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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Tinnitus

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Ringing in the ear

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Vertigo

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Dizziness

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Retinal Detachment

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Separation of the retina from it’s supporting tissue

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Presbycusis

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The gradual inability to focus on close objects

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Presbycusis

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Gradual hearing loss

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Otosclerosis

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Condition in which there is hardening of the ossicles in the middle ear

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Otitis Media

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Infection of the middle ear

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Meniere’s Disease

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An increase of fluid in the inner ear causing pressure in the middle ear

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Glaucoma

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Eye disease that causes pressure within the eye

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Diabetic retinopathy

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Disorder caused by diabetes

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Cataract

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Clouding of the eye’s lens

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Age-related Macular Degeneration

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Breakdown of the macula

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one side of the body

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Peripheral

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Away from the centre of the body

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Epilepsy

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A chronic disorder of recurring seizures

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Transient Ischemic Attack

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A temporary interruption of blood flow in the brain

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Stroke

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Sudden loss of brain function due to the disruption of blood supply to the brain

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all four limbs and the trunk

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Parkinson Disease

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Neurological disorder in which cells in certain parts of the brain are gradually destroyed

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis from the waist down

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Paralysis

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Complete or partial loss of ability to move a limb or muscle group

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Multiple Sclerosis

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Progressive neurological disease in which nerve impulses are not sent to and from the brain in a normal manner

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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A neurological disorder that results in the loss of all muscle control but does not affect intelligence. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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