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71 Cards in this Set
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aque/o
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water
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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conjuctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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cor/o
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pupil
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corne/o
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cornea
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cycl/o
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ciliary body or muscle of the eye
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dacry/o
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tears, tear duct
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ir/o, irid/o
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iris (colored portion of the eye around the pupil)
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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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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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opt/o, optic/o
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eye, vision
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palpebr/o
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eyelid
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papill/o
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optic disc (disk); nipple-like
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phac/o, phak/o
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lens of the eye
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pupill/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 (white of the eye)
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uve/o
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uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)
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vitre/o
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glassy
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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dipl/o
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double
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glauc/o
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gray
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mi/o
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smaller, less
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mydr/o
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widen, enlarge
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nyct/o
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night
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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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scot/o
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darkness
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xer/o
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dry
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-opia
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vision
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-opsia
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vision
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-tropia
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to turn
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acous/o
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hearing
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audi/o
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hearing, the sense of hearing
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o, auricul/o
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ear
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cochle/o
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cochlea
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mastoid/o
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mastoid process
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myring/o
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eardrum, tympanic membrane
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ossicul/o
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ossicle
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ot/o
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ear
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salping/o
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eustachian tube, auditory tube
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staped/o
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stapes (third bone of the middle ear)
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tympan/o
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eardrum, tympanic membrane
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vestibul/o
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vestibule
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-acusis or -cusis
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hearing
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-otia
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ear condition
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astigmatism
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Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye.
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hyperopia (hypermetropia)
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Farsightedness
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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presbyopia
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Impairment of vision as a result of old age.
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cataract
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Clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision
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chalazion
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Small, hard cystic mass (granuloma) on the eyelid; formed as a result of chronic inflammation of a sebaceous gland (meibomian gland) along the margin of the eyelid.
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glaucoma
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Increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve.
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macular degeneration
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Progressive damage to the macula of the retina.
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enucleation
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Removal of the entire eyeball.
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keratoplasty
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Surgical repair of the cornea.
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LASIK
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Use of an eximer laser to correct errors of refraction (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism).
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phacoemulsification
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Ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens, which is then aspirated through the ultrasonic probe.
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otitis media
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Inflammation of the middle ear.
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otosclerosis
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Hardening of the bony tissue of the labyrinth of the ear.
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tinnuitus
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Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears.
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vertigo
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Sensation of irregular whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects.
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audiometry
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Testing the sense of hearing.
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cochlear implant
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Surgically implanted device allowing sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech.
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otoscopy
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Visual examination of the ear with an otoscope.
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ophthalmoscopy
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Visual examination of the interior of the eye.
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visual acuity test
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Clarity of vision is assessed.
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visual field test
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Measures the area within which objects are seen when the eyes are fixed looking straight ahead with moving the head.
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