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Special Senses: Eye and Ear Ch14 Terminology

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show ophthalm/o, ocul/o  
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show each eye is encased in a protective, bony socket called an orbit  
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Canthi   show
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show palpebro/o, blephar/o  
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Palpebral fissure   show
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Palpebration   show
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show (conjunctiv/o) membrane that lines eyelids and covers the surface of the eye  
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show sebaceous (oil-secreting glands of the skin) of the eyelashes  
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show (lacrim/o) tear gland  
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lacrimation   show
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show dacryoaden/o  
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show dacryocyst/o  
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extraocular muscles   show
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show fibrous tunic  
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show (scler/o) hard, white covering of the eye (white of the eye)  
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cornea   show
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limbus   show
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show vascular tunic  
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uvea   show
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show (ir/o, irid/o) smooth muscle that contracts and relaxes to moderate the amount of light that enters the eye (colored part of the eye)  
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show (pupill/o, cor/o, core/o) dark area in the center of the iris  
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show cycl/o  
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lens   show
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show (vitre/o) jellylike substance  
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inner layer   show
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show retin/o  
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rods   show
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show responsible for color vision  
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show (macul/o) area of the retina on which the light rays focus  
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fovea   show
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show (papill/o) natural blind spot  
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show swelling of the eyelid  
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show inflammation of the eye  
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show drooping of the upper eyelid  
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ectropin   show
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show turning inward of the eyelid toward the eye  
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show hardened swelling of the meimobian gland resulting from a blockage (also known as Meibomian cyst)  
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show stye  
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dacryoadenitis   show
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show inflammation of a lacrimal sac  
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epiphora   show
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xerophthalmia   show
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show pink eye  
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show severe, purulent conjunctivitis in the newborn, usually due to gnorrheal or chlamydial infection  
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show double vision  
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emmetropia   show
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show protrusion of the eyeball from its orbit  
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show general term for lack of coordination between the eyes, usually due to a muscle weakness or paralysis  
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show turning inward of one or both eyes (cross eyed)  
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exotropia   show
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photophobia   show
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myopia   show
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hyperopia   show
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astigmatism   show
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show progressive loss of elasticity of the lens (usually accompanies aging)  
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show trauma to the outer covering of the eye resulting in an abrasion  
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keratitis   show
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aphakia   show
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cataract   show
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show abnormal intraoccular pressure due to obstruction of the outflow of the aqueous humor  
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show color blindness  
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show Age-related macular degeneration  
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show visual acuity (Snellen chart)  
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blepharoplasty   show
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blepharorrhaphy   show
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show creation of an opening between the tear sac and the nose  
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show removal of the entire eyeball  
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show removal of the contents of the eyeball, leaving the outer coat (sclera) intact  
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exenteration of the eye   show
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show removal of the lens to treat cataracts  
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IOLs   show
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show vision correction accomplished through the destruction and removal of the contents of the capsule by breaking it into small pieces and removing them by suction  
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show reattachment of the retina with a cryoprobe and the use of a silicone sponge to push the sclera in toward the retinal scar  
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vitrectomy   show
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lubricants   show
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miotics   show
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mydriatics   show
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show drugs applied directly to the eye  
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show medications used to temporarily anesthetize the eye for the purpose of examination  
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ECCE   show
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show intracapsular cataract extraction  
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IOL   show
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IOP   show
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OD   show
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OS   show
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show BOTH eyes  
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ear   show
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show flesh covered cartilage of the outer ear  
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show (cerumin/o) ear wax  
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show meat/o  
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tympanic membrane   show
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show (ossicul/o) -malleus -incus -stapes (staped/o)  
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show (salping/o) auditory tube; connection between the ears and the throat that equalizes pressure within the middle ear  
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show (labyrinth/o)  
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show (vestibul/o) utricle, saccule  
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semicircular canals   show
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inner ear made up of...   show
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show (cochle/o) -organ of corti -vestibulocochlear nerve/eighth cranial nerve  
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show ear ache; pain in the ear  
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otorrhea   show
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tinnitus   show
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vertigo   show
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show blockage of the external auditory canal with earwax  
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macrotia   show
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show condition of abnormally small auricles (ears)  
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show inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal (swimmer's ear)  
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show inflammation of the eardrum due to a bacterial or viral infection  
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show inflammation of the mastoid process of the temporal bone  
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otitis media   show
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show inflammation of the inner ear  
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Meniere disease   show
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show tear (perforation) in the eardrum due to trauma or disease  
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show otoscope  
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typanometry   show
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show universal newborn hearing screening  
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show otoacoustic emissions  
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ABR   show
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cochlear implant   show
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mastoidectomy   show
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show repair and/or reconstruction of the outer ear  
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stapedectomy   show
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show surgical repair of the eardrum  
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typanostomy/myringostomy   show
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show incision of the eardrum  
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ENT   show
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OM   show
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Oto   show
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TM   show
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