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1
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Acuity

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Clearness of sharpness of a sensory function

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adnexa

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Tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure

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3
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Humor

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Any fluid or seminal fluid of the body

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4
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Labryinth

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Series of intricate communicating passages

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5
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Opaque

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Substance or surface that neither transmits nor allows the passage of light

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ambly/o

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Iris doesn’t respond appropriately to light

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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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Choroid/o

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Choroid

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Conjunctiv/o

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Inner surface of eye lid

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Core/o

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Layer of the eyeball

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Pupill/o

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Opening in eye for light to enter

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Corne/o

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Outer clear covering of the eye ball

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14
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dacry/o

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Tear; lacrimal apparatus

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lacrim/o

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Tear; lacrimal apparatus

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16
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dacryocyst/o

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Lacrimal sac

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gluac/o

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Gray

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18
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irid/o

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Colored area of eye surrounding the pupil

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19
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Ocul/o

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Eye

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20
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opthalm/o

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Eye

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21
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Opt/o

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Eye, vision

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22
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Optic/o

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Eye, vision

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phac/o

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Lens

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phot/o

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Light

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25
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presby/o

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Old age

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26
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retin/o

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Inner most layer of eyeball

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scler/o

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White layer of eye

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28
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vitr/o

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Inner chamber of the eye

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29
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Audi/o

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Hearing

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30
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labryinth/o

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Air filled chambers of inner ear

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31
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mastoid/o

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Portion of temporal bone with lots of air cells

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32
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Ot/o

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Ear

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33
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tympan/o

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Tympanic membrane (ear drum)

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34
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myring/o

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Tympanic membrane (eardrum )

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-acusia

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-cusis

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-opia

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-opsia

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-trophia

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Turning (related to the eyeball)

40
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Ophthalmology

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Medical specialty concerned with disorders of the eye

41
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Ophthalmologist

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Physician that treats eye disorders

42
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Optometrists

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Doctors of optometry that diagnose vision problems and prescribe glasses

43
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Otolaryngology

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Medial specialty concerned with the disorders of the ear, nose and throat

44
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Otolaryngologist

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Position who treats ENT disorders 

45
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Glaucoma

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Characterized by increased intraocular pressure

46
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Otitis media

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Inflammation of the middle ear 

47
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Mastoiditis

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Inflammation of brain tissue near the middle ear 

48
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Myringotomy

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Incision of the eardrum

49
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Tympanotomy

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Incision of the eardrum

50
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Tinnitus

A

Ringing sound

51
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Achromatospia

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Complete color blindness

52
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Ametropia

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Failure of light raise to focus sharply on the retina

53
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Astigmatism (AST)

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Distorted vision, resulting from a defective curvature of the cornea or lens

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Hyperopia (far sided)

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Visual defect in which the eyeball is too short

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Myopia (near sided)

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Visual defect in which the eyeball is too long

56
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Cataract

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Opacity that forms on the lens and impairs vision

57
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Conjunctivitis

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva and inner eyelids with vascular congestion, a.k.a. pink eye

58
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Entropion

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Inversion or inward, turning of the edge of the lower eyelid

59
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Epiphora

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Abnormal overflow of tears

60
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Metamorphosia

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Visual distortion of objects

61
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Photophobia

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Unusual intolerance of and sensitivity to light

62
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Retinopathy

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Any disorder of the retinol blood vessels

63
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Strabismus

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Abnormal turning of the eyeball

64
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Anacusis

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Complete deafness

65
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Otitis externa

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Infection of the external auditory canal

66
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Presbyacusis

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Impairment of hearing resulting from old age

67
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Tinnitus

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Perception of ringing, hissing, or other sound in the ears

68
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Vertigo

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Sensation of spinning motion of oneself or the surroundings

69
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Audiometry

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Measurement of hearing acuity at different soundwave frequencies and volumes

70
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Blepharoplasty

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Cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue above, and below the eyes, that commonly forms as a result of aging

71
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Cochlear implant insertion

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Placement of an artificial hearing device

72
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Enucleation

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Removal of the eyeball from the orbit

73
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Evisceration

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Removal of the contents of the eye, while leaving the sclera and cornea intact

74
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LASIK surgery

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Procedure using a specialized laser pass through a temporary flap made in the cornea to reshape underlying corneal tissue

75
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Tympanoplasty

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Reconstruction of the eardrum 

76
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ENT

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Ears, nose, and throat

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D.O.

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Doctor of optometry

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OM

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Otitis media

79
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URI

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Upper respiratory infection

80
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Ambly/o

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Iris doesn’t respond well to change his in light a.k.a. lazy eye

81
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Choroid

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Layer of the eyeball

82
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Core/o

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Opening in center of eye for light to enter

83
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Pupil/o

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Opening and center of eye for light to enter

84
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Irid/o

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Colored area around pupil

85
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Retin/o

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Inner layer of eyeball

86
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Vitr/o

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Inter chamber of eyeball

87
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Exophthalmos

A

Bulging out of the eyeball

Med Term 2 (20 decks)

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