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ocul/o

root

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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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lacrim/o

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tear

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dacry/o

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tear

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-opia

suffix

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vision condition

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-opsia

suffix

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vision condition

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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corne/o

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cornea

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kerat/o

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cornea

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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scler/o

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sclera (the white of the eye)

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vitre/o

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vitreous liquid (also called vitreous humor)

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cycl/o

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ciliary body

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retin/o

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retina

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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phac/o

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lens

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phak/o

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lens

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aur/o

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ear

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ot/o

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ear

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acous/o

root

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sound, hearing

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audio/o

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sound, hearing

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-acusis

suffix

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hearing condition

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cerumin/o

root

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ear wax

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salping/o

root

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eustachian tube

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tympan/o

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eardrum

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myring/o

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eardrum

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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ambi

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both

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ambly

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dull

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asthen

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weak

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dipl

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double

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my

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shut

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presby

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old age

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scot

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darkness

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plegia

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paralysis

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aden

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gland

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cyst

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sac

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algia

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pain

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rrhea

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excessive discharge

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xer

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dry

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stigmat

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point

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al

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pertaining to

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miosis

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greek- to lessen

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mydriasis

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greek- red hot metal

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tinnitus

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latin- to ring or jingle

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vertigo

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latin- to whirl around

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scope

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instrument for looking

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meter

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instrument for measuring

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tono

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tension

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ar

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pertaining to

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ation

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condition

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naso

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nose

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ic

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pertaining to

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ptosis

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drooping condition

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pyo

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pus

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lith

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stone

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ec

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out

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trop

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turn

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en

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in

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ex

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out

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nystagmus

A

greek- to nod

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strabismus

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latin- to squint

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eso

A

inward

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exo

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outward

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pterygium

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greek- to wing

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papill

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nipple

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edema

A

swelling

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osis

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conditon

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metry

A

measuring procedure

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gram

A

record

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pneumat

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air

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laryngo

A

throat

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rhino

A

nose

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macro

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big

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micro

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small

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per

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through

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for

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pierce

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itis

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inflammation

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hemo

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blood

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glacoma

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greek-grey eyed

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myc

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fungus

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pathy

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disease

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a

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no

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trich

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hair

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iasis

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presence

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ectas

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expansion

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cataract

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latin- waterfall

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ab

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away

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rasion

A

rubbing

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end

A

inside

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pac

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drive

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duct

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lead

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dermat

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skin

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sensori

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sense

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miot

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constriction

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mydriat

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dilation

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intra

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inside

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tox

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poisoning

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plasty

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reconstruction

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tomy

A

incision

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ostomy

A

creation of an OPENING

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e

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out

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ation

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condition

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auditory pros

A

hearing toward

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thesis

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place

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lysis

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loose

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ear lavage

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latin-to wash,bathe

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centesis

A

puncture

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pexy

A

surgical fixation

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im

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in

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plant

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place

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ar

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pertaining to

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ARMD

A

age-related macular degeneration

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HEENT

A

head, eyes, ears, nose and throat

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IOL

A

intraocular lens

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IOP

A

intraocular pressure

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LASIK

A

laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

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OD

A

right eye (from latin-oculus dexter)

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OS

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left eye (from latin-oculus sinister

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OU

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both eyes (from latin-oculus uterque)

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PERRLA

A

pupils are equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation

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VA

A

visual acuity

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VF

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visual field

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AD

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right ear (from latin- auris dextra)

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AOM

A

acute otitis media

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AS

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left ear (from latin- auris sinistra)

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AU

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both ears (from latin- auris utraque)

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EENT

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eye, ear, nose and throat

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ENT

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ear nose and throat

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OM

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otitis media

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TM

A

tympanic membrane

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lytic

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breakdown agent

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ia

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condition

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ologist

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specialist

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metr

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measure

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ist

A

specialist

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pharyng

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throat

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eal

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pertaining to

1045-59 Medical Terminology (13 decks)

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