Medical Terminology
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| Myringotomy | incision into the tympanic membrane
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| myopia | impaired vision of distant objects, light rays focus in front of the retina, commonly known as nearsightedness
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| opthalmology | study of the eye
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| exotropia | outward turning of the eye, known as divergent strabismus or walleyed (cross-eyed)
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| nyctalopia | impaired or inadequate vision at night, known as night blindness
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| exophthalmia | abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs
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| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain
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| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body
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| otorrhea | discharge or drainage from the ear
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| neuritis | inflammation of the nerve or nerves
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| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva, known as pinkeye
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| tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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| blepharoptosis | drooping of the eyelid
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| diplopia | double vision, may be in one or both eyes
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| cerebrovascular | relation to the blood supply to the brain, particularly with reference to pathological changes
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| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs, usually resulting from spinal cord injury
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| presbycusis | impaired hearing related to the aging process
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| audiologist | specializes in evaluating hearing potential and hearing loss
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| cephalalgia | pain in head, headache
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| keratitis | inflammation of the cornea
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| myelogram | x-ray record of the spinal cord and spinal cavity
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| otomycosis | fungal infection of the external auditory meatus (opening)
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| retinopathy | any disease or disorder of the retina
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| dacrycystitis | inflammation of the tear sac or lacrimal sac
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| myelomalacia | abnormal softening of the spinal cord
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| AU | each ear (auris unitas)
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| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
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| EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat
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| MS | multpile sclerosis
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| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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| TM | tympanic memembrane
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack
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| REM | rapid eye movement
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| OS | left eye (oculus sinister)
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| hydr/o | water, fluid
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| audi/o | hearing, sound
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| lacrim/o | tears
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| rhin/o | nose
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| plasty | surgical repair
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| opia | vision
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| malacia | softening
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| cusis | hearing
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| kerat/o | cornea, horny tissue, hard
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| presby | old, aging
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| scler/o | sclera, hard
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