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62 Cards in this Set
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Audi/o |
To hear |
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Record of patient responses indicating his or her ability to hear |
Audiogram |
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One who studies and specializes is hearing |
Audiologist |
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Aur/i |
Ear |
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Bi- |
Life |
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Drooping of the eyelid |
Blepharitiis |
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Surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids |
Blepharoplasty |
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An operation designed to release on or more eyelid layers for diagnostics and/or therapeutic purpose |
Blepharotomy |
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Cerebr/o |
Cerebrum |
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Process of recording of the blood vessels of the cerebrum |
Cerebral angiography |
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A benign tumor of the ceruminous glands of the external auditory canal |
Ceruminoma |
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Cor/o |
Pupil |
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Cry/o |
Cold |
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Cerebrospinal fluid |
CSF |
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Cerebrovascular accident |
CVA |
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Double vision |
Diplopia |
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Electroencephalogram |
EEG |
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Eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
EENT |
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Record of electrical activity of the brain |
Electroencephalogram (EEG) |
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Instrument used to record electrical activity of the brain |
Electroencephalograph |
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Process of recording electrical activity of the brain |
Electroencephalography |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Ear, nose, and throat |
ENT |
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-ictal |
Seizure, attack |
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Excision (of part) of the iris |
Iridectomy |
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Incision of the iris |
Iridotomy |
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Inflammation of the iris |
Iritis |
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Kerat/o |
Horn, cornea |
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Lacrim/o |
Tear |
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Excision of the mastoid bone |
Mastoidectomy |
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Incision into the mastoid bone |
Mastoidotomy |
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Chronic disease of the inner ear |
Meniere disease |
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A common slow growing and usually benign tumor of the meninges |
Meningioma |
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Magnetic resonance imaging |
MRI |
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
Myringoplasty |
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Incision into the tympanic membrane |
Myringotomy |
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Excision of a nerve |
Neurectomy |
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Physician who specializes in treating conditions of the nervous system |
Neurologist |
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Dissolution of a nerve |
Neurolysis |
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Disease of a nerve |
Neuropathy or peripheral |
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Surgical repair of a nerve |
Neuroplasty |
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Incision into a nerve |
Neurotomy |
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Om |
Otitis media |
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Medical doctor who can perform eye examinations, eye surgery, prescribe medications, eyeglasses and contact lenses |
Ophthalmologist |
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Instrument used to examine the interior of the eye |
Ophthalmoscope |
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Visual examination of the eye |
Opthalmoscopy |
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-opia |
Vision (condition) |
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Opt/o |
Pertaining to the eye |
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Measurement of vision |
Optometry |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear |
Otologist |
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Inflammation of the ear and the mastoid bone |
Otomycosis |
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The surgical repair, restoration, or alteration of the pinna of the ear |
Otoplasty |
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Discharge from the ear |
Otorrhea |
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Visual examination of the ear |
Otoscopy |
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Abnormal fear of (sensitive to) light |
Photophobia |
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Post traumatic stress disorder |
PTSD |
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Incision of the sclera |
Sclerotomy |
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The surgical removal of the top portion of the stapes bone |
Stapedectomy |
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Transient ischemic attack |
TIA |
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The surgical correction of a damaged middle ear |
Tympanoplasty |
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Scler/o |
Sclera |