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common terminology (pharmacy)
| term | meaning |
|---|---|
| ambly/opia | reduction in vision |
| a/stigmat/ism | distorted vision |
| blephar/itis | inflammation of the eyelids |
| blephqr/opt/osis | abnormal drooping of the upper lid |
| conjunctiv/itis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| dipl/opia | double vision |
| end/ophthalm/itis | inflammation of the inside of the eye |
| eso/tropia | eye turning inward toward nose |
| exo/tropia | eye turning outward away from nose |
| glauc/oma | eye disease caused by increased intraocular pressure |
| hyper/opia | farsightedness; difficulty seeing close objects |
| irid/o/plegia | paralysis of the iris |
| ocul/o/myc/osis | fungal infection of the eye |
| phot/o/phobia | intolerance to light |
| retin/o/sis | abnormal condition of retina |
| scler/o/malacia | softening of sclera |
| vitr/ec/tomy | surgery to remove vitreous |