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conjunctiva
conjunctivitis- |
to bind together
also known as pinkeye |
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cor/core
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cor/core = pupil
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corne
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horny/cornea
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dacry
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tear
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vitr/eous humor
glassy |
a gelatinous mass in the posterior cavity
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aque/ous humor
water |
a watery fluid
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watery fluid
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iris
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colored portion of the eye
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lacrim/al glands
tear duct |
the glands that produce tears
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opt/ic nerve
eye |
carriers information to the brain
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retina
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a thin film containing the photoceptors
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sclera
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the white outer covering of the eye
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anterior chamber
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the hollow space
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choroid
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resembling the membrane
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lens
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a transperant dusc that changes form
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pupil
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a round ,black hole that allws light to pass into the eye.
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blephar/optosis
eyelid |
condition of drooping eyelid
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a/stigmat/ism
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without point condition of
defective curature of the refractive surface of the eye abbv. Ast |
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blephar/itis
eyelid |
inflammation of the eyelid
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cataract
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reduction of transparency of the lens
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dacry/o/cyst/itis
tear sac inflammation |
inflammation of the tear sac
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detached retina
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seperation of the retina from the choroid at the back of the eye
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dipl/opia
double vision |
double vision
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glaucoma
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loss of vision due to increased pressure
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hordeolum
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infection causing swelling of the eyelid, also called sty
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hyper/opia
beyond/vision |
farsighted
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ir/itis
iris |
inflammation of the iris
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kerat/itis
cornea |
inflammation of the cornea
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macular degeneration
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progress deterioration of the area of the retina known as the macula lutea
ARMD |
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my/opia
to shut vision |
reduced visioin with distant objects
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nystagmus
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involuntary, rhythmic movements of the eye
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ocul/myc/o/sis
eye fungus condition of |
fungul infection of the eye
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photo/phobia
light fear |
fear of light
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presby/opia
old age vision |
impaired vision due to aging
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pterygium
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abnormal fold of fibrous tissue extending between the conjunctiva and cornea
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retin/opathy
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disease of the retina
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strabismus
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a condition of crossed eyes
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blephar/o/plasty
eyelid surgical repair |
surgical repair of the eyelid
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kerat/o/plasty
cornea repair |
surgical repair of the cornea
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ophthalm/ologist
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a physician specialising the the treatment of the eye
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eye one who studies
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opt/ician
eye-vision |
a technician trained in filling Rx's for corrective lenses
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opt/ometrist
eye |
a professional trained to examine eyes to correct vision problems
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aur/icle or pinna
ear |
external appendages on the sides of the head that are commonly referred to as the ears.
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tympanic membrane
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membrane that covered disk that receives sound waves-also called the eardrum. abbrviated TM
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cerumen
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the waxy substance produced by glands lining the external audiotory canal
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Eustachian tube
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a tube that connects the throat with the tympanic cavity of the middle ear
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an/acusis
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without hearing
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ot/algia
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ear pain or ear ache
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ot/o/rrhagia
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bleeding , or hemorrhage from the ear
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ot/o/rrhea
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drainage of the ear
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tinnitus
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a ringing or buzzing sensation in the ears.
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vertigo
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sensation of dizziness
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cerumen impaction
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excession buildup of ear wax
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myringitis/tympanitis
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inflammation of the eardrum
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ot/itis externa
ear inflammation exterior |
inflammation of the external auditory canal
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ot/itis media
ear inflammation |
inflammation of the middle
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ot/osclerosis
ear think, hard |
abnormal formation of bone between the stapes and oval window, causing progressive loss of hearing
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presbycusis
old age hearing |
hearing impairment that is associated with old age
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audi/o/metry
hearing measurement |
the procedure that measures hearing using an audiometer
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myring/o/plasty
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surgical repair of the ear drum
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myring/o/tomy
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incision into the tympanic membrane-eardrum
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accommodation
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an adjustment of the eye to variations in distance
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dacry/o/aden/itis
tear gland inflammation |
inflammation of the tear gland
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