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Ch15&16 Flashcards

1
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upper respiratory infection

A

bacterial infections. These infections may affect the throat (pharyngitis), nasopharynx (nasopharyngitis), sinuses (sinusitis), larynx (laryngitis), trachea (tracheitis) or bronchi (bronchitis).

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2
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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3
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cerumen

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Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear canal

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4
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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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5
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thrush

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a yeast infection that causes white patches in the mouth and on the tongue

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6
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-opia

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A visual condition or defect of a specified kind

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7
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dipl/o

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double

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8
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tinnitus

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Ear ringing is medically called tinnitus. Buzzing, roaring, and pulsitile sounds are sometimes perceived when no sound is present…and other abnormal ear noises is medically called tinnitus

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9
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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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10
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ambly/o

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dim; dull

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11
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-metry

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“process of measuring something specified”:

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12
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-osmia

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suffix meaning “(condition of the) sense of smell”:

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13
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exophthalmos

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A condition in which the patient has protruding eyeballs, as in Graves disease

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14
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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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15
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dacry/o

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tear

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16
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scot/o

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darkness

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17
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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

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18
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cataract

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a clouding of the lens of the eye.

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19
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nas/o

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nose

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20
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meniere disease

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an inner ear disorder with symptoms that include vertigo, tinnitus, hearing…are severe, frequent, and occur without warning

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21
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glaucoma

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common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eye rises to a level higher than healthy for that eye

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22
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coryza

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A head cold that includes a runny nose

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23
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sinus/o

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sinus

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24
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phon/o

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voice; sound

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25
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mydr/o

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wide

26
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sleep apnea

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Sleep apnea is defined as a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep.
The three types of sleep apnea are central apnea, obstructive apnea, and a mixture of central and obstructive apnea.

27
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kerat/o

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cornea; hard, horny tissue

28
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-plegia

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indicating a specified type of paralysis:

29
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otitis external

A

Swimmer’s ear (external otitis) is an infection of the skin that covers the outer ear canal.

30
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heter/o-

A

fff

31
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acous/o

A

hearing

32
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influenza

A

viral and bacterial causes like the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, as well as SARS, bird flu and more…tract infections include the common cold, the flu, tonsillitis,

33
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macular degeneration

A

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that gradually destroys the central vision

34
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mono-

A

one

35
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salping/o

A

fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube

36
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somn/o

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sleep

37
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hemi-

A

One-half.

38
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otitis media

A

Inflammation of the middle ear characterized by the accumulation of infected fluid in the middle ear, bulging of the eardrum, pain in the ear

39
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glauc/o

A

gray

40
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ot/o

A

ear

41
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irid/o

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iris (colored portion of eye)

42
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croup

A

a contagious viral infection that affects children’s respiratory system. Symptoms include a barking cough, stridor, fever

43
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scler/o

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sclera (white of eye)

44
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pertussis

A

“whooping cough,” is a highly contagious, acute respiratory illness characterized by fits of coughing and caused by the bacteria Bordetella

45
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adenoid/o

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adenoids

46
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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear

47
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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

48
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retin/o

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retina

49
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blephar/o

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eyelid

50
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vertigo

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Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or rocking, even when someone is at rest

51
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tonsill/o

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tonsil

52
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opt/o

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eye; vision

53
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conjunctiv/o

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conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)

54
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pharyng/o

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throat (pharynx)

55
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phot/o

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light

56
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mastoid/o

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mastoid process (behind the ear)

57
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Amblyopia

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occurs in children when one eye has poorer vision than the other

58
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presby/o

A

old age

59
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lacrim/o

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tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

60
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-acusis

A

hearing and the ability to hear.

61
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ex-

A

out; away from

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