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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o

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eye

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lacrim/o, dacry/o

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tear

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-opia, -opsia

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Vision condition

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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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corne/o, kerat/o

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Cornea

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conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva

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scler/o

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Sclera (the white of the eye)

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vitre/o

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Vitreous liquid (also called vitreous humor)

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cycl/o

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Ciliary body

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retin/o

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Retina

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ir/o, irid/o

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Iris

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phac/o, phak/o

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Lens

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aur/o, ot/o

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Ear

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acous/o, audi/o

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Sound, hearing

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-acusis

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Hearing condition

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cerumin/o

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Ear wax

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salping/o

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Eustachian tube (salpinx)

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tympan/o, myring/o

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Eardrum

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mastoid/o

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Mastoid process

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labyrinth/o

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Labyrinth

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vestibul/o

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Vestibule

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cochle/o

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Cochlea

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myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Hyperopia

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Farsightedness

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Hemianopsia

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Blindness in half the field of vision

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Dacryorrhea

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Excessive tearing

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Xerophthalmia

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Excessive dryness

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Blepharospasm

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Eyelid twitch

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Ophthalmalgia

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Generalized eye pain

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Iridalgia, keratalgia

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Pain to a specific part of the eye

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Mydriasis

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Enlarged pupils

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Miosis

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Small shrunken pupils

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Hypoacusis

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Decreased sensitivity to sound

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Hyperacusis

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Increased sensitivity to sound

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Tinnitus

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Ringing in the ears

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Otalgia, otodynia

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Ear pain

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Otorrhea

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Ear discharge

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Mastoidalgia

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Pain in the mastoid

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Vertigo

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Sensation of moving through space (while stationary)

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Akinetopsia

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Inability to see objects in motion

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Ambiopia

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Double vision

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Amblyopia

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Decreased vision; when it occurs in one eye, it is referred to as lazy eye

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Asthenopia

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Weak vision

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Hemianopsia

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Blindness in half the visual field

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Presbyopia

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Decreased vision caused by old age

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Scotopia

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Adjustment of the eye to seeing in the darkness

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Blepharoplegia

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Paralysis of the eyelid

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Dacryoandenalgia

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Pain in the tear gland

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Dacryocystalgia

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Pain in the tear sac

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Dacryohemorr

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Blood in the tears

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Dacryorrhea

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Excessive tearing

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Ophthalmalgia

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Eye pain

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Ophthalmoplegia

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Eye paralysis

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Astigmatism

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Scission problem caused by the fact that light rays entering, the eye aren’t focused on a single point in the back of the eye

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Corneal xerosis

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Dryness of the cornea

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Cycloplegia

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Paralysis of the ciliary body

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Keratalgia

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Pain in the cornea

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Iridalgia

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Pain in the iris

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Miosis

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Abnormal contraction of the pupil

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Mydriasis

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Abnormal dilation of pupil

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Scotoma

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Dark spot in the visible field

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Osteoacusis

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Hearing through bone

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Otalgia

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Ear pain

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Otodynia

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Ear pain

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Otorrhea

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Discharge from the ear

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Iridokinesis

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Movement of the iris

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Dacryopyorrhea

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Discharge of pus in tears

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Otosteal

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Pertaining to the bones of the ear

Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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