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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Core/o

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Pupil

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Cycl/o

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Ciliary muscle

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Dacry/o

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Tear or duct

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Dipl/o

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Double

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Glauc/o

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Gray

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Kerat/o

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Cornea

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Nyctal/o

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Night

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Papill/o

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Optic disk

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Phac/o

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Lens

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Presby/o

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Old age

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Uve/o

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Vascular

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Vitre/o

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Glassy

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-opia

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Vision

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-tropia

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To turn

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Three layers of eye

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Sclera- outermost, white if eye, anterior is cornea
Cornea- clear, bends light rays
Choroid- middle, blood

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Iris

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Part of choroid, colored portion, smooth muscle that changes size of pupil

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Pupil

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Part of choroid, opening in center, allows light to enter eyeball

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Lens

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Behind iris, attached to ciliary body

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Ciliary body

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Pulls on edge of lens, changes shape of lens so it can focus on retina

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Ambly/o

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Dull or dim

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Retina

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3rd layer, contains sensory receptor cells that detect light rays

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Rods

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Part of retina, active in dim light, see gray tones

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Cones

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Part of retina, active only in bright light, color vision

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Macula lutea
Are of retina where image forms
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Fovea centralis
Depression in center or macula lutea with high number of cones and point of clearest vision
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Optic disk
Point where optic nerve leaves eyeball
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Aqueous humor
Eatery fluid between cornea and lens
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Vitreous humor
Semi solid gel between lens and retina
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Conjunctiva
Mucous membrane that forms continuous covering on underside of each eyelid, protects
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Lacrimal gland
Located under out upper corner of rah. Eyelid, produces tears
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Lacrimal ducts
Located in inner corner of eye smoker, collects tears, drains into nasolacrimal duct and into nasal cavity
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Ectomoy
Removal
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Plegia
Paralysis
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Otomy
Incision
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Malgia
Eye pain
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Plegia
Weakness
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Rrhagia
Paid bleeding
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Pathy
Disease
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Pexy
Surgical repair
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Kerato conjunctivitis sicca (KCS)
Dry eyes
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Hyperopia
Image comes into focus behind retina; far sightedness
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Myopia
Image comes into focus in front of retina, near sightedness
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Cataract
Damage to lens causing it to become cloudy
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Glaucoma
Atrophy in optic nerve
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Hordeolum
Purulent infection of sebaceous gland of eyelid, sty
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Enucleation
Surgical removal of eyeball
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EOM
Extra ocular movement
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IOP
Intraocular pressure
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OD
Right eye
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OS
Left eye
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OU
Both eyes
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Aur/o
Ear
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Myring/o
Eardrum
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Saloing/o
Eustachian tube
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-cusis
Hearing
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-otia
Ear condition
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Vestibulococchlear nerve
Carries hearing and balance info to brain
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Eustachian tube
Connects nasopharynx with middle ear, opens with each swallow and equalized pressure
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Labyrinth
Contains sensory organs of inner ear, cavity within temporal lobe
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Conductive hearing loss
Disease or malformation of outer or middle ear, all sound is weaker and muffled
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Sensorineural hearing loss
Damage or malfunction of inner ear or cochlear nerve, sounds are distorted because nerve impulse is incorrect
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OE otitis externa
External ear infection, often by fungus
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OM otitis media
Infection is middle ear
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AD
Right ear
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AS
Left ear
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AU
Both ears

Vet Med Term (11 decks)

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