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purple mod special senses word list (test)

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ambloyopia   lazy eye syndrome  
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ametropia   an error in refraction causing poor focus  
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anosmia   loss of sense of smell  
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astigmatism   defective curvature of the cornea or lens  
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audition   hearing  
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blepharoptosis   prolapse of the eyelid  
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cataracts   opacities on the lens or the capsule that encloses the lens, causing loss in vision  
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cerumen   a waxy secretion produced by the glands of the external ear canal to prevent the entrance of tiny foreign particles  
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ciliary muscles   muscles which relax or contract to alter the shape of lens, making it thicker or thinner, thus enabling the light rays to focus upon the retina  
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cochlea   snail shaped inner ear structure  
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corectasis   dilation of the pupil  
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cornea   the clear, transparent portion of the sclera, anterior to the lens  
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cycloplegic agents   agents which paralyze ciliary muscles causing dilation of the pupils  
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dacryocystorhinostomy   creation of an opening into the nose for draining of tears  
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dacryorrhea   flow of tears  
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ear canal   slender tube lined with glands, through which sound waves travel to the middle ear  
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equilibrium   a state of balance controlled by the semicircular canals and the vestibule  
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esotropia   inward turning of the eyes  
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Eustachian tube   a tube which connests the nose and the throat with the cavity of the middle ear  
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eustachitis   inflammation of the Eustachian tube  
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exotropia   outward turning of the eyes  
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glaucoma   accumulations of aqueous humor in the eye  
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gustation   taste  
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hairs of corti   tiny nerve ending with in the cochlea which combine with cochlear fluid to generate nerve impulses to the brain via the auditory nerve  
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hyperopia   farsightedness  
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incus   one of the three bones of the middle ear shaped like an anvil  
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intracapsular extraction   use of cold metal probe to remove cataracts  
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iridectomy   excision of the iris  
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iritis   inflammation of the iris  
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keratocentesis   surgical puncture of the cornea  
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lacrimal   pertaining to a tear  
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malleus   one of the three bones of the middle ear shaped like a hammer  
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olfactory   pertaining to smell  
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mastoid process   one of the temporal bones which encloses the sinuses  
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ophthalmoplegic   paralysis of the eye  
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optometrist   one who specializes in eye measurements  
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ossicles   three tiny articulating bones in the middle ear  
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otalgia   ear pain  
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otitis media   inflammation of the middle ear  
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otopyorrhea   discharge of pus from the ear  
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otosclerosis   hardening of the spongy bone around the oval window of the ear causing hearing loss  
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retinitis pigmentosa   chronic progressive disease of degeneration of the retina an atrophy of the optic nerve  
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sclera   the white of the eye composed of a tough fibrous tissue which serves as a protective shield for the more sensitive structures underneath  
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semicircular canals   one of the three structures of the inner ear responsible for balance  
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strabismus   condition in which one eye is misaligined with the other out of synchrony  
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stapes   one of the three bones of the middle ear shaped like stirrups  
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vestibule   a chamber that joins the cochlea and semicircular canals  
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