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78 Cards in this Set
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abrasion
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scrape |
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adrenergic |
activated by epinephrine |
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adrenocorticoid
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hormone manufactured in the adrenal cortex
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adrenolysis
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destruction of the adrenal glands |
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ambiopia |
separate images from each eye |
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anisocoria |
pupils of unequal size |
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blepharedema
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swelling of the eyelid |
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blepharoptosis |
prolapse of the upper eyelid |
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blepharorrhaphy |
suturing of the eyelid |
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corectasia |
dilation of the pupil |
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corectopia |
displaced pupil |
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corelysis |
destruction of the pupil
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coreometer
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instrument used to measure pupil size |
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corneoiritis
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inflammation of the cornea and the iris |
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cyclokeratitis |
inflammation if the ciliary body and the cornea |
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cycloplegia |
paralysis of the ciliary body |
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cytophagy
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destruction of other cells by phagocytes |
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dacryoadenalgia
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pain in the tear gland |
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dacryocystitis
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dacryocystocele
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herniation of the tear sac |
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dacryocystotome |
instrument for incision of a tear sac |
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dacryolith
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calculus in the tear duct of sac |
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dacryopyorrhea |
discharge of pus from the tear glands |
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diascope |
a glass plate used to look through to examine the skin |
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diopter
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measurement unit of refraction |
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diplopia
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double vision |
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edema
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swelling |
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endocrine
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glands that secrete hormones |
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evulsion
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a tearing away |
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fracture |
break |
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hyperglycemia |
high blood pressure |
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hyperopia
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eyes pointing upward (farsightedness) |
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myopia |
nearsightedness |
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presbyopia |
loss of accommodation |
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diplopia
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double vision |
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exotropia
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pointing outward
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esotropia
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pointing inward |
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hypotropia |
pointing down |
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strabismus |
umbrella term incorrect positions of the eye |
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blepharo/o
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eyelid |
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ambi |
both sides |
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ophthalmo/o |
eye |
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exophthalmos |
herniation of an eye |
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opt/o
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vision |
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plegia |
paralysis |
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optometrist |
one who measures visual acuity |
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phac/o
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eye lens |
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sclera |
greek word meaning hard adj, sceral |
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ir/o and irid/o
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iris |
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retin/o
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retina |
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pexy |
surgical fixation |
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cor/e and pupillo |
pupil |
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corectopia
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pupil out of place |
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ectasia
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dilation (stretching) |
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kerat/o |
cornea |
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cycl/o
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ciliary body |
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rrhexis
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rupture
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onych/o
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nails |
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trich/o |
hair
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endocrine |
secrete inside |
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xanthopia
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see yellow |
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uremia |
urine products in the blood |
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trichophobia |
abnormal ear of hair growth |
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trichophagia |
hair eating or biting
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trichopathy |
any hair disease |
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traumatology |
study of wound treatment |
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thyroxine |
thyroid hormones |
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suprarenal |
upon the kidney (adrenal glands) |
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retinoscope
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used to look into the retina |
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retinopexy |
fixation of a detached retina |
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phagocyte
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cells that eat other cells |
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phacoemulsification
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procedure to disintegrate the lens for insertion of lens implant |
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phacocele
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protrusion of the lens of the eye |
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paronychia |
condition of infection around the nail |
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onychomalacia |
softening of the nails |
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microphage |
small phagocyte |
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laceration |
cut |
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