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unit 10 (special senses) - word parts & abbreviations Flashcards

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-al

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pertaining to

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-cusis

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hearing

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-esthesia

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feeling; sensation

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-ia

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process; state; condition

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-ism

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process; condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-opia

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vision condition

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-osmia

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smell condition

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-otia

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ear condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-scope

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instrument used to view

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-scopy

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visual examination using a scope

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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-tropia

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to turn

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a-

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not; without

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acous/o

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hearing

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acoust/o

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hearing; sound

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AD

A

right ear (auris dextra)

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ambyl/o

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dull; dim

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an-

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not; without

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aque/o

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water

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ARMD

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age-related macular degeneration

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AS

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left ear (auris sinistra)

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As.

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astigmatism

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AU

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each ear (auris uterque)

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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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b.i.d.

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twice per day (bis in die)

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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cc

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cubic centimeters

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cerumin/o

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cerumen

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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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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core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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CPOA

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certified paraoptometric assistant

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cyst/o

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cyst; fluid sac; bladder

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dacry/o

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tear

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dipl/o

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double

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ec-

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out; outside

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en-

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in; within

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eso-

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inward

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exo-

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outward

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glauc/o

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gray

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graph/o

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writing

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Gtt

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drops

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gtt

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drops

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gustat/o

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taste

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hs

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half strength; bedtime (hora somni)

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Hy

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hyperopia

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hyper-

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above; above normal; excessive

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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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intra-

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within; into

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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

A

tears

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LASIK

A

laser in situ keratotomy

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mi/o

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smaller; less

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My

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myopia

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mydr/o

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widened; enlarged

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane; eardrum

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nyct/o

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night

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O.D.

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Doctor of Optometry; right eye (oculus dexter)

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O.S.

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left eye (oculus sinister)

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ocul/o

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eye

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OD

A

Doctor of Optometry

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Oint

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ointment

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olfact/o

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smell

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o

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eye; vision

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optic/o

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eye; vision

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ossic/o

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ossicle (small bone)

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ot/o

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ear

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OU

A

each eye (oculus uterque)

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p.o.

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by mouth (per os)

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papill/o

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optic disc; nipple-like

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PERRLA

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pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation

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phac/o

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lens of the eye

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phaco

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phacoemulsification

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phak/o

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lens of the eye

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phot/o

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light

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PO

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by mouth (per os)

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Pr

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presbyopia

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presby/o

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old age

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q.i.d.

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four times per day (quarter in die)

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retin/o

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retina

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RN

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registered nurse

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salping/o

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Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube

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scot/o

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darkness

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staped/o

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stapes (middle ear bone)

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steat/o

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sebum; fat

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stigmat/o

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point

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t.i.d.

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three times per day (ter in die)

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VA

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visual acuity

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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Vf

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field of vision

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vitr/o

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vitreous body

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vitre/o

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glassy

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