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Chapter 14: Special Senses Flashcards

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjuctiv/o

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bind together, conjunctiva

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cor/o

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pupil

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dacry/o

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tear

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ir/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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hard, cornea

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myring/o

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membrane, eardrum

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ocul/o

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eye

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opthalm/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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leuk/o

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white

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-algia

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condtion of pain

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-ia

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condition of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-opia

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condition of vision

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhagia

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abnormal discharge

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asthenopia

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eye weakness; eyestrain

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blapharoptosis

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abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the eye

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blepharitis

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inflammation of the eyelid

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leukocoria

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abnormal appearance pf the white film in the pupil

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ophthalmalgia

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condition of eye pain

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oophthalmorrhagia

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bleeding of the eye

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a-

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without, absence of

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dipl-

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double

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hyper-

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excessive, abnormally high, above

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cyst/o

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bladder. sac

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lith/o

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stone

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presby/o

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old age

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retin/o

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retina

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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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-iasis

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condition of

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-ism

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condition of

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-opia

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condition of vision

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-pathy

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disease

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-plagia

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paralysis

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amblyopia

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lazy eye; common cause of vision loss in children, occurs when the nerve pathway from one eye fails to develop, sending blurred image to the brain

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strabismus

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eye disorder in which the eyes are crossed

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cataract

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condition in which the eye lens transparency is reduced

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conjunctivitis

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pinkeye; inflammation of conjunctiva

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dacryolithiasis

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presence of rocky particles in the apparatus

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dacryocystitis

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inflammation of the lacrimal apparatus

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dacryosinusitits

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inflammation of the lacrimal apparatus and the adjacent sinuses

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detached retina

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tearing away of the retina from the choroid layer of the eye, common cause of blindness

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diplopia

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condition of double vision

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HCC145 Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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