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Terminology Flashcards

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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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Irid/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

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Optic/o

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Eye

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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 eye

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Phak/o

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Lens of 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/i

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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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32
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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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-opia

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Vision

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-opsia

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Vision

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-tropia

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To turn

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Aque/o

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Water

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Cataract

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Clouding of the lens

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Chalazion

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A small hard cystic mass on the eyelid formed as a result of chronic inflammation of sebaceous gland among margin of the eyelid

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40
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Diabetic retinopathy

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Retinal effects caused by diabetes mellitus include:
Microaneurysms
Hemorrhages
Dilation of retinal veins
Neovascularization
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Glaucoma

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Increased intraocular pressure damages to the retina and optic nerves

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Hordeolum (stye)

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Staph infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid

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Macular degeneration

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Progressive damage to the macular of the retina

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Nystagmus

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Repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes

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Strabismus

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Abnormal deviation of the eye

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Retinal detachment

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Two layers of the retina seprate from each other

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Fluorescein angiography

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Dye injected to examine blood flow in the retina

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Opthalmoscopy

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Visual examination of the interior of the eye through dilated pupil

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Slit lamp microscopy

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Magnified view of expanded number of eye structures

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Visual field test

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Measures visual fields when eyes are fixed forward

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Enucleation

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Removal of the entire eyeball

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Laser photocoagulation

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An argon laser creates and inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky blood vessels

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Lasik

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Laser ti correct errors of refraction by sculpting the cornea

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Keratoplasty

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Surgical repair of the cornea

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Scleral buckle

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Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over the detached portion of the retina

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Phacoemulsification

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Ultrasound to break up lens for aspiration for cataract removal

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Vitrectomy

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Removal of vitreOus and replacement with a clear solution

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Outer ear

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Pinna or auricle: projecting flap

External auditory meatus (auditory canal)

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Middle ear

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Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
Oval window
Eustachian tube
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Inner ear:labyrinth

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Cochlea

Auditory nerve fibers

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Balance and equilibrium

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Vestibule

Semicircular canals

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Auditory canal

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Channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum

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Auditory meatus

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Auditory canal

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Auditory nerve fibers

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Carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain

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Auditory tube

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Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx; eustachian tube

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Auricle

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Flap of ear; protruding part of the external ear; pinna

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Cerumen

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Waxy substance secreted by the external ear; also called earwax

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Cochlea

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Snail shaped sprially wound tube in the inner ear

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Endolymph

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Fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear

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Eustachian tube

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Auditory tube

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Incus

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Second ossicle of the middle ear

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Labyrinth

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Maze like series of canals in the inner ear

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Malleus

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First ossicle of the middle ear

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Organ of corti

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Sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear

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Ossicle

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Small bone if the ear

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Oval window

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Membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear

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Perilymph

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Fluid contained in the labyrinth of the inner ear

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Pinna

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Auricle;flap of ear

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Semicircular canal

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Passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

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Stapes

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Third ossicle of the middle ear

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Tympanic membrane

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Membrane between the outer and the middle ear (eardrum)

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Vestibule

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Central canal of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea

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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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Syrin/o

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Ear drum 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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