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69 Cards in this Set
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blephar
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combining form:
eyelid |
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choroid
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combining form:
(skinlike) choroid |
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cor(e)
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combining form:
(girl) pupil (of the eye) |
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cycl
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combining form:
circle; the ciliary body |
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dacry
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combining form:
tear; lacrimal sac or duct |
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herpes, herpet
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combining form:
(shingles) herpes, a creeping skin disease |
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ir(id)
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combining form:
(rainbow) iris |
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junct
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combining form:
join |
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kerat
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combining form:
(horn) cornea |
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lacrim
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combining form:
tear |
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my
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combining form:
close, shut |
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ocul
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combining form:
eye |
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op(s)
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combining form:
vision |
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ophthalm
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combining form:
eye |
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opt
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combining form:
(seen) vision; eye |
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phac, phak
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combining form:
(lentil) lens |
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ret, retin
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combining form:
(net) retina; network, plexus |
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stigm, stigmat
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combining form:
point, mark, spot |
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xer
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combining form:
dry |
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achromatopsia
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Complete color blindness.
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amblyopia
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Unilateral or bilateral decrease of best corrected vision in an otherwise healthy eye, commonly due to asymmetric refractive error or strabismus.
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anisometropia
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Condition in which the refractive power of the eyes is unequal.
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anisopia
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Condition in which the visual power of the eyes is unequal.
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ankyloblepharon
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Adhesion of the edges of the upper eyelid to the lower one.
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binocular
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Pert. to both eyes.
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blepharism
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Twitching or blinking of the eyelids.
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blepharostat
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A device for separating the eyelids during an operation.
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chloropia
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A sign of digitalis toxicity in which viewed objects appear green.
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choroid
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The dark blue vascular layer of the eye between the sclera and retina, extending from the ora serrata to the optic nerve.
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corestenoma
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Narrowing of the pupil.
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cyclokeratitis
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Inflammation of both the cornea and the uveal tract
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dacryohemorrhea
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Discharge of bloody tears.
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enophthalmos
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Recession of the eyeball into the orbit.
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herpes facialis
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A form of herpes simplex that occurs on the face.
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heterochromia iridis
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Different colors of the iris or sector of the iris in the two eyes. It may occur naturally or as a result of previous disease in the lighter-colored eye.
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hydrophthalmos
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Distention of the eyeball owing to an accumulation of fluid within it.
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hypermetropia
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Farsightedness; a defect in vision in which parallel rays come to a focus behind the retina as a result of flattening of the globe of the eye or of an error in refraction.
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hypometropia
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Myopia or nearsightedness.
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iralgia
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Pain felt in the iris.
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iridadenosis
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Wobbling of the iris during eye movement
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iridocyclectomy
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Surgical removal of the iris and ciliary body.
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isocoria
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Equality of pupillary size.
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keratorrhexis
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Corneal rupture.
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lacrimation
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The secretion and discharge of tears.
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macropsia
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State in which objects seen or felt appear to be greatly magnified.
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microphakia
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Abnormally small crystalline lens.
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myopia
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An error in refraction in which light rays are focused in front of the retina, enabling the person to see distinctly for only a short distance
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micropsia
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Visual disorder in which objects seem smaller than they actually are.
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Nasolacrimal
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Pert. to the nose and lacrimal apparatus.
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nyctamblyopia
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Reduction or dimness of vision at night without visible eye changes.
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ophthalmia neonatorum
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Severe purulent conjunctivitis in the newborn.
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optometrist
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A doctor of optometry (OD); a primary health care provider who practices optometry (trained to prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses, examine eyes, and detect diseases), as regulated and permitted by state laws.
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orthoptic
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Pert. to or producing normal binocular vision.
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oxyopia
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Abnormal acuteness of vision.
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palinopsia
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Persistence of a visual image after the object has been removed.
It may be associated with a lesion in the occipital lobe of the brain. |
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phacolysis
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Any dissolution or disintegration of the crystalline lens.
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photopia
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Adjustment of the eye for vision in bright light; the opposite of scotopia.
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polycoria
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The state of having more than one pupil in one eye.
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presbyopia
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The permanent loss of accommodation of the crystalline lens of the eye that occurs when people are in their 40s, marked by the inability to maintain focus on objects held near to the eye (i.e., at reading distance).
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pseudopsia
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Visual hallucinations or false perceptions.
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purulent conjunctivitis
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A form of conjunctivitis caused by organisms producing pus, esp. gonococci.
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retinodialysis
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Detachment of the retina at its periphery.
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schizoblepharia
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A fissure of an eyelid.
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sinistrocular
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Condition in which the left eye is dominant.
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stigmatism
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1. A condition marked by possession of stigmata.
2. A condition in which light rays are accurately focused on the retina. |
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suppurative choroiditis
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not in dictionary
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varicoblepharon
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Varicose tumor of the eyelid.
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xanthopsia
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A condition in which objects appear to be yellow.
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xeroma
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Conjunctival dryness with keratinization of the epithelium following chronic conjunctivitis and in disease caused by vitamin A deficiency.
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