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Ch. 6 Med Term

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show collect specific details about the surroundings and sending the information to the central nervous system  
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What are your most complex sensory organs?   show
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show the eye  
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the eye socket is also known as the   show
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show the eyelids, they protect they eyes and help keep them moist  
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What is the name of the gland that sits just above and to the side of the eye and is responsible for producing tears?   show
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What is the name of the thin invisible membrane that lines the eyes and eyelids?   show
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ocul/o, ophthalm/o, & opt/o are all root words for what?   show
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show tear  
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what are the two suffixes for vision condition?   show
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what is the root word for eyelid?   show
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show sclera  
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show cornea  
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What are the two root words for cornea?   show
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show conjunctiv/o  
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show scler/o  
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What is the name for the white of the eye?   show
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show choroid  
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show choroid  
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show iris  
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The irises control how much light hits the back of the eye by expanding and shrinking the ___________   show
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show ciliary muscles  
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show vitreous liquid (also called vitreous humor)  
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show the retina, it helps turn visual stimuli into electric signals  
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show the optic nerve  
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vitre/o =   show
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show cillary body - the circle of tissue surrounding the lens  
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retin/o =   show
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ir/o & irid/o =   show
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phac/o & phak/o =   show
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show aur/o & ot/o  
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True or false: the ears turn sounds into electrical signals?   show
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show sound, hearing  
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How fast does sound travel?   show
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show 186,282 miles per second, 5.6 million miles per minute, or 335 million miles per hour  
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-acusis is the suffix for what?   show
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What are the three main divisions of the ear?   show
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The pinna and the ear canal are in what part of the ear?   show
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show pinna  
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show middle  
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What turns soundwaves into physical energy?   show
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What is produced in the ear canal to help keep eardrum protected?   show
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What connects the middle ear to the nose and throat?   show
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The ______________ tube helps drain the ear of fluid and keeps pressure inside the ear the same as outside the ear.   show
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show incus stapes malleus  
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True or False: the tiny bones in the middle ear transfer their movement to the inner ear?   show
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cerumin/o (SEH-roo-men) =   show
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root word for eustachian tube:   show
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tympan/o & myring/o =   show
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show mastoid process - sticks out from the side rear position of the skull  
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show cochlea  
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show stapes  
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show acoustic nerve  
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show helps maintain balance  
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show the vestibular system  
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show labyrinth - innermost past of the ear, it contains the cochlea and the vestibular system  
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vestibul/o =   show
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cochle/o =   show
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nearsightedness   show
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farsightedness   show
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show blindness in half of the field of vision  
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dacryorrhea   show
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xerophthalmia   show
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blepharospasm   show
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show ophthalmalgia  
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show large pupils  
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show small pupils  
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decreased sensitivity to sound   show
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show hyperacusis (hyper / acusis) over / hearing condition  
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show ringing in the ears  
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Ear Pain   show
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mastoidalgia   show
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show otorrhea  
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What dizzy condition often indicates problems with the patient's inner ear?   show
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show akinetopsia uh-KEE-nah-TOP-see-ah (a / kinet / opsia) no / movement / vision condition  
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show ambiopia AM-bee-OH-pee-ah (ambi / opia) both / vision condition OR diplopia dip-LOH-pee-ah (dipl / opia) double / vision condition  
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decreased vision   show
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weak vision   show
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show hemianopsia HEM-ee-ah-NAWP-see-ah (hemi / an / opsia) half / no / vision condition  
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show presbyopia PREZ-bee-OH-pee-ah (presby / opia) old age / vision condition  
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show scotopia skaw-TOH-pee-ah (scot / opia) darkness / vision condition  
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show blepharoplegia BLEF-ah-roh-PLEE-jee-ah (blepharo / plegia) eyelind / paralysis  
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blepharospasm   show
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show dacryoadenalgia DAK-ree-oh-AD-en-AL-jah (dacryo / aden / algia) tear / gland / pain  
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dacryocystalgia DAK-ree-oh-sis-TAL-jah   show
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show blood in the tears  
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show ophthalmalgia (ophthalm / algia) eye / pain  
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eye paralysis   show
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vision problem caused by light rays entering the eye unfocused on a single point in the back of the eye   show
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dryness of the cornea   show
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show pain in the cornea (kerat / algia) cornea / pain  
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paralysis of the ciliary body   show
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show pain in the iris  
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abnormal contraction of the pupil   show
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abnormal dilation of the pupil   show
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show dark spot in the visual field (scot / oma) darkness / tumor  
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show hearing through bone (osteo / acusis) bone / hearing condition  
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show presbycusis PREZ-bih-KOO-sis (presby / cusis) old age / hearing condition  
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mastoidalgia   show
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show ear pain (ot / algia) ear / pain  
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otodynia   show
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show discharge from the ear (oto / rrhea) ear /excessive discharge  
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eyelid drooping   show
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show blepharedema  
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exophthalmos   show
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what areas should you emphasize when inspecting eyes during a routine exam?   show
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show ophthalmoscope  
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show False: eyes should constrict when exposed to light (miosis)  
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jittery, abnormal movement of the eye   show
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inward angled eye   show
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show exotropia  
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show strabismus  
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papilledema   show
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show tonometer  
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show otoscope  
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show burst eardrum  
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eardrum scar   show
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show otoscopy  
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show forcing air into the ear canal to see if it moves the eardrum to reveal the presence of an ear infection  
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common tool used to check a patients hearing   show
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show salpingoscope  
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device used to determine strength of eye muscles   show
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show instrument used for looking at the lens  
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show instrument used for looking at the retina  
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show reintoscopy (retino / scopy) retina / looking procedure  
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binocular   show
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movement of the iris   show
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show lacrimation (lacrim / ation) tear / condition  
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show nasolacrimal (naso / lacrim / al) nose / tear / pertaining to  
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show ophthalmic (ophthalm / ic) eye / pertaining to  
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ophthalmologist   show
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show pertaining to the eye (opt / ic) eye / pertaining to  
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pertaining to eye movement   show
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specialist in measuring the eye   show
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pertaining to the retina   show
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show dacryolith DAK-ree-oh-lith (dacryo / lith) tear / stone  
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discharge of pus in tears   show
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outward turning of the eyelid, away from eye   show
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show outward turning of the eye away from the nose (exo / trop / ia) outward / turn / condition  
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show abnormal softening of the cornea (kerato / malacia) cornea / softening  
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show pterygium ter-IJ-ee-um "wing"  
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abnormal softening of the sclera   show
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swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina   show
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show abnormal softening of the lens  
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phacoslerosis FAK-oh-skler-OH-sis   show
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show audiogram  
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show audiometry  
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instrument used for examining the eustachian tubes   show
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show tympanometry (typano / metry) eardrum / measuring process  
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aural   show
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otolaryngologist   show
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specialist in the nerve connections between the ear and brain   show
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ear, nose, throat specialist   show
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pertaining to bones in ear   show
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pertaining to the eustachian tubes and throat   show
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ceruminoma   show
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ceruminosis   show
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show abnormally large ears  
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microtia   show
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otopyorrhea   show
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show hearing loss caused by hardening of bones in middle ear  
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tympanosclerosis   show
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show inflammation of the tear gland  
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pink eye is the infection of the   show
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lens clouding   show
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show aphakia  
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show disorders of the iris  
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show iridocyclitis  
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glaucoma   show
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show optic neuritis  
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show retinopathy - when the retina becomes detached from the blood supply  
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show otitis externa : infection of outer ear  
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hard mass of ear wax inside ear   show
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show otitis media  
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blistered eardrum from inflammation is called what?   show
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show ear infection that leads to serious infection of nearby skull bone  
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loss of hearing   show
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show inflammation of the tear sac  
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show dacryohemorrhea  
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fungal eye condition   show
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show eye disease  
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fungal eye condition   show
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backward growing eyelashes   show
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show inflammation of the cornea  
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show keratopathy  
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show sclerectasia  
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show scleroiritis  
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show sclerokeratitis  
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show aniridia  
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show aphakia  
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show cyclokeratitis  
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inflammation inside of the eye   show
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show iridemia  
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inflammation of the lens   show
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retina disease   show
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retina condition   show
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show otomycosis  
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inflammation caused by air   show
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show myringitis  
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inflammation of eardrum and surrounding skin   show
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show hearing loss caused by hardening of bones of the middle ear  
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show rhinosalpingitis  
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tumor on acoustic nerve   show
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used prior to surgery to temporarily paralyze the pupil   show
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tubes inserting to drain fluid from the ear   show
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surgery to treat vertigo   show
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show miot / ic (constriction / pertaining to) drug that causes abnormal contraction of the pupil  
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show dacryoadenectomy (tear / gland / removal)  
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creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose   show
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show enucleation (e / nucle / ation) out / nucleus / procedure  
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show incision into the cornea (kerato / tomy ) cornea / incision  
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iridectomy   show
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show auditory prosthesis (auditory pros / thesis) hearing toward / place  
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show mastoidocentesis (mastoido / centesis) mastoid / puncture  
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show tympanolabyrinthopexy (tympano / labyrintho / pexy) eardrum / labyrinth / surgical fixation  
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electronic device that stimulates the cochlea   show
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show age-related macular degeneration  
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HEENT   show
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IOL   show
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show intraocular pressure  
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show laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis  
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OD   show
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OS   show
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show both eyes  
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PERRLA   show
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VA   show
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VF   show
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show right ear  
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AOM   show
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AS   show
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AU   show
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EENT   show
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OM   show
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show tympanic membrane  
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