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1
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Ocul/o, Opthalm/o, Opt/o

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Eye

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Lacrim/o, Dacry/o

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Tear

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-opis, -opsia

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Sight

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Myopia

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nearsighted

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Scler/o

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sclera (white portion of the eye)

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Cornea/o, Kerat/o

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Cornea (clear membrane over eye)

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctive (membrane over sclera)

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Conjunctivitis

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Pink eye

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Cycl/o

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Ciliary body (muscles around lens)

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Retin/o

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Retina

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Ir/o, irid/o

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Iris

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Vitre/o

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Vitreous humor (fluid inside posterior cavity of eye)

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Phac/o, phak/o

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Lens

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Choroid layer

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Layer between sclera and retina

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What does the lens do

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bend light rays

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What does the iris do

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controls the size of the pupil

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What do the ciliary muscles do

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attach to the lens and bend them for focusing

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Retina

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innermost layer of the eye

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Cataracts

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Eyes are cloudy making it hard to see

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Aur/o, Ot/o

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ear

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Acous/o, Audi/o

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hearing

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-acusis

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hearing condition

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Hyperacusis

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exaggerated hearing

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25
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Cerumin/o

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Ear wax

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Salping

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ear canal or eustacean tube

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tympan/o, myringo/o

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ear drum

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth (bone structures)

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Vestibul/o

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area in front of semicircular canals

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Cochle/o

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shell (contains hearing receptors)

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-opia

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vision condition

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ambiopia, diplopia

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double vision

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asthenopia

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weak vision

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ambly

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dull

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amblyopia

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decreased vision, lazy eye

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presby

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old age

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presbyopia

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decreased vision due to old age

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akinetopsia

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inability to see objects move

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hemianopsia

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blindness in half of the visual field

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scot

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darkness

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scoptopia

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adjustment of the eye to see in darkness

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dacryoadenalgia

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pain in tear gland

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-aden

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gland

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cyst

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sac

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xerophthalmia

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dry eyes, due to a vitamin A deficiency

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astigmatism

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vision problem of not being focused on one point

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miosis

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abnormal contraction of the iris

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mydriasis

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abnormal dilation of the iris

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scotoma

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dark spot in the visual field

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tinnitus

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ringing in the ear

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vertigo

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sensation of moving, while stationary

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tonometer

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measures pressure in the eye

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blepharedema

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swelling of the eyelids

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ectropion

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outward turning of the eyelid

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-tropia

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turn

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entropion

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inward turning of the eye

57
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strabismus

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eyes deviate while looking

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esotropia

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inward turning of the eye

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Nystagmus

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involuntary back and forth movement of the eye

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Exophthalmia

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protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket

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Pterygium

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wing like growth over cornea

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Phacosclerosis

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hardening of lens

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ceruminosis

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excessive formation of ear wax

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macrotia

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abnormally large ears

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aerotities

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inflammation of the ear due to air

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rhino

A

nose

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conductive hearing loss

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sound cannot get to middle/inner ear due to blockage

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otosclerosis

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hearing loss due to hardening of ear bones

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sensorineural hearing loss

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hearing loss due to sound not being transmitted from inner ear to brain; nerve problem

70
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enucleation, opthalmectomy

A

removal of an eye

71
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auditory prosthesis

A

hearing aid

72
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ceruminolytic

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drugs that aids in breakdown in ear wax

73
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ear lavage

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rising of the ear canal

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cochlear implant

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electronic device to stimulate cochlea

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ototoxic

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drug that damages the ear, causing deafness

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OD

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right eye (oculus dexter)

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OS

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left eye (oculus sinister)

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OU

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both eyes (oculus uterque)

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IOP

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intraocular pressure

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VA

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visual activity (how well you see details)

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VF

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visual field (how far and wide you see)

82
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ARMD

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age related macular degeneration; decrease in number of cone neurons

83
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IOL

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intraocular lens (corrective surgery)

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LASIK

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vision corrective surgery

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AD

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right ear (auris dexter))

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AS

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left ear

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AU

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both ears

88
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AOM

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acute otitis media; more serious ear infection

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OM

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otitis media; ear infection

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