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Ch 14. Sight and hearing Flashcards

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1
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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Conjunctiv/o

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To bind together, conjunctiva

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Dacry/o

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Tear,lacrimal sac

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Ir/o

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Iris

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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

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Eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Retin/o

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Retina

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Scler/o

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Hard,sclera

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Asthen/o

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Weakness

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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-opia

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Condition of vision

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-rrhagia

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Abnormal discharge

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Kerat/o

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Hard,cornea

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Presby/o

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Old age

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Sinus/o

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Cavity

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Stigmat/o

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Point

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Dipl-

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Double

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-iasis

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Condition of

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-ism

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Condition of disease

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-pathy

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Disease

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Amblyopia

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Lazy eye

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Strabismus

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Crossed eye, Greek for squinting

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Cataract

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Lens clarity is reduced

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Conjunctivitis

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Pink eye

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Detached retina

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Retina tears away from the choroid layer -causes blindness

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Hordeolum

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Localized swelling of eyelid
Latin hordeum-barely
Hordeun is also called a sty
Chalazion-chronic version

31
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Macular degeneration (AMD)

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Degeneration of the cones

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Refractive errors

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Myopia-Nearsightedness 
Hyperopia-farsightedness 
Presbyopia-reduction of Vision due to old age 
Emmetropia-normal condition of eye
Astigmatism-blurred vision
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Radi/o

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Radius

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-metrist

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One who studies

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-tomy

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Incision

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-stomy

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Surgical creation of an opening

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Phacoemsification (phaco)

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Cataract extraction

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Cryopexy

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Fixation of detached retina by freezing.

40
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Davryocystorhinostomy

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A channel is surgically created b/t the nasal cavity and lacrimal sac for drainage

41
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-rrhea

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Discharge

42
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Para-

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Alongside,abnormal

43
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Paracusis

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Symptom of partial loss of hearing

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Tinnitus

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Ringing or buzzing sensation in ears

Latin tinnio-jingling sound

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Vertigo

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Dizziness

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Cholesteatoma

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Formation of a cyst like ball of epithelial cells in the middle ear(not actually cancer or cholesterol)

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Mastoid/o

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Resembling a breast

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Extern/o

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Exterior

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Med/o

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Middle

50
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Mastoiditis

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Inflammation of middle ear (mastoid)

51
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Meniere disease

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Chronic middle ear disease-vertigo,tinnitus

52
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Otitis media

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Inflammation of middle ear- partial hearing loss, 80% of kids gets it before 3-bacterial infection

53
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Otosclerosis

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Abnormal bone growth in ear

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Presbyacusis

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Gradual los of hearing with age

55
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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Labyrinth/o

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Maze,inner ear

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Myring/o

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Membrane,eardrum

58
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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

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