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Dermis
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living layer of skin
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Diaphoresis
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symptom of shock, profuse cold sweat
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Excoriation
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rip the skin away to expose a living layer
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Albino
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white. One whose melanocytes do not work.
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Dermis
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living layer of skin
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Epidermis
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above the skin
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Diaphoresis
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symptom of shock, profuse cold sweat
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Excoriation
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rip the skin away to expose a living layer
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Albino
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white. One whose melanocytes do not work.
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Albinism
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condition of being white. No pigment
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vitiligo
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patches of pigmentation
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Yellow
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jaundice, cirrhosis, luteo
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Flavian
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wheat color, ex:blood in the spinal fluid can be flavian
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anthracu and melano
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black
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Xanthro
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yellow
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polio,glauc
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gray
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xanthromis
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skin tags filled with fat
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erythema
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term for the skin turning red
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eosinophilia
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Ichthyosis
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skin comes off in scales, can be hereditary or result of certain cancers
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Keratosis
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hardening of the skin. A callus could be a natural keretosis
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Keloid
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Genetic predisposition. Scar which protudes above the skin and gains pigment
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Leukoplakia
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white spots
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Lipoma
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fatty mass
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Myc
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Fungus
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Dermatomycosis
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fungal infection of the skin
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Tinea
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genus of fungi which like humans
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Tinea Capitis
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ringworm, highly contagious
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Tinea Barbae
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Fungal infections of the beard
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Tinea Pedis
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Athlete's foot
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Tinea Cruris
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crotch rot, same specis as tinea Pedis
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Fingernails
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onycho, Ungulant (animals that walk on their fingernails)
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Breakdown of the fingernails
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Onycholysis
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onychomycosis
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fungal infection of the nail bed
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Tinea Pedis
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Athlete's foot
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Tinea Cruris
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crotch rot, same specis as tinea Pedis
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Fingernails
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onycho, Ungulant (animals that walk on their fingernails)
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Breakdown of the fingernails, separation of the nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections
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Onycholysis
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onychomycosis
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fungal infection of the nail bed which becomes white, opaque thick and brittle
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paronychia
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proper term for a hangnail. Is the inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail and is associated with torn cuticles or ingrown nails
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Subungal
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under the fingernail
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Algae that grows on the skin, black slime which stinks
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Dermatophytosis
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Hair- 3 words
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Hirsu, tricho and pilo
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Hirsute
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a guy who is hairy. Hirsutism female who is growing hair in a male pattern
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Hypertrichosis
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excessive hair growth
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Pilosebaceous or Pilonidal cysts
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found in the sacral area of the back in the midline and contains hairs
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pyoderma
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pus of the skin
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rhytid
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wrinkle
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rhytidectomy
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surgical removal of wrinkles
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Seborrhea
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Flow of sebum, or oil of the skin
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Steatoma
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mass of fat in the skin, can get infected
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Xeroderma (test)
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dry skin, not making enough oil
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Crust
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designed as protection, dried out secretions on the skin
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Erosion
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epidermis is being worn away
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Fissure
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groove or crack-like sore
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Macule
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spot. Macular - One that is discolored, but not palpable
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Solid elevated region of the skin
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Papule
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Nodule
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Hard mass found under the skin, larger than papule.
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polyp
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growth coming off of epitheal tissue
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pustule
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pus filled cysts on suface of the skin
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decubitus ulcer
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are caused by pressure that results from lying in one position
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Ulcer
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open sore on the skin or mucous membranes within the body
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Vesicle
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small blister of clear fluid
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Wheal
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smooth slightly elevated edematous area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
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urticaria
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hives, series or collection of wheals
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pruritus
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intense itching.
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Alopecia
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hair loss. panalopecia- all of the hair on your body has fallen out
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Petechia
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pinpoint hemmorages into the skin
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Ecchymosis
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condition of outward flow. Big bruise
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purpura
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bleeding into the skin. Sometimes caused by septosemia
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Gangrene
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Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
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Gasgangrene
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lookup. Incredibly painful
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Psoriasis
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skin grows too fast to keratinize. Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy scaly red plaques
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Scabies
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A contagious parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus. Scabies mites
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Scleroderma
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skin begins to harden and turn into nail. A chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
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Nevus
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cluster of melanocytes, mole
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melanomma
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skin cancer of the mole
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Basal cell carcinoma
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fairly easy to treat, because they spread vertically. Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis
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Verruca
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Epidermal growth caused by a virus
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Blepharoptosis
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Drooping eyelids
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Palebrae
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eyelids
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Conjunctiva
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Membrane lining the inner surfaces of the eyelids
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Cor/o
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pupil
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Anisocoria
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unequal pupils
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Cyclo
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cilary body of the muscle of the eye
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Dacryadenitis
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inflammation of the tear duct
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Lacrimation
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crying
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Kerato
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another term for coronary
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Keratotomy
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Cutting the cornea of the eye
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Opthamologist
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specialist in the study of the eye.
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Optometrist
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someone who measures the eye
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Iris
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rainbow. Colored portion of the eye around the pupil
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Iridectomy
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A portion of the iris is removed to improve drainage of aqueous humor or to extract a foreign body
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Phacoemulsification
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Technique of cataract extraction using ultrasonic vibrations to fragment the lens and aspirate it from the eye
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-opia
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pertaining to vision
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opsia
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vision
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Amblyopia
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dim vision, lazy eye
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Diplopia
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double vision
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presbyopia
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Impairment of vision because of old age. Lose the ability to adjust for distance.
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Hyperopia
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farsighted
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Myopia
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nearsighted
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Bilateral Hemianopsia
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partial blindness in both eyes. 2 fields of vision, lateral and medial
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Miosis
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contraction of the pupil.
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mydriasis
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enlargement of pupils.
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Scotoma
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darkness
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Nyctalopia
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no night vision. Most common cause is the lack of vitamin A
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Photophobia
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sensitivity to light
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Glaucoma
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mass or collection of fluid. The terms comes from the dull gray-green of the affected eye in advanced cases
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Macula Lutea
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area of sharpest vision within the retina. 2 Types of macular degenration
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TEST Xerophthalmia
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dry eyes
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tropia
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to turn
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Esotropia
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cross eyed
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Exotropia
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Wall-eyed
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Emmetropia
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natural balance of the eyes
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Diabetic retinopathy
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most common caused of blindness in the US
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Hordeolum
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Sty. Impaction of the glands that produce lipid. Localized, purulent inflammatory infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
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Chalazion
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a Hordeolum which does not clear itself. Granuloma formed around an inflamed sebaceous gland
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Hystagmus
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eye movement slows down
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Retinal detachment
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2 layers of the retina separate from each other
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Enucleation
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Removal of the entire eyeball
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Vitrectomy
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Removal of the vitreous humor. The vitreous is replaced with a clear solution. This is necessary when blood and scar tissue accumulate in the vitreous humor
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