tissue
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lacrim
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tear
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leuk
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white
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myc
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fungus
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nucle
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kernel
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nyct, nyctal
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night, nocturnal
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ocul
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eye
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opthalm
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eye
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opt
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eye, vision
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phac, phak
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lens
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phot
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light
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presby
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old age
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retin
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net, retina
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scler
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thick, hard sclera
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son
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sound
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stigmat
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point
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ton
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tone, tension, pressure
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vitr
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glassy
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algia
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pain
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ation
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process
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ician
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one who treats
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metrist
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one who measures
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metry
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measurement
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opia
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vision
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phobia
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fear
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paralysis (major)
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plegia
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falling down, drooping
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ptosis
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bleeding, hemorrhage
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rrhagia
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scopy
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process of viewing
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sclera
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the tough, white outer covering of the eye
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conjunctiva
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a layer of epithelium that covers the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the anterior surface of the eye
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cornea
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the anterior part of the fibrous layer; a transparent covering over the iris and pupil
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iris
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a ring of smooth muscle that forms the colored part of the eye
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lacrimal glands
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tear glands located near the dorsolateral surface of the eye; lacrimal ducts carry the tears from the glands to wash over the anterior surface of the eye
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intraocular
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pertaining to within the eye
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optic nerve
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nerve pathway from the retinae of both eyes to the brain; aka cranial nerve (CN)
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optic disk
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the blind spot
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retina
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a thin film of neurons at the back of the eye that contains the photoreceptors
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sclera
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the tough, white outer covering of the eye
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cataract
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a reduction of transparency of the lens
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chalazion
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a localized swelling at the edge of an eyelid caused by obstruction of a meibomian glad
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detached retina
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separation of the retina from the choroid at the back of the eye
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glaucoma
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a loss of vision resulting from increased intraocular pressure, which damages the optic nerve
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hordeolum
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an infection of a meibomian gland, which causes a local swielling of the eyelid; also called sty
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macular degeneration
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progressive deterioration of an area of the retina known as the macula lutea, which leads to a loss of central vision; the most common cause is age and is clalled age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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hyperopia
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farsightedness
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nystagmus
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involuntary, rhythmic movements of the eye
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pterygium
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abnormal fold of fdibrous tissue that extends bvetween the conjunctivea and cornea
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strabismus
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a condition of crossed eyes caused by the visual axes failing to meet a th the same point
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