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Lesson 9 - Eye, Ear, & Plural Endings

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audi/o/logist   specialist (physician)who studies & treats impaired hearing  
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audi/o/logy   study of hearing  
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audi/o/meter   instrument used to measure hearing  
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blephar/itis   inflammation of the eyelid  
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blephar/o/plasty   surgical repair of the eyelid  
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blephar/o/ptosis   abnormal condition of drooping of the eyelid  
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irid/ectomy   excision of the iris  
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irid/o/plegia   paralysis of the iris  
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kerat/o/meter   instrument used to measure the cornea  
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kerat/o/plasty   surgical repair of the cornea  
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myring/itis   inflammation of the eardrum (tympanic membrane)  
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myring/o/plasty   surgical repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane)  
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myring/o/tomy   incision into the eardrum (tympanic membrane)  
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ophthalm/ic   pertaining to the eye  
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ophthalm/o/logist   specialist (physician) who studies & treats diseases of the eye  
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ophthalm/o/logy   study of the eye  
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ophthalm/o/scope   instrument used for the visual examination of the eye  
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opt/ic   pertaining to vision  
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opt/o/meter   instrument used to measure vision  
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opt/o/metry   measurement of vision  
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ot/itis   inflammation of the ear  
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ot/o/plasty   surgical repair of the ear  
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ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logy   study of the ear, nose & larynx (throat)  
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ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logist   specalist who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose & larynx (throat)  
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ot/o/rrhea   discharge from the ear  
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ot/o/scope   instrument used for the visual examination of the ear  
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retin/al   pertaining to the retina  
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retin/itis   inflammation of the retina  
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scler/al   pertaining to the sclera  
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scler/ectomy   excision of the sclera  
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tympan/ic   pertaining to the middle ear  
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tympan/o/plasty   surgical reapir of the middle ear  
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astigmatism   defective curvature of the refractive surfaces of the eye  
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cataract   clouding of the lens of the eye  
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detached retina   seperation of the retina from the choroid or middle coat of the eye  
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glaucoma   eye disorder characterized by optic nerve damage caused by the abnormal increase in intraocular pressure  
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hyperopia   farsightedness  
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LASIK   a lasar procedure that reshapes the corneal tissue below the surface of the cornea  
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macular degeneration   a progressive deterioration of the central portion of the retina resulting in a loss of central vision  
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myopia   nearsightedness  
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optometrist   a healthcare professional who prescribes corrective lenses and/or eye exercises  
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otitis media   inflammation of the middle ear  
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tinnitus   ringing in the ears  
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ARMD   age-related macular degeneration  
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AST   astigmatism  
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ENT   ear, nose & throat  
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OM   otitis media  
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ophth   ophthalmology  
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