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Special Senses: Eyes and Ears Flashcards

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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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corne/o

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cornea

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cor/o

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pupil

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core/o

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pupil

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dacry/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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lacrim/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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dipl/o

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double

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irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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blepharospasm

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involuntary contraction of eyelid muscles

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choroidopathy

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noninflammatory degeneration of the choroid

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corneitis

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inflammation of the cornea; also called keratitis

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anisocoria

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inequality if the size of the pupils

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aniso-

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unequal, dissimilar

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-ia

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condition

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coreometer

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instrument for measuring the pupil

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dacryorrhea

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excessive secretion of tears

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lacrimation

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secretion and discharge of tears

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diplopia

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two images of an object seen at the same time, double vision

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-opia

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vision

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iridoplegia

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paralysis of the sphincter of the iris

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keratoplasty

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replacement of a cloudy cornea with a transparent one, typically derived from an organ donor; corneal grafting

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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, vision

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

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vision

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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intraocular

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within the eyeball

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opthalmoscope

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instrument used for examining the interior of the eye especially the retina

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optic

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pertaining to the eye or to sight

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retinopathy

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any disease of the retina

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scleritis

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superficial and deep inflammation of the sclera

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amblyopia

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reduction or dimness of vision with no apparent pathological condition

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ambly

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dull, dim

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heteropsia

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inequality of vision in the two eyes

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heter-

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different

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blepharoptosis

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drooping of the upper eyelid

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scleritis

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inflammation of the sclera

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choroiditis

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inflammation of the choroid

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retinitis

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inflammation of the retina

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choroidopathy

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disease of the choroid

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retinopathy

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disease of the retina

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keratorrhexis

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rupture of the cornea

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iridocele

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herniation of the iris

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scleromalacia

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softening of the sclera

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keratome

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instrument for incision the cornea

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opthalmoscopy

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visual examination of the eye

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opthalmectomy

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surgical excision of the eye

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opthalmomalacia

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softening of the eye

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opthalmoplegia

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paralysis of the eye

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blepharoplasty

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surgical repair of the eyelid(s); eye tuck

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blepharectomy

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excision of all or part of the eyelid

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blepharotomy

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surgical incision of the eyelid

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blepharospasm

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twitching of the eyelid

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blepharoplegia

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paralysis of an eyelid

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erythropia

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condition in which objects that are not red appear to be red

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xanthopia

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a condition in which objects that are not yellow appear to be yellow

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hyperopia

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farsightedness

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myopia

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nearsightedness

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blepharoplasty

A

surgical repair of the eyelid

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blepharoptosis

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prolapse of an eyelid

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dacrorrhea

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excessive flow of tears

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dacryadenalgia

A

pain in a tear gland

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dacryadenitis

A

inflammation of a tear gland

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acous/o

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hearing

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audi/o

A

hearing

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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to/o

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ear

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salping/o

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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tubes)

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-acusis

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hearing

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-tropia

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turning

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acoustic

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pertaining to sound or the sense of hearing

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audiometer

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an instrument for testing hearing

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myringotomy

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incision of the tympanic membrane

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tympanoplasty

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surgical repair if the tympanic membrane

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otorrhea

A

inflammation of the ear with purulent discharge

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salpingopharyngeal

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concerning the eustachian tube and pharynx

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-eal

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pertaining to

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anacusis

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total deafness

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hypertropia

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an ocular deviation with one eye located higher than the other

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salpingitis

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inflammation of the eustachian tube

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salpingoscope

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instrument for examining the eustachian tube

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salpingoscopy

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visual examination of the eustachian tube

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salpingostenosis

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narrowing or sticture of the eustachian tube

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otalgia

A

earache

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otoscopy

A

visual examination of the ear

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otoplasty

A

plastic surgery of the ear to correct defects and deformities

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