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Medical Terminology
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11/20/2012
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aque/o
 Definition
water
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
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cor/o
 Definition
pupil
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corne/o
 Definition
cornea
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cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body
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dacry/o
 Definition
tears, tear duct
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ir/o
 Definition
iris
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irid/o
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iris
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kerat/o
 Definition
cornea
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lacrim/o
 Definition
tears
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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opt/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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optic/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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palpebr/o
 Definition
eyelid
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papill/o
 Definition
optic disc
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phac/o
 Definition
lens of the eye
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phak/o
 Definition
lens of the eye
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pupillo/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/o
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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
 Definition
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
 Definition
light
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presby/o
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old age
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scot/o
 Definition
darkness
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-opsia
 Definition
vision
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-tropia
 Definition
to turn
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hyperopia
 Definition
farsightedness
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myopia
 Definition
nersightedness
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presbyopia
 Definition
impairment of vision due to old age reducing lens accommodation
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cataract
 Definition
clouding of the lens
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diabetic retinopathy
 Definition
retinal effects caused by diabetes mellitus include
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Hordeolum (stye)
 Definition
staph infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid
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macular degeneration
 Definition
progressive damage to the macular of the retina
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nystagmus
 Definition
repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eye
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strabismus
 Definition
abnormal deviation of the eye
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retinal detachment
 Definition
two layers of the retina separate from each other
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fluorescein angiography
 Definition
dye injection to examine blood flow in the retina
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ophthalmoscopy
 Definition
visual examination of eye interior through dilated pupil
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slit lamp microscopy
 Definition
magnified view of expanded number of eye structures
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tonometry
 Definition
measures intraocular pressure or tension in eye
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visual acuity test
 Definition
assesses clarity of vision
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enucleation
 Definition
removal of entire eyeball
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laser photocoagulation
 Definition
argon laser creates inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky blood vessels
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LASIK
 Definition
laser to correct erros of refraction by sculpting the cornea, laser in situ keratomileusis
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scleral buckle
 Definition
suture of silicone band to sclera over detached protion of retina
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phacoemulsification
 Definition
ultrasound to break up lens for aspiration for cataract removal
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vitrectomy
 Definition
removal of vitreous and replacing it with a clear solution
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acous/o
 Definition
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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myring/o
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eardrum, tympanic membrane
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ossicul/o
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ossicle
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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salping/o
 Definition
eustachian tube
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staped/o
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stapes
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tyman/o
 Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane
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vestibul/o
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vestibule
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-acusis or -cusis
 Definition
hearing
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-meter
 Definition
instrument for measure
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-otia
 Definition
ear condition
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plegic
 Definition
paralysis; palsy
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-tropia
 Definition
to turn
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OU
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both eyes
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VA
 Definition
visual acuity
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OD
 Definition
right eye
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OS
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left eye
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VF
 Definition
visual field
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HEENT
 Definition
head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
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IOL
 Definition
intraocular lens
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IOP
 Definition
intraocular pressure
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PEERLA
 Definition
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommadation
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AS
 Definition
left ear
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AD
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right ear
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ENG
 Definition
electronystagmography- a test of the balance mechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movements
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PE tube
 Definition
pressure-equalizing tube
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