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Med. Term Ch. 6

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ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o   eye  
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oculopathy   disease of the eye  
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opthalmologist   medical specialist (physician) of the eye  
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optometrist   specialist in the eye  
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lacrimo/o, dacry/o   tear  
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lacrimation   process of producing tears  
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dacryorrhea   excess tear production  
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opia, -opsia   vision.  
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hyperopia   far-sighted  
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akinetopsia   inability to see moving things  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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blepharedema   swelling of the eyelid  
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blepharoplasty   surgical repair of the eyelid  
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sclera and the cornea.   The outermost layer of the eye is  
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sclera   white of the eye  
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cornea   clear.  
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corne/o, kerat/o   cornea  
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corneal transplant   replacement of cornea from a donor  
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keratitis   inflammation of the cornea  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva  
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conjunctivitis   inflammation of the conjunctiva  
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scler/o   sclera (white of the eye).  
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scleritis   inflammation of the sclera (white of the eye)  
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choroid (middle   the lens, iris, and ciliary muscles  
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iris   iris constricts and dilates to control the size of the pupil controls the amount of light that enters the eye.  
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lens   controlled by the ciliary muscles muscles contract to bend the lens, which bends light rays, allowing you to focus on objects.  
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retina   contains cells of the nervous system. When light hits those cells, they are changed to electrical signals that travel along the optic nerve to the brain. The brain interprets the electrical signals as sight.  
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cycl/o   ciliary body.  
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cycloplegia   paralysis of the ciliary body  
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retin/o   retina  
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retinitis   inflammation of the retina  
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retinoscope   device that views the retina  
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ir/o, irid/o   iris.  
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iritis   inflammation of the iris  
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iridalgia   painful iris  
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vitreous humor   a thick, jelly-like fluid that fills the posterior cavity (space behind the lens) of the eye. It functions to keep the eye in a sphere-like shape and to bend light rays.  
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vitre/o   vitreous humor.  
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vitreous liquid   fluid that fills the posterior cavity of the eye  
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vitrectomy   removal of the vitreous humor  
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phac/o, phak/o   lens.  
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phacoscope   device to view the lens  
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phakitis   inflammation of the lens  
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aur/o, ot/o   ear  
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aural   pertaining to the ear  
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otoscope   device to view the ear  
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acous/o, audi/o   hearing.  
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acoustic   pertaining to sound  
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audiogram   record of hearing  
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-acusis   hearing condition  
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hyperacusis   exaggerated hearing  
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osteoacusis   conduction of sound through bones  
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outer ear   pinna and the ear canal.  
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pinna   shaped like a funnel, which helps collect sounds from the air and send them down the ear canal. the fleshy outside portion, which sits on the mastoid bone of the skull.  
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cerumin/o   earwax  
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ceruminolysis   breakdown of the earwax.  
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salping/o   ear canal  
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rhinosalpingitis   inflammation of the nose and ear canal  
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tympan/o, myring/o   ear drum.  
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tympanostomy   creation of opening in ear drum  
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myringotomy   incision into the ear drum  
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mastoid/o   mastoid process.  
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mastoiditis   inflammation of the mastoid process  
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middle ear   Incus, malleus, and stapes  
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abyrinth/o   maze  
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abyrinthitis   inflammation of the labyrinth (of the inner ear)  
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vestibul/o   entry way.  
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vestibulitis   inflammation of the vestibule (of the inner ear)  
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cochle/o   cochlea (shaped like a snail shell).  
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cochleitis   inflammation of the cochlea  
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ambiopia, diplopia   double vision  
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asthenopia   weak vision  
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amblyopia   decreased vision (i.e. lazy eye)  
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hyperopia   far sightedness  
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myopia   sightedness  
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presbyopia   decreased vision due to old age  
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hemianopsia   blindness in half of the visual field  
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scotopia   adjustment of the eye to seeing in the darkness  
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blepharoplegia   paralysis of eyelids  
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blepharospasm   involuntary contraction of eyelid  
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dacryoadenalgia   pain in the tear gland  
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dacryocystalgia   pain in the tear sac  
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dacryohemorrhea   blood in the tears  
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dacryorrhea   excessive tearing  
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xerophthalmia   dry eyes  
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ophthalmalgia   pain in the eye  
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ophthalmoplegia   paralysis of the eye  
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astigmatism   vision problem caused by fact that light rays are not focused on a single point in the back of the eye  
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corneal xerosis   dryness of the cornea  
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keratalgia   pain in the cornea  
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miosis   abnormal contraction of the pupil  
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mydriasis   abnormal dilation of the pupil  
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iridalgia   pain in the iris  
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scotoma   dark spot in the visual field  
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hyperacusis   excessively sensitive hearing  
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hypoacusis   excessively insensitive hearing  
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osteoacusis   hearing through bone  
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presbycusis   hearing loss due to old age  
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otalgia, otodynia   ear pain  
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otorrhea   discharge from the ear  
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tinnitus   ringing in the ear  
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vertigo   sensation of moving through space (while stationary)  
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ophthalmic, optic   pertaining to the eye  
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binocular   pertaining to both eyes.  
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retinal   pertaining to the retina  
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optokinetic   pertaining to movement of the eye  
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iridokinesis   pertaining to the movement of the iris  
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nasolacrimal   pertaining to the nose and ear system  
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lacrimation   pertaining to the production of tears  
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blepharedema   swelling of the eyelids  
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blepharoptosis   drooping of the eyelid  
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blepharopyrrhea   discharge of pus from the eyelid  
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ectropion   outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye  
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entropion   inward turning of the eyelid, toward the eye  
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dacryolith   formation of stone in the tear system  
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dacryopyorrhea   discharge of pus in tears  
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strabismus   eyes deviate while looking at the same object  
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nystagmus   involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eye  
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exophthalmos   protrusion of the eyes out of the eye sockets  
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scleromalacia, keratomalacia   abnormal softening of the cornea  
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pterygium   wing-like growth of conjunctival tissue over the cornea  
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phacomalacia   softening of the lens  
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phacosclerosis   hardening of the lens  
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papilledema   swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina  
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otoscope   instrument to view the ear  
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salpingoscope   instrument to view the Eustachian tube  
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otoscopy   procedure for examining the ear  
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pneumatic otoscopy   procedure for examining the ear that uses air; air is “puffed” against the tympanic membrane to measure its amount of movement  
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audiometer   device that measures hearing  
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audiometry   procedure for measuring hearing  
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tympanometry   procedure for measuring the ear drum (tympanic membrane)  
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otolaryngologist   ear and throat specialist  
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otoneurologist   specialist in the nerve connections between the ear and brain  
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otorhinolaryngologist   ear, nose, and throat specialist  
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audiologist   hearing specialist  
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aural   pertaining to the ear  
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otosteal   pertaining to the bones of the ear  
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salpingopharyngeal   pertaining to the Eustachian tubes and the throat  
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ceruminoma   benign tumor of the glands that produce ear wax (cerumen)  
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ceruminosis   excessive formation of ear wax (cerumen)  
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macrotia   abnormally large ears  
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microtia   abnormally small ears  
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otopyorrhea   discharge of pus from the ears  
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otosclerosis   hearing loss to hardening of bones of the middle ear  
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tympanic perforation   hole in the ear drum (tympanic membrane)  
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tympanosclerosis   hardening of the ear drum (tympanic membrane)  
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Outer structures   eyelid, tear duct, conjunctiva  
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Outer layer   sclera, cornea  
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Middle layer   lens, iris, ciliary muscle  
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Inner layer   retina, optic nerve  
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Outer ear   ear canal, ear wax  
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Middle ear   bones, small space  
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Inner ear   cochlea, labyrinth  
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blepharitis   inflammation of the eyelid  
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blepharoconjunctivitis   inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva  
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dacryocystitis   inflammation of the tear sac  
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dacryoadenitis   inflammation of the tear gland  
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dacryohemorrhea   discharge of blood in the tears  
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dacryolithiasis   condition of stones in the tear system  
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dacryostenosis   narrowing of the tear duct  
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oculopathy, ophthalmopathy   eye disease  
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oculomycosis, ophthalmomycosis   fungal infection of the eye  
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ophthalmatrophy   wasting away of the eye  
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ophthalmitis   inflammation of the eye  
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ophthalmomyitis   inflammation of the eye muscles  
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trichiasis   condition in which the eye lashes grow into the eye  
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optic neuritis   inflammation of the optic nerve  
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conjunctivitis   inflammation of the conjunctiva  
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keratitis   inflammation of the cornea  
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sclerokeratitis   inflammation of the sclera and cornea  
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sclerokeratoiritis   inflammation of the sclera, cornea, and iris  
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scleroiritis   inflammation of the sclera and iris  
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keratopathy   disease of the cornea  
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sclerectasia   overexpansion of the cornea  
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corneal abrasion   scratch on the cornea  
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iridopathy   disease of the iris  
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iritis   inflammation of the iris  
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aniridia   absence of iris  
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iridemia   bleeding from the iris  
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iridocyclitis   inflammation of the iris and ciliary body  
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iridokeratitis   inflammation of the iris and cornea  
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cyclokeratitis   inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea  
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aphakia   lack of lens  
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phakitis   inflammation of a lens  
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cataract   cloudiness of the lens  
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endophthalmitis   inflammation of the inside of the eye  
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retinitis   inflammation of the retina  
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retinopathy   disease of the retina  
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retinosis   condition of the retina  
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otitis externa   inflammation of the external ear  
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otomycosis   fungal infection of the ear  
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cerumen impaction   buildup of earwax blocking ear canal  
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aerotitis   inflammation of the ear due to air  
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conductive hearing loss   hear loss due to sound not getting to the middle/inner ear  
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myringitis   inflammation of the tympanic membrane  
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myringodermatitis   inflammation of the tympanic membrane and surrounding skin  
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myringomycosis   fungal infection of the tympanic membrane  
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rhinosalpingitis   inflammation of the nose and Eustachian tubes  
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vestibular neuritis   inflammation of the vestibular nerve  
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cochleitis   inflammation of the cochlea  
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acoustic neuroma   tumor of the acoustic nerve  
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sensorineural hearing loss   hearing loss due to sound being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain  
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sclerotomy    
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