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Ch. 11 Special Senses - Eye Flashcards

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vis/o

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seeing, sense of sight

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opt/o

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seeing, sense of sight

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optic/o

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seeing, sense of sight

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op/o

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seeing, sense of sight

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-opia

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seeing, sense of sight

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ops/o

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seeing, sense of sight

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-opsia

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seeing, sense of sight

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-opsis

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seeing, sense of sight

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olfact/o

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smelling, sense of smell

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osm/o

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smelling, sense of smell

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-osmia

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smelling, sense of smell

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osphresi/o

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smelling, sense of smell

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-osphresis

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smelling, sense of smell

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gust/o

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tasting, sense of taste

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gustat/o

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tasting, sense of taste

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geus/o

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tasting, sense of taste

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-geusia

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tasting, sense of taste

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tact/o

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touching, sense of touch

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tag/o

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touching, sense of touch

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tang/o

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touching, sense of touch

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hapt/o

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touching, sense of touch, to seize

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audit/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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audi/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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acust/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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acoust/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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-acusis

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listening, sense of hearing

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-acousia

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listening, sense of hearing

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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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camer/o

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chamber, cavity

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aqu/o

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water, water-like

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aque/o

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water, water-like

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vitre/o

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glass, glass-like (*vitreous humor of the eye)

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hyal/o

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glass, glass-like (*vitreous humor of the eye)

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retin/o

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retina (*innermost coat of the eye)

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macul/o

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spot, macule (macula lutea retinae of the eye)

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corne/o

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cornea

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kerat/o

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cornea, horn, hard, horn-like

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cerat/o

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cornea, horn, hard, horn-like

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lent/o

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lens, lentil

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phac/o

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lens, lentil

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phak/o

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lens, lentil

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of the eye, circle, wheel

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cili/o

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ciliary body, eyelash, hair-like process

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scler/o

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sclera of the eye, hard

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ir/o

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iris of the eye, rainbow, rainbow-like

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irid/o

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iris of the eye, rainbow, rainbow-like

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pupill/o

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pupil of the eye

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cor/o

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pupil of the eye

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-coria

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pupil of the eye

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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lacrim/o

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tear

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dacry/o

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tear

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ambly/o

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dull

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presby/o

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old age

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dipl/o

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double

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deuter/o

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second, secondary (*in vision, green blindness i.e. secondary color)

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prot/o

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first, primary (*in vision, red blindness i.e. primary color)

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metr/o

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measure, measuring (*meter, device for measure)

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-meter

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measure, measuring (*meter, device for measure)

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stigmat/o

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spot, point, shame/disgrace

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phot/o

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light

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lumin/o

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light, lumen (unit of light)

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scot/o

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darkness

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nyct/o

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night

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noct/o

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night

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trop/o

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turning, change, stimulating

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-tropia

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turning, change, stimulating; deviation of eyes from the visual axis

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-tropion

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turning, change, stimulating; turning the edge or margin, particularly of the eyelid

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strabism/o

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strabismus (*disorder of the eye in respect to the optic axis) cross-eyed

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nystagm/o

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nystagmus (*disorder involving involuntary movement of the eye)

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schist/o

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split, cleft

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schiz/o

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split, cleft

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-schisis

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split, cleft

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chalas/o

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loose, slack

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-chalasis

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loose, slack

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pteryg/o

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wing, wing-like

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pter/o

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wing, wing-like

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-pteryx

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wing, wing-like

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glauc/o

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silver, gray

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cataract/o

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cataract

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mitt/o

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to send, let go

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miss/o

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to send, let go

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mi/o

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less, smaller

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mei/o

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less, smaller

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my/o

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to close, shut

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mydriasis

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enlargement of the pupil

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ophthalmia

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severe inflammation of the eye

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otologist

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specialist in ear diseases

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otoscope

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device for looking into an ear

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otalgia

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an earache

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otodynia

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an earache

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ceruminosis

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condition in which there is an excessive amount of earwax being produced

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otosclerosis

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progressive loss of hearing due to the formation of bone around the oval window

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stapedectomy

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surgical removal of the stirrup due to ostosclerosis

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aur/o

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ear

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auricul/o

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auricle (visible external ear)

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pinn/o

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auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing

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penn/o

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auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing

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conch/o

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auricle (visible external ear), shell, shell-like

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ot/o

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ear

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-otia

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ear

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malle/o

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malleus (one of the ossicles of the ear), hammer

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incud/o

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incus (one of the ossicles of the ear), anvil

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staped/o

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stapes (one of the ossicles of the ear), stirrup

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth of the ear, maze

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vestibul/o

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vestibule of the inner ear, an entrance

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utricul/o

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utricle of the inner ear, bag, sack

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saccul/o

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saccule of the inner ear, bag, sack

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cochle/o

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cochlea of the inner ear, spiral shell

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meat/o

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opening, passageway

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fenestr/o

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opening, window

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salping/o

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Eustachian tube, or Fallopian (Uterine), a long tubular structure

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-salpinx

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Eustachian tube, or Fallopian (Uterine), a long tubular structure

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tympan/o

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eardrum, drum

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myring/o

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eardrum, membrane

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son/o

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sound

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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acousmat/o

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sound

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bar/o

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weight, pressure, heavy

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bary/o

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weight, pressure, heavy

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bath/o

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depth, deep

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bathy/o

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depth, deep

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tret/o

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perforated, bored

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-tresia

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perforated, bored
ex. atresia

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mastoid/o

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mastoid (process of the temporal bone)

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cerumin/o

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earwax

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cer/o

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wax

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-cere

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wax

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audit/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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audi/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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acust/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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acoust/o

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listening, sense of hearing

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-acusis

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listening, sense of hearing

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-acousia

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listening, sense of hearing

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extramission

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sees by shooting rays out of eyes

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intromission

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light goes into our eyes and that is how we see

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mit-

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to send

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opticokinetic

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pertaining to the movement of vision

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hyperopia

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see things far, inability to see things close (farsighted)

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myopia

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see things close, inability to see things far (myopia)

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ambiopia (diplopia)

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double vision, seeing two of the same images

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asthenopia

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worn out or ‘weak’ vision, weakness or tiring of the eyes

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amblyopia

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lazy eye, poor vision in one eye

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meropia

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partial blindness

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achloropsia

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lack of seeing green

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achloropsia

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lack of seeing green

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anopia

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blindness or ‘lack of vision’

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ametropia

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state where refractive error is present
ex. hyperopia and myopia

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astigmatism

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causes light to strike at more than one area at the back of the eye, causing a distorted image

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photopia

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‘light’ vision, adjustment of the eye for vision in bright light

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photophobia

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aversion to bright light

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scotopia

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‘darkness’ vision, adjustment of the eye for vision in dim light

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scotophobia

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fear of darkness

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scotobiology

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study of nocturnal animals

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scotoma

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loan word meaning “black/dark thing”

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medicus oculi

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eye doctor

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trichiasis

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a turning inward of the eyelashes often causing irritation of the eyeball

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epiphora

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excessive tears

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entropion

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eyelid turned in

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ectropion

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eyelid turned out

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esotropia

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inward turn of one or both eyes

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exotropia

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outward turning of one or both eyes

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hypertropia

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one eye is turned upwards in comparison to the fellow eye

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vitr/o

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glass, glass-like, vitreous humor

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retinoschisis

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splitting of the eye’s retina into two layers

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maculopathy

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disease of the macula (central part of retina)

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keratorrhexis

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ruptured cornea

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cycloplegia

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paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye

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iridocyclitis

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inflammation of the iris (colored part of the eye) and the ciliary body (muscles and tissue involved in focusing the eye)

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cilar/o

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eyelash, hair-like process, ciliary body

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pupillostatometer

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measuring the stopping point of the pupil

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anisocoria

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unequal pupils, one is bigger than the other

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corectopia

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pupil is not located where it should be

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mio-

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less, fewer

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meio-

A

less, fewer

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mydriasis

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to expand the pupil

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mydriatic

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to expand the pupil

181
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conjunctivitis

A

pink eye

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audioanesthetic

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anesthetize someone with sound (sound waves)

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presbyacusis

A

old-age hearing

184
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oxyacusis

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sharp or keen hearing

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amblyacousia

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dull hearing

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hemiacousia

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half hearing (one ear can’t hear)

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diplacusis

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hear something twice

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sonogram

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picture or image made by sound

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acousmatamnesia

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forget sounds

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acousmatagnosis

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hear sounds but can’t distinguish what is causing them

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theater

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viewing place

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amphitheatre

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viewing place from all sides

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ambi-

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both, both sides, around, or about

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aural atresia

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lack of fully developed ear canal, eardrum, or middle ear space

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otorrhea

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discharge of the ear

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aerotitis

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inflammation of the ear caused by air, ear problems due to atmospheric pressure

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barotitis

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inflammation of the ear caused by air, ear problems due to atmospheric pressure

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cera flava

A

yellow wax

199
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ceramodontia

A

ceramic tooth

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myringomycosis

A

fungal infection of the eardrum

201
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paracusis

A

a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus

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