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Aque/o

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Water

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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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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Cycl/o

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Ciliary body

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Dacry/o

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Tears, tear duct

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Ir/o

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Iris

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Kerat/o

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Cornea

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Lacrim/o

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Tears

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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, vision

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Optic/o

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Eye, vision

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Palpebr/o

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Eyelid

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Papill/o

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Optic disc

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Phac/o

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Lens of the eye

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Phak/o

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Lens of the eye

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Pupill/o

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Pupil

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Retin/o

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Retina

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Scler/o

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Sclera (white of the eye)

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Uve/o

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Uvea

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Vitre/o

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Glassy

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Ambly/o

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Dull, dim

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Dipl/o

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Double

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Glauc/o

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Gray

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Mi/o

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Smaller, less

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Mydr/o

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Widen, enlarge

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Nyct/o

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Night

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Phot/o

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Light

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Presby/o

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Old age

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Scot/o

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Darkness

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Xer/o

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Dry

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-opsia

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Vision

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-opia

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Vision

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-tropia

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To turn

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Acous/o

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Hearing

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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Audit/o

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Hearing

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Aur/o

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Ear

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Auricul/o

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Ear

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Cochle/o

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Cochlea

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Mastoid/o

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Mastoid process

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Myring/o

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Eardrum, tympanic membrane

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Ossicul/o

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Ossicle

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Salping/o

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Eustachian tube

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Staped/o

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Stapes

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Tyman/o

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Eardrum, tympanic membrane

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Vestibul/o

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Vestibule

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-acusis or -cusis

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Hearing

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-meter

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Instrument for measure

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-otia

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Ear condition

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Contains sensitive cells (rods and cones) that transmit light energy to nervous impulses

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Retina

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Contains muscles that control the shape of the lens and secrete aqueous humor

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Ciliary body

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Transparent body behind the iris and in front of the vitreous humor; refracts light rays to bring them into focus on the retina

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Lens

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Jelly like material behind the lens; helps to maintain the shape of the eyeball

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Vitreous humor

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Dark center of the eye through which light rays enter

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Pupil

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Vascular layer of the eyeball that is continuous with the iris

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Choroid

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Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior eyeball

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Conjunctiva

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Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball

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Cornea

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Colored portion of the eye; surrounds the pupil

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Iris

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Tough, white outer coat of the eyeball

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Sclera

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Region at the back of the eye where the retina meets the optic nerve is the

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Optic disc

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The normal adjustment of the lends to bring an object into focus is

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Accommodation

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A yellowish region on the retina lateral to the optic disc is the

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Macula lutea

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Bending of light rays by the cornea, lens and fluids of the eye is

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Refraction

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Photosensitive receptor cells in the retina that make color perception possible are

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Cones

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Photosensitive receptor cells that make vision in dim light possible are

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Rods

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Pupils are unequal in size

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Anisocoria

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Fluid accumulation in the back of the eye

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Papilledema

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Sensitivity to light

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Photophobia

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Blind spot

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Scotoma

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Blepharitis

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Inflammation of the eyelid

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Inflammation of the cornea

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Keratitis

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Inflammation of the iris

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Iritis

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva

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Conjunctivitis

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Pertaining to within the eye

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Intraocular

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Inflammation of the vascular layer of the eye

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Uveitis

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Condition of dry eyes

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Xerophthalmia

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Outward deviation of the eye

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Exotrophia

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Inward deviation of the eye

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Esotrophia

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Absence of the lens of the eyes

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Aphakia

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Absence of vision in half of the visual field

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Hemianopsia

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Decreased vision due to age

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Presbyopia

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Nearsightedness

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Myopia

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Double vision

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Diplopia

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Dim vision

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Amblyopia

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Farsightedness

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Hyperopia

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Normal vision

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Emmetropia

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Abnormal deviations of the eye

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Strabismus

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Increased intraocular pressure results in retinal and optic nerve damage

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Glaucoma

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Localized purulent infection of a sebaceous gland in the eye

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Hordeolum

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Clouding of the lens causes decreased vision

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Cataract

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Retinal microaneurysms, hemorrhages occur secondary to an endocrine condition

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Diabetic retinopathy

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Deterioration of the macula lutea of the retina

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Macular degeneration

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OU

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Both eyes

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OD

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Right eye

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OS

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Mouth

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PERRLA

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Pupils equal, round, reactive to lightly and accommodation

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c. gl.

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Correction with glasses

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VF

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Visual field

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s. gl.

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Without correction or glasses

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ENT

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Ear, nose, throat

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AD

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Right ear

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EENT

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Eye, ears, nose and throat

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ENG

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Electronystagmography

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AS

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Left ear

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Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in the middle ear

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Cholesteatoma

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Benign tumor in the brain

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Acoustic neuroma

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Inner ear disorder

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Ménière disease

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Inflammation of the mastoid bone

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Mastoiditis

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Inflammation of the inner ear

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Labyrinthitis

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Inflammation of the eardrum

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Myringitis

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Inflammation of the middle ear with infection

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Suppurative otitis media

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Ringing sound in the ear

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Tinnitus

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Hardening of the bony tissue

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Otosclerosis

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Dizzy sensation

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Vertigo

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Semicircular canals

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Labyrinth

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Perilymph and endolymph

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Auditory fluids

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Tympanic membranes

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Eardrums

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Removal of the third bone of the middle ear

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Stapedectomy

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Instrument to measure hearing

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Audiometer

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Deafness due to old age

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Presbycusis

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Inflammation of the middle ear

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Otitis media

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Surgical repair of the eardrum

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Tympanoplasty

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Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eye and is continuous with the white of the eye

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Cornea

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Yellowish region in the retina; contains the fovea centralis

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Macula lutea

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What eye structure is transparent, biconvex and focuses light on the retina

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Lens

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Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain

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Refraction

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Photosensitive receptor cells of the retina; make the perception of color possible

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Cones

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The combining form for cornea is

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Kerat/o

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The combining form for the ciliary body is

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Cycl/o

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The meaning of palpebr/o is

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Eyelid

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An eye inflammation commonly called pinkeye is

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Conjunctivitis

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Impairment of vision due to old age

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Presbyopia

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Astigmatism

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Defective curvature of the cornea or lens

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Glaucoma is primarily diagnosed by

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Tonometry

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A blind spot; area of depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision

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Scotoma

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Macular degeneration produces

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Loss of central vision

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Small hard mass on the eyelid; formed from a sebaceous gland enlargement

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Chalazion

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Snail shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear is the

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Cochlea

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Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx

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Eustachian tube

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Myring/o means

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Tympanic membrane

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Bacterial infection of the middle ear

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Suppurative otitis media

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Tinnitus

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Ringing sound in ears

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Visual examination of the ear

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Otoscopy

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Nerve deafness occurring with aging

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Otopyorrhea

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Fungal infection of the ear

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Otomycosis

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