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upper respiratory infection

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bacterial infections. These infections may affect the throat (pharyngitis), nasopharynx (nasopharyngitis), sinuses (sinusitis), larynx (laryngitis), trachea (tracheitis) or bronchi (bronchitis).

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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cerumen

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Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear canal

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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thrush

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a yeast infection that causes white patches in the mouth and on the tongue

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-opia

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A visual condition or defect of a specified kind

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dipl/o

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double

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tinnitus

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Ear ringing is medically called tinnitus. Buzzing, roaring, and pulsitile sounds are sometimes perceived when no sound is present…and other abnormal ear noises is medically called tinnitus

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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ambly/o

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dim; dull

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-metry

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“process of measuring something specified”:

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-osmia

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suffix meaning “(condition of the) sense of smell”:

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exophthalmos

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A condition in which the patient has protruding eyeballs, as in Graves disease

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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dacry/o

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tear

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scot/o

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darkness

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

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cataract

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a clouding of the lens of the eye.

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nas/o

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nose

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meniere disease

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an inner ear disorder with symptoms that include vertigo, tinnitus, hearing…are severe, frequent, and occur without warning

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glaucoma

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common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eye rises to a level higher than healthy for that eye

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coryza

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A head cold that includes a runny nose

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sinus/o

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sinus

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phon/o

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voice; sound

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mydr/o
wide
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sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is defined as a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep. The three types of sleep apnea are central apnea, obstructive apnea, and a mixture of central and obstructive apnea.
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kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
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-plegia
indicating a specified type of paralysis:
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otitis external
Swimmer's ear (external otitis) is an infection of the skin that covers the outer ear canal.
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heter/o-
fff
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acous/o
hearing
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influenza
viral and bacterial causes like the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, as well as SARS, bird flu and more...tract infections include the common cold, the flu, tonsillitis,
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macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that gradually destroys the central vision
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mono-
one
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salping/o
fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube
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somn/o
sleep
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hemi-
One-half.
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otitis media
Inflammation of the middle ear characterized by the accumulation of infected fluid in the middle ear, bulging of the eardrum, pain in the ear
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glauc/o
gray
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ot/o
ear
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irid/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
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croup
a contagious viral infection that affects children's respiratory system. Symptoms include a barking cough, stridor, fever
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scler/o
sclera (white of eye)
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pertussis
"whooping cough," is a highly contagious, acute respiratory illness characterized by fits of coughing and caused by the bacteria Bordetella
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adenoid/o
adenoids
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear
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trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
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retin/o
retina
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blephar/o
eyelid
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vertigo
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or rocking, even when someone is at rest
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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opt/o
eye; vision
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conjunctiv/o
conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)
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pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
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phot/o
light
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mastoid/o
mastoid process (behind the ear)
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Amblyopia
occurs in children when one eye has poorer vision than the other
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presby/o
old age
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lacrim/o
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
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-acusis
hearing and the ability to hear.
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ex-
out; away from

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