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Vocab 3 Flashcards

1
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Blowing, swooshing sound heard through stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow

A

Bruit

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2
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Enlargement of the lymph nodes due to infection, allergy, or neoplasm

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Lymphadenopathy

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3
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Refers to abnormally large head

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Macrocephalic

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4
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Refers to abnormally small head

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Microcephalic

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5
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Refers to round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size

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Normocephalic

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6
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Head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle

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Torticollis

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7
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Adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing the curvature of the lens

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Accommodation

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8
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Refractive error of vision due to differences in curvature in refractive surfaces of the eye (cornea and lens)

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Astigmatism

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9
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Loss of both temporal visual fields

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Bitemporal hemianopsia

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10
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Opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with aging and gradually obstructs vision

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Cataract

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Infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland, showing as a beady nodule on the eyelid

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Chalazion

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12
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Infection of the conjunctiva; “pinkeye”

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Conjunctivitis

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13
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Double vision

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Diplopia

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14
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Lower eyelid loose and rolling outward

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Ectropion

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15
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Lower eyelid rolling inward

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Entropion

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16
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Protruding eyeballs

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Exophthalmos

17
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Area of keenest vision at the center of the macula on the ocular fundus

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Fovea

18
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A group of eye diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure

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Glaucoma

19
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Stye; red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin

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Hordeolum

20
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Abnormal white rim of sclera visible between the upper eyelid and the iris when a person moves the eye downward

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Lid lag

21
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Round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates vision only from the central vision field

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Macula

22
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Constricted pupils

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Miosis

23
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Dilated pupils

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Mydriasis

24
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Nearsighted; refractive error in which near vision is better than far vision

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Myopia

25
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Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

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Nystagmus

26
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Stasis of blood flow out of the ocular fundus; sign of increased intracranial pressure

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Papilledema

27
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Decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging

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Presbyopia

28
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Triangular opaque tissue on the nasal side of the conjunctiva that grows toward the center of the cornea

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Pterygium

29
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Drooping of upper eyelid over the iris and possibly covering the pupil

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Ptosis

30
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Squint, crossed eye; disparity of the eye axes

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Strabismus

31
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Soft, raised yellow plaques occurring on the skin at the inner corners of the eyes

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Xanthelasma

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