med term CH 13-16
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| inter- | inside
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| intra- | between
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| par/esthes/ia | condition of abnormal physical feeling of prickling, burning or numbness
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| pulmonary abscess | localized accumulation of pus in the lungs
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| precordial pain | chest pain over the heart
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| thoracodynia | chest pain
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| substance-related mental disorders | 4th most common diagnostic category for inpatient admissions
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| behavioral health | interaction of the body and mind
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| psychologists | diagnosis and treatment
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| psychiatrists | medical doctors who specialize in treatment of mental disorders
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| affects | mood aka body language
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| mental retardation | usually genetically linked and diagnosed in early childhood
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| physiatry | treatment of physical disorders
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| psych/o | mind
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| thym/o | thymus, gland in mediastinum
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| phren/o | mind or diaphragm
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| iatr/o | treatment
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| -ia, -ism | condition
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| -mania | condition of madness
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| -phobia | condition of fear
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| kathis/o | sitting
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| hedon/o | pleasure
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| cata- | down
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| ton/o | tension, tone
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| confabulation | effort to conceal a gap in memory by fabricating believable stories
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| delirium | condition of confusion and irrational agitation
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| acro- | way up high
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| agora/phobia | fear of the outside world, crowds
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| phor/o | to carry, bear
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| eu- | good
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| eu/phoria | exaggerated sense of well-being not based on reality
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| anthro/phobia aka social phobia | fear of scrutiny
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| -thymia | condition of the mind
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| eu/thymia | normal range of moods and emotions
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| -ation | process of
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| DT | delirium tremens, tremors when going through alcohol withdrawals
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| drug misuse | need medication but dont take as directed
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| pol/o | pole
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| cycl/o | ciliary body, middle layer of the eye that holds eye lens
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| anthrop/o | man
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| claustr/o | closing
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| SAD | seasonal affective disorder, depression from decreased exposure to sunlight
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| anorexia nervosa | without appetite, highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder
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| bulimia nervosa | binge eating and forcing it up
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| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder, most common diagnosis but not specific to any situation or circumstance
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| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder, repetitive acts bc patient feels it will prevent some harmful event
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| parasomnia | sleep terrors
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| hypoactive sexual desire disorder | if not hormonal related then psychological related
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| PD | panic disorder
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| orex/o | appetite
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| para- | abnormal
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| nymph/o | women
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| hedon/o | pleasure
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| klept/o | steal
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| till/o | pulling
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| voyeurism | getting sexual pleasure and gratification from watching others engage in intimate behavior
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| cognitive therapy | any treatment to help change attitudes, perceptions, patterns of thinking
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| ana- | up, apart
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| de- | lack of, removal
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| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy, inducing convulsions to treat those unresponsive to drug therapy
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| GAF | global assessment of functioning, numerical measure of overall mental health
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| delusion | persistent belief in untruth
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| illusion | inaccurate sense perception based on real external stimulus
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| opt/o, optic/o | vision
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| audi/o, acous/o | hearing
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| ocul/o, ophthalm | eye
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| orbit/o | protective bony socket eyes are encased in
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| bin- | two
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| supra- | above
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| -al | pertaining to
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| blephar/o, palpebr/o | eyelid
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| canth/o | canthus, corners of the eyes
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| conjunctiv/o | conjuctiva, membrane that lines eyelids and covers the surface of eyes
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| lacrim/o | tear glands
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| ophthalmology | diagnosis and treatment of the eye
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| optometrist | healthcare professional who treats vision
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| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac, tear sac
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| kerat/o, corner/o | cornea, transparent anterior portion of sclera
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| scler/o | scleara, hard outer covering of the eye (white part)
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| ir/o, irid/o | iris, pigmented muscle that allows light in eye
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| pupill/o, cor/o, core/o | pupil, dark center of iris
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| phac/o, phak/o | eye lens
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| viter/o | aqueous and viterous humors, eye liquid
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| palpate | examination with touch
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| retin/o | retina, inner layer of eye made up of rods and cones
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| palpitate | rapid heartbeat
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| dacryoaden/o | lacrimal gland, tear gland
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| lacrim/o | tear
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| uve/o | uvea, middle highly vascular layer of the eye
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| dacry/o | tear
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| vitre/o | vitreous humor, jellylike substance between lens and retina
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| macul/o | macula lutea, light focuses on on this retinal structure
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| ex/ophthalm/ia | eyes bulging out of the head
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| -chalasis | relaxation, slackening
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| -ptosis | dropping, falling
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| ec- | out
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| trop/o | turning
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| -ion | process of
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| xer/o | dry
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| neo- | new
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| nat/o | born
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| esotropia | one or both eyes turning inward
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| expotropia | one or both eyes turning outward
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| entropion | turning inward of the eyelid toward the eye
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| ectropin | turning outward of the eyelid
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| ambly/o | dull, dim
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| -opia | vision condition
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| dipl/o | double
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| phot/o | light
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| strabismus aka squint | lack of coordination between eyes
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| Astig, As, Ast | astigmatism, malcurvature of the cornea leading to blurred vision
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| hyperopia | farsight, cant see near
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| my/o | to shut
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| myopia | near sight, cant see far
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| presby- | old age
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| corneal ulcer | trauma to the outer covering of the eye
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| is/o | equal
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| goni/o | measurement of angles
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| cataract | progressive loss of transparency of lens in eye
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| glauc/o | gray, blueish green
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| nyctal/o | night blindness, cant see well in dim light
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| miotics | medicine to constrict pupils, can help treat glaucoma
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| opthalmics | meds made specifically for the eye
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| scot/o | darkness
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| scotoma | blind spot
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| nyctalopia | night blindness
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| topical anesthetics | medicine used to numb the eyes
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| mydriatics | medicine used to dilate eye
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| labyrinth/o | inner ear
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| pinna | top part of ear
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| auricle | whole ear on outside
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| cerumin/o | ear wax
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| tympan/o, myring/o | tympanic membrane, ear drum
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| ossicul/o | bones in middle of ear
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| salping/o | fallopian tube or eustachian tube which is connection between the ears and throat that equalizes pressure
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| -lymph | fluid
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| cochle/o | cochlea, where hearing takes place
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| nystagmus | involuntary back-and-forth eye movements
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| meat/o | right at opening of ear
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| tinnitus | ringing in ear
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| vertigo | dizziness
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| choroid/o | choroid, layer under the retina
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| melan/o | dark, black
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| anacusis | deaf
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| paracusis | general term for abnormality of hearing
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| presbycusis | age related hearing loss
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| conductive hearing loss | sound waves dont go all the way where they need to go
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| sensorineural hearing loss | sensory portion of nervous system isnt able to be sent
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| flurescein angiography | procedure to confirm suspected retinal disease
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| slit lamp exam | part of routine eye exam of layers of the eye
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| IOP | intraocular pressure
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| tonometry | measurement of intraocular pressure used to diagnosis glaucoma
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| VA test | visual acuity, test for sharpness of vision
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| VF test | visual field test, test to determine physical space visible
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| -rraphy | suture
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| e- | out
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| nucle/o | nucelus
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| enucleation of the eye | removal of entire eyeball
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| viscer/o | organ
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| evisceration of the eye | removal of contents of the eyeball, leaving the outer coat intact
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| exenteration of the eye | removal of entire contents of the orbit
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| flap procedure | procedure to cut cornea to access deeper structures
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| LASIK | laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, use of excimer laser to remove material under corneal flap
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| trabecul/o | little beam
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| trabeculotomy | incision of orbital network of eye to increase circulation and decrease pressure
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| coagulation | to clot
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| scleral buckling | reattachment of retina
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| Acc | accommodation
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| ARMD-AMD | age-related macular degeneration
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| EM, Em | emmetropia, normal refractive condition of the eye (normal vision)
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| MY | myopia, near sight, cant see far
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| Ophth | opthamology
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| auricl/o | ear
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| mastoid/o | mastoid process, hard small projection that is behind the ear
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| staped/o | stapes, tiny bone in middle ear that looks like a U
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| malleus | one of the bones in middle ear
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| malleolus | one of the process of the distal tibia and fibula
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| aural | pertaining to the ear
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| otalgia aka otodynia | earache
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| impacted cerumen | blockage from earwax
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| otitis externa aka swimmers ear | inflammation of outer ear
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| chol/e | bile
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| steat/o | fat
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| myring/o | eardrum
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| Meniere disease | chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo
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| -acusis | hearing
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| acoustic nueroma aka vestibular schwannoma | benign tumor of eight carnial nerve
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| UNHS | universal newborn hearing screening test
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| webner tuning fork test | method of testing auditory and acuity
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| ASL | american sign language
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| ENT | ear, nose, throat specialist
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| Oto | otology, study of the ear
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| TM | tympanic membrane,
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| -crine | to secrete
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| adren/o | suprarenal gland, glands above the kidney
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| hypophys/o, pituitar/o | pituitary gland, tiny gland behind optic nerve in skull
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| thalam/o | thalamus, the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass
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| -us | structure
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| ADH aka vasopressin | antidiuretic horomone, stimulates kidneys to reabsorb water and return it to circulation
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| oxytocia | rapid delivery
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| T4 aka thyroxine | tetraiodthyronine, increases cell metabolism
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| cortisol | glucocorticoids, responds to stress
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| ket/o, keton/o | ketone, hormones that regulate glucose levels through metabolism of fat, carbs, proteins
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| gonad/o | gonads, reproductive organ that makes sex hormones and reproductive cells-testes in the male
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| orex/o | appetite
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| goiter | enlargement of thyroid gland not due to tumor
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| hirsutism aka hypertrichosis | abnormal hairiness
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| kal/i | potassium
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| natr/o | sodium
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| esthesi/o | feeling
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| dips/o | thirst
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| tetany | continuous muscle spasms
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| acro- | extremities
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| DI | diabetes insipidus,to produce tremendous quantities of urine
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| GHD | growth horome deficency
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| pan- | all
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| Cushing disease | excessive secretion of adrenal hormone cortisol causing obesity
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| DM | diabetes mellitus, group of metabolic disorders characterized by high glucose levels
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| type 1 diabetes aka juvenile diabetes | total lack of insulin production
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| type 2 diabetes | deficient insulin production
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| phe/o | dark
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| carcin/o | epithelial cancer, neoplastic disease the natural course of which is fatal
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| malignant thymoma | rare cancer of thymus gland
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| A1c | test to monitor response to diabetes treatment with average blood glucose during 3 month span
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| FPG | fasting plasma glucose, after a period of fasting blood is drawn
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| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test
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| TFTs | thyroid function test, blood test to see how effective thyroid gland is
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| UA | urinalysis
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| tom/o | slice
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| onc/o | tumor
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| -genesis | production, origin
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| mut/a | change
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| -tion | process of
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| apo- | away from
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| -plasia | condition of formation
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| meta- | beyond, change
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| -stasis | controlling, stopping
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| blast/o, -blast | embryonic
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| ecto- | outer
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| -al | pertaining to
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| meso- | middle
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| -sarcoma | connective tissue cancer
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| extra- | outside
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| nod/o | node, small mass of tissue
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| terat/o | deformity
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| -carcinoma | cancer of epithelial (type of tissue) origin
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| sarc/o | flesh
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| sacr/o | sacrum, large heavy bone at the base of the spine
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| BMT | bone marrow transplant
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| BSE | breast self-examination
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| BTA | bladder tumor antigen
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| bx | biopsy, removal of a sample of tissue to be examined
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| CA | cancer
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| GI | gastrointestinal
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| MS | musculoskeletal, multiple sclerosis, mithral stenosis
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| hGH | human growth hormone
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| -lalia | condition of babbling
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| tricho/tillo/mania | condition of madness to constantly pull hair out
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| ambul/o | walking
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| WAIS | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, measures intelligence with IQ test
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| TAT | Thematic Apperception Test, provides info about needs, fantasies, interpersonal relationships
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| PET scan | positron emission tomography scan, imaging of metabolic activity in brain using nuclear meds
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| MMPI | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, measures personality characteristics
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| Rorschach | examines integration of emotional and intellectual factors
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| Bender Gestalt | test of visuomotor and spatial tasks
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| MR | mental retardation
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| ADHD | attnetion-defecit/hyperactivity disorder
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| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder, extended emotional response to traumatic experience
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| hallucination | unreal sensory perception with no external stimulus
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| depression | dysphoric mood with decrease of activity such as difficulty eating, sleeping, working
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| stupor | lowered level of consciousness
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| dementia | progressive organic disorder causes lack of orientation, stupor, cognitive function
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| cognitive function | ability to comprehend
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| akathisia | relentless ability to sit still
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| blunt affect | reduced range of motions
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| labile affect | widely changeable emotional state
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| libido | normal psychological impulse drive
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| catatonia | psychologically induced immobility
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| defense mechanisms | unconscious psychological coping in the face of stress or threat such as denial and projection
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| dependance syndrome | difficulty in controlling use of drugs
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| schizophrenia | distortions of thinking and perception with intact intellectual capacity
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| another term for borderline schizophrenia | schizotypal disorder
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| acute transient psychotic disorder | acute onset of symptoms like delusions, hallucinations, perceptual disturbances
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| another term for mood disorders | affective disorders
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| two extremes of behavior characterizing bipolar affective disorder | condition of madness, depression
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| example of parasomnia (condition of abnormal sleep) | somnambulism (sleep walking), sleep terrors
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| dysthymia | mild chronic depression that lasts for years but not severe enough for depression diagnosis
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| 3 examples of healthcare term for fear disorder and what they are | acrophobia (fear of heights), agoraphobia (fear of crowds), anthropophobia (fear of scrutiny)
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| dissociative identity disorder | development of multiple personalities resulting from severe stress
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| personality disorders | group of disorders consisting of long standing, inflexible, dysfunctional behavior
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| mild retardation | mental retardation with IQ range of 50 to 69
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| conduct disorder | persistent aggressive and defiant behaviors
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| Tourette syndrome | involuntary behaviors that include vocalization and repetitive movements
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| five axes of DSM-IV-TR multiaxial evaluation | clinical disorders, MR and personality disorders, general medical conditions, psychosocial environmental problems, GAF
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| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy, treatment for severe mental illness with controlled amount of electricity
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| affective disorders | any group of psychiatric disorders
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| behavioral therapy | attempt at substituting new responses to given stimulus
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| detoxification is initial step in treating what | substance abuse
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| light therapy is used to treat what disorder | seasonal affective disorder
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| dysthymic mood | mild chronic depression that lasts for years but not severe enough for depression diagnosis
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| papill/o | optic disk
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| a/chromat/opsia | vision condition of without color, color blind
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| hemi/an/opsia | vision condition of loss of half of vision field
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| opt/ic nuer/itis | pertaining to inflammation of the optic nerve resulting in blindness
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| presby/opia | lack of vision due to old age
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| ophthalmoscopy | visual exam of interior of eye
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| gonioscopy | visualization of angle of anterior chamber
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| Amsler grid | test to measure central vision
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| Schirmer test | test to determine amount of tear production
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| fluorescein staining | exam of abnormalities of cornea
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| fluorescein angiography | use of injected dye to record suspected retinal disease
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| diopters | measurement units used to determine refraction errors
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| retinal photocoagulation | destruction of retinal lesions with light
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| goniotomy | incision of the Schlemn canal to correct glaucoma
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| Schlemn canal | a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor
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| corneal incision procedure | any keratotomy procedure to correct a refractive error
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| intraocular lenses | implantable contact lens
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| corneal transplant aka keratoplasty | damaged cornea is replaced by the cornea from the eye of a human cadaver
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| trabeculo/tomy | incision into orbital network of eye using laser beam
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| dacryocysto/rhino/stomy | new opening between the tear sacs and nose
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| PRK | photo refractive keratectomy
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| -algia | pain
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| microtia | condition of small ears
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| audiometer | instrument to measure hearing
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| Weber tuning fork test | test of auditory acuity
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| tympanogramty | record of function of eardrum
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| otoscope | instrument to visually examine the ears
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| Rinne tuning fork test | test to distinguish between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
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| speech audiometry | measurement of ability to hear and understand speech
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| myringotomy | incision of eardrum
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| otoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the external ear
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| cochlear implant | device implanted in inner ear to stimulate hearing
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| stapedectomy | excision of ossicle that strikes the oval window
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| OM | otitis media, infection of the middle ear
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| TM | tympanic membrane, eardrum
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| OAE | otoacoustic emission, measures an acoustic response that is produced by the inner ear
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| another term for stye | hordeolum, lump on the eyelid
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| epiphora | overflow of tears
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| diabetic retinopathy | disease of retina caused by diabetes
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| retinoblastoma | inherited malignant tumor of the eye present at birth
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| anisocoria | condition of unequally sized pupils
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| nystagmus | involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eye
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| hyphema | blood toward the front of the eye, hemorrhage within the eye
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| retinitis pigmentosa | hereditary disease marked by nyctalopia and progressive loss of visual field
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| glaucoma | group of disorders characterized by abnormal intraocular pressure
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| otosclerosis | development of bone around the oval window resulting in an ankylosis of the stapes
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| ankyl/ose of high frequency | stiffening
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| macrotia | abnormally large auricles
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| cholesteatoma | cystic mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol
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| otorrhea | discharge from auditory canal
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| opthalmic sonography | use of high-frequency sound waves to image the interior of the eye
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| opthalmoscopy | visual examination of interior of the eye with ophthalmoscope
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| auditory brainstorm response | placement of electrodes on babies to measure their response to sound
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| intracapsular lens extraction | removal of entire lens and its capsule
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| tympanostomy | opening of the eardrum to insert tubes
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| lubricants | medicine that keeps the eyes moist
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| cycloplegics | medicine that paralyzes the ciliary muscles
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| what disorder is treated with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, osmotics, anticholinergics, beta-blockers, alpha-agonists | glaucoma
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| ceruminolytic | medicine used to dissolve earwax
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| otics | type of drug applied directly to ear
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| antibiotics | medicine to reduce infection
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| PDR | proliferative diabetic retinopathy, disease of the retinas increasing rapidly in diabetics
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| ABR | auditory brain response, hearing test using response from brain
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| Snellen test | measures visual acuity
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| ED | emergency department
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| photophobia | sensitivity to light
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| conjuctivitis aka pinkeye | inflammation of lining of white part of eye and underside of the eyelid (conjunctiva)
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| audiologist | hearing specialist
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| another name for pituitary gland | hypophysis, this gland is referred to as master gland bc of its control over endocrine glands
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| hypothalamus | controls pituitary gland
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| thyroid gland | responsible for regulation of body's metabolism and controls amount of calcium deposited into bone
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| adrenal glands are named for what | their location above the kidneys
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| inner part of the adrenal gland | adrenal medulla
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| outer part of adrenal gland | adrenal cortex
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| the endocrine function of the pancreas regulates what | glucose in blood through its hormones glucagon and insulin
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| what is produced if glucose cannot pass out of the bloodstream into the cells to be metabolized | fatty acids and ketones
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| where is the thymus gland located | in the mediastinum above the heart
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| what is the thymus gland responsible for | stimulating key cells in the immune response
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| where is the pineal gland located | in the center of the brain
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| what is the function of the pineal gland | functioning to secrete the hormone mealatin, thought to be responsible for sleep
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| aden/o | gland
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| lob/o | lobe
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland, gland responsible for regulating metabolism
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| calc/o | calcium
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid, glands regulating calcium in the blood
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| ren/o | kidney
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| cortic/o | cortex
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| medull/o | medulla, middle of
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| pancreat/o | pancreas, gland with exocrine and endocrine functions
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| gluc/o | glucose, sugar
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| endo- | within
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| exo- | outside
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| -logy | the study of
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| retro- | backward
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| phag/o | appetite
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| exophthalmia | protrusion of eyeballs from orbits
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| ketoacidosis | excessive quantity of ketone acids in blood
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| sonography | procedure using high-frequency sound waves used to image the pancreas, adrenals, thyroid
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging, detailed images of soft tissues, such as pituitary, pancreas, hypothalamus
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| how can parathyroid dysfunction be detected | through blood test for parathyroid hormone or test for total calcium
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| urine glucose | test that can be used to screen for diabetes mellitus
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| glucometer | way to measure blood sugar
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| Ca | calcium
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| K | potassium
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| Na | sodium
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| OT | oxytocin
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| hypothyroidism | condition of under active thyroid gland
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| acromegaly | enlargement of extremities
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| renal calculi | kidney stones
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| Synthyroid | thyroid hormone
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| -oma | tumor
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| malignant | tumors that are considered to be cancerous
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| carcinoma | the most common type of malignant cancer
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| myeloma | cancer cells that derive from plasma cells in the bone marrow
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| healthy cells are what | well differentiated
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| grading | determination of the edge of dedifferentiation of cancer cells
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| staging | system of determining how far a cancer has spread from its original site
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| primary site | site where cancer originates
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| pack years | the number of packs of cigs smoked per day X the number of years of smoking
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| history section of a patient's medical record | information regarding previous diet, alcohol use, family members with cancer
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| tumor markers | levels of biochemical substances present in the blood that may indicate neoplastic activity
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| brachytherapy | treatment with radioactive beads near or inside the cancer
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| lymph node mapping | determination of the spread of the primary tumor through the lymph nodes
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| sentinel node | first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs
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| en bloc resection | removal of tumor and lymph nodes
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| margins | borders of normal tissue surrounding the cancer
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| immunotherapy | use of the body's own defense system to attack cancer cells
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| CAM | complementary and alternative medicine, prayer & massage & exercise & mind-body techniques
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| 3DCRT | three-dimensional targeted radiation treatment on tumors without damaging surrounding tissue
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| G | grade
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| FOBT | fecal occult blood test
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| CTR | certified tumor register
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| TNM | tumor-nodes-metastases
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| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography
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| metastases | transfer of disease
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| PSA | prostate-specific antigen, tumor marker used to detect prostate cancer
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| TA-90 | tumor marker used to detect the spread of malignant melanoma
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| AFP | alpha-fetaprotein, tumor marker with increased levels which indicate liver or testicular cancer
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| BTA | bladder tumor antigen, tumor marker for bladder cancer
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| NSE | neuron-specific enolase, tumor marker used to measure stage of response to treatment of small cell cancer and neuroblastoma
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| B2M | beta-2 microglobulin, levels of this tumor marker are elevated in multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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| CA 15-3 | tumor marker used to determine the stage of breast cancer
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| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen, tumor marker that measures response to treatment in colorectal cancer
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| CA27-29 | useful test for recurrences of breast cancer
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| CA19-9 | this tumor marker has elevated levels in the presence of stomach, colorectal, pancreatic cancer
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| CA125 | ovarian cancer can be detected and managed by this tumor marker
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| dx | diagnosis
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| BSE | breast self-examination
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| T1 | tumor
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| NO | nodes
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| MO | metastases, transfer of disease
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| mets | metastases, transfer of disease
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| seminoma | testicular cancer
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| multiple myeloma | multiple tumors in the bone marrow
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| adenocarcinomas | cancer of gland tissue
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| grade 1 - grade 5 cancer | least to deadliest cancer
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| well differentiated | cells that retain most of intended function
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| metastatic | rapid transfer of disease
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| lumpectomy | removal of tumor only
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| Pap smear | test for vaginal and cervical cancer
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| severe dysplasia | severe abnormal formation
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| radiotherapy | treatment with radiation
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| chemotherapy | treatment with chemical agents
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| crin/o | endocrine glands, make hormones
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| the exocrine function of the pancreas regulates what | digestive juices
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| -onin | hormone
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| paresthesia | partial feeling
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| -sone | steroid
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| natural body operates on what | physics (shape) and chemistry
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| tissue | cells come together to form tissue
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| meta- | change
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| cachexia | general ill health and malnutrition
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| -penia | deficiency of
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| thrombocyt | platelets
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| are all neoplasms cancerous | no
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| chemical messengers used by the endocrine system to regulate body functions | hormones
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