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Acquiring Medical Language

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Term
Definition
blepharitis   eyelid inflammation  
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blepharoconjuctivitis   inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva  
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dacrocystitis   inflammation of the tear sac  
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dacryoadenitis   inflammation of the tear gland  
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dacrohemorrhea   discharge of blood in tears  
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dacryolithiasis   a presence of hard formations (stones) in the tear duct  
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dacryostenosis   narrowing of the tear duct  
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oculomycosis   fungal eye condition  
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oculopathy   eye disease  
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opthalmatrophy   atrophy (wasting away) of the eye  
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opthalmitis   inflammation of th eeye  
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opthalmyomycosis   fungal eye condition  
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opthalmomytis   inflammation of the eye muscles  
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opthalmopathy   eye disease  
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trickiasis   condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye  
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conjunctivitis   inflammation of the conjunctiva (also known as pink eye)  
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keratitis   inflammation of the cornea  
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keratopathy   disease of the cornea  
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sclerectasia   over expansion of the sclera  
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scleroiritis   inflammation of the sclera and iris  
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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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aniridia   absence of an iris  
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aphakia   absence of a lens  
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cataract   opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye  
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corneal abrasion   scratch on the cornea  
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cyclokeratitis   inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea  
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endophtalmitis   inflammation of the inside of the eye (often a complication from intraocular surgery)  
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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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iridopathy   disease of the iris  
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iritis   inflammation of the iris  
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optic neuritis   inflammation of the optic nerve  
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phakitis   inflammation of the lensretinitis  
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retinitis   inflammation of the retina  
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retinopathy   inflammation of the retina  
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retinosis   retinal condition  
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cerumen impaction   buildup of ear wax blocking the ear canal  
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mastoiditis   inflammation of the mastoid  
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otitis externa   inflammation of the outer ear  
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otomycosis   fungal ear infection  
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aerotitas   inflammation of the ear caused by air  
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conductive hearing loss   hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle ear (due to blockages)  
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myringitis   inflammation of the eardrum  
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myringodermatitis   inflammation of the eardrum and the surrounding skin  
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myringomycosis   fungal condition of the eardrum  
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otitis media   inflammation of the middle ear  
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otosclerosis   hearing loss caused by hardening of the bones of the middle ear  
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rhinosalpingitis   inflammation of the nose and eustachian tibed  
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acoustic neuroma   tumor on the acoustic nerve  
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cochleitis   inflammation of the cochlea  
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labyrnthitis   inflammation of the labrinth  
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sensorineural hearing loss   hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain  
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vestibular neuritis   inflammation of the vestibular nerve  
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vestibulitis   inflammation of the vestibule  
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