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Special senses of the eye and ear (334 cards)

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conjunctiva

full word 🟫

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inner lining of eyelids

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conjunctival

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pertaining to the conjunctiva

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conjunctivitis

pink eye

full word 🟫

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inflammation of the conjunctiva

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cornea

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the central transparent part of the outer coat of the eye covering the iris and pupil

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corneal

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pertaining to the cornea

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lacrimal

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pertaining to tears and the tear apparatus

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nasolacrimal duct

full word 🟫

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passage from the lacrimal sac to the nose

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ophthalmology

full word 🟫

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diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

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ophthalmologist

full word 🟫

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medical specialist in opthalmology

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ophthalmic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the eye

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orbit

full word 🟫

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the bony socket that holds the eyeball

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orbital

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pertaining to the orbit

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periorbital

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pertaining to tissues around the orbit

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photophobia

full word 🟫

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abnormal sensitivity to light due to pain in the eyes

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photophobic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or suffering from photophobia

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conjunctiv-

root 🟥

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conjunctiva

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corne-

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cornea

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lacrim-

root 🟥

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tear

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duct

root 🟥

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to lead

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orbit-

root 🟥

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orbit

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phob-

root 🟥

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fear

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ophthalm/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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eye

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nas/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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nose

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phot/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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light

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-al ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-itis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
inflammation
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-logy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
study of
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-logist ## Footnote suffix 🟦
one who studies
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-ic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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peri- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
around
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antibiotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
a substance that has the capacity to inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria and other microorganisms
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blepharitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the eyelid
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blepharoptosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
drooping of the upper eyelid
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blepharoplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫
surgical repair of the eyelid
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contagious ## Footnote full word 🟫
infection can be transmitted from person to person or with a surface in between
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contaminate ## Footnote full word 🟫
to cause the presence of an infectious agent to be on any surface
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contamination ## Footnote full word 🟫
the presence of an infectious agent on any surface
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hordeolum | stye ## Footnote full word 🟫
abscess in an eyelash follicle
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paresis ## Footnote full word 🟫
partial paralysis
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ptosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
drooping down of the upper eyelid or an organ
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purulent ## Footnote full word 🟫
showing or containing a lot of pus
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bio- ## Footnote root 🟥
life
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tamin- ## Footnote root 🟥
touch
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pur- ## Footnote root 🟥
pus
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blephar/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
eyelid
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-tic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ptosis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
drooping
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-plasty ## Footnote suffix 🟦
surgical repair
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-ate ## Footnote suffix 🟦
composed of, pertaining to
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-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process
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-ulent ## Footnote suffix 🟦
abounding in
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anti- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
against
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accommodation ## Footnote full word 🟫
the act of adjusting something to make it fit the needs
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accommodate ## Footnote full word 🟫
the adapt to meet a need
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accommodative ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to accommodation
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amblyopia ## Footnote full word 🟫
failure or imcomplete development of the pathways of vision to the brain
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esotropia ## Footnote full word 🟫
turning the eye inward, towards the nose
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exotropia ## Footnote full word 🟫
turning the eye outward away from the nose
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extrinsic ## Footnote full word 🟫
any muscle located entirely in the outside of the structure under consideration
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intrinsic ## Footnote full word 🟫
any muscle located entire within the structure under consideration
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nystagmus ## Footnote full word 🟫
fast, uncontrollable movements of the eyelid
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ocular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the eye
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optometrist ## Footnote full word 🟫
someone skilled in the measurement of vision but can not treat eye diseases or perscribe medication
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optometry ## Footnote full word 🟫
the profession of the measurement of vision
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rotary ## Footnote full word 🟫
circular movement
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stereopsis ## Footnote full word 🟫
three-dimensional vision
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strabismus ## Footnote full word 🟫
turning of an eye away from its normal position
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commodat- ## Footnote root 🟥
adjust
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ambly- ## Footnote root 🟥
dull
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trop- ## Footnote root 🟥
turn
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ocul- ## Footnote root 🟥
eye
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stere- ## Footnote root 🟥
three-dimensional
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strab- ## Footnote root 🟥
squint
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opt/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
vision
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-ive ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-opia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
sight
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-ar ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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metrist ## Footnote suffix 🟦
skilled in measurement
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-metry ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of measuring
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-opsis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
vision
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-ismus ## Footnote suffix 🟦
take action
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ac- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
toward
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eso- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
inward
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exo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
outward
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avascular ## Footnote full word 🟫
without a blood supply
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constrict ## Footnote full word 🟫
become or make narrow
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constriction ## Footnote full word 🟫
a narrowed portion of a structure
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dilate ## Footnote full word 🟫
to perform or undergo dilation
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dilation ## Footnote full word 🟫
stretching or enlarging an opening or a structure
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iris ## Footnote full word 🟫
colored portion of the eye with the pupil in its center
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lens ## Footnote full word 🟫
transparent refrective structure behind the iris
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presbyopia ## Footnote full word 🟫
difficulty in nearsighted vision occuring in middle and old age
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pupil ## Footnote full word 🟫
the opening in the center of the iris that allowd light to reach the lens
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pupillary ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the pupil
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refract ## Footnote full word 🟫
bend or change direction of a ray of light
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refraction ## Footnote full word 🟫
the bending of light
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retina ## Footnote full word 🟫
light-sensitive innermost layer of the eyeball
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retinal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the retina
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sclera ## Footnote full word 🟫
fibrous outer covering of the eyeball and the white of the eye
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scleral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the sclera
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scleritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the sclera
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vascul- ## Footnote root 🟥
blood vessel
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strict- ## Footnote root 🟥
narrow
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dilat- ## Footnote root 🟥
dilate
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presby- ## Footnote root 🟥
old man
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pupill- ## Footnote root 🟥
pupil
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retract- ## Footnote root 🟥
bend
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retin- ## Footnote root 🟥
retina
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scler- ## Footnote root 🟥
hardness
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-ion ## Footnote suffix 🟦
action, condition
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-ary ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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a- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
without
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con- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
with, together
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choroid ## Footnote full word 🟫
region of the retina and uvea
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fovea centralis ## Footnote full word 🟫
small pit in the center of the macula that has the highest visual acuity
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macula lutea ## Footnote full word 🟫
yellowish spot on the back of the retina
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optic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the eye or vison
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optical ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the eye or vision
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photoreceptor ## Footnote full word 🟫
cell that recieves light and converts it into electrical impulses
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uvea ## Footnote full word 🟫
middle coat of the eyeball | includes iris, cliary body, and choroid
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uveitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the uvea
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visual acuity ## Footnote full word 🟫
shapeness and clearness of vision
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central- ## Footnote root 🟥
center
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recept- ## Footnote root 🟥
recieve
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uve- ## Footnote root 🟥
uvea
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-is ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-or ## Footnote suffix 🟦
that which does something
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astigmatism ## Footnote full word 🟫
inability to focus lgiht rays that enter the eye in different places
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concave ## Footnote full word 🟫
having a hollowed surface
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convex ## Footnote full word 🟫
a surface that is evenly curved outward
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foramen (formina, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
an opening through a structure
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hyperopia ## Footnote full word 🟫
able to see distant objects but unable to see close objects
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in situ ## Footnote full word 🟫
in the correct place
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keratomileusis ## Footnote full word 🟫
cuts and shapes the cornea
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keratotomy ## Footnote full word 🟫
incision in the cornea
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myopia ## Footnote full word 🟫
able to see close objects but unable to see distant objects
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radial ## Footnote full word 🟫
diverging in all directions from any given center
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stigmat- ## Footnote root 🟥
focus
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mileusis ## Footnote root 🟥
lathe
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myop- ## Footnote root 🟥
to blink
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radi- ## Footnote root 🟥
radius
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kerat/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
cornea
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-ism ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process
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hyper- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
beyond
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cataract ## Footnote full word 🟫
complete or partial opacity of the lens
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fluorescein ## Footnote full word 🟫
dye that produces a vivid green color under a blue light to diagnose corneal abrasions and foreign bodies
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glaucoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
loss of vision due to increased intraocular pressure
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intraocular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the inside of the eyes
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keratoplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫
corneal transplant or graft
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keratoconjunctivitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
combined inflammation of the cornea and conjuncture
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ophthalmia neonatorum ## Footnote full word 🟫
conjunctivitis of the newborn
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phacoemulsification ## Footnote full word 🟫
technique used to fragment the lens into very tiny pieces and suck them out of the eye
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photosensitivity ## Footnote full word 🟫
when light produces pain in the eye
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pollution ## Footnote full word 🟫
condition that is unclean, impure, and a danger to health
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pollutant ## Footnote full word 🟫
substance that makes an enviornment unclean or impure
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rescein- ## Footnote root 🟥
resin
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glauc- ## Footnote root 🟥
lens opacity
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nat- ## Footnote root 🟥
born
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emulsific- ## Footnote root 🟥
to milk out
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sensitiv- ## Footnote root 🟥
feeling
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pollut- ## Footnote root 🟥
unclean
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-oma ## Footnote suffix 🟦
tumor, mass
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-orum ## Footnote suffix 🟦
function of
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ity ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-ant ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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fluo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
fluorine
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intra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
inside
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neo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
new
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phaco- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
lens
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angiography ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray visualization of vessels after injection of contrasat material
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angiogram ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray images obtaine after injection of radiopaque material into blood vessels
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laser surgery ## Footnote full word 🟫
use of a concentrated, intense narrow beam of electromagnetic radiation for surgery
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ophthalmoscope ## Footnote full word 🟫
instrument for viewing the retina
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ophthalmoscopy ## Footnote full word 🟫
the process of viewing the retina
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ophthalmoscopic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the use of an ophthalmoscope
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photocoagulation ## Footnote full word 🟫
using light to form a clot
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retinoblastoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
malignant neoplasam of primitive retinal cells
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retinopathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
degenerative disease of the retina
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surg- ## Footnote root 🟥
operate
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coagul- ## Footnote root 🟥
clotting
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blast- ## Footnote root 🟥
immature cell
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angi/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
blood vessel
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retin/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
retina
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-graphy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of recording
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-gram ## Footnote suffix 🟦
a record
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-ery ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of
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-scope ## Footnote suffix 🟦
instrument for viewing
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-scopy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
to view, examine
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-pathy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
disease
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fundus ## Footnote full word 🟫
part farthest from the opening of a hollow organ
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fundoscopy ## Footnote full word 🟫
examination of the fundus of the eye
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fundoscopic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the fundoscopy
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Ishihara color system ## Footnote full word 🟫
test for color vision defects
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Jaegar reading cards ## Footnote full word 🟫
type of differnt sizes for testing near vision
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peripheral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the periphery or external boundary
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peripheral vision ## Footnote full word 🟫
ability to see objects as they come into the outer edges of the visual field
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Snellen letter chart ## Footnote full word 🟫
test for acuity of distant vision
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tonometer ## Footnote full word 🟫
instrument for determining intraocular pressure
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tonometry ## Footnote full word 🟫
the measurement of intraocular pressure
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peripher- ## Footnote root 🟥
external boundary
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vis- ## Footnote root 🟥
sight
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ton/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
pressure, tension
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fund/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
fundus
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endophthalmitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of tissues inside the eye
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graft ## Footnote full word 🟫
the transplanted tissue or the act of transplantation of tissue
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intracameral ## Footnote full word 🟫
introduction of an anesthetic agent into the anterior chamber of the eye during surgery
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intravitreal ## Footnote full word 🟫
injection of the various agents into the vitreous body of the eye to treat retinal disorders
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miosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
contraction of the pupil
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miotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
an agent that contracts the pupil
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mydriasis ## Footnote full word 🟫
dilation of the pupil
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mydriatic ## Footnote full word 🟫
an agent that dilates the pupil
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prostaglandin ## Footnote full word 🟫
hormone present in many tissues
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transplant ## Footnote full word 🟫
tissue or organ used, or the act of transferring tissue from one person to another
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transplantation ## Footnote full word 🟫
the process of moving tissue from ove person or place to another
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camer- ## Footnote root 🟥
chamber
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vitr- ## Footnote root 🟥
glass
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miot- ## Footnote root 🟥
lessening
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mydriat- ## Footnote root 🟥
dilate
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prosta- ## Footnote root 🟥
prostate
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gland- ## Footnote root 🟥
gland
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plant- ## Footnote root 🟥
plant
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-eal ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-in ## Footnote suffix 🟦
chemical
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end- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
inside
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trans- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
across
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acetaminophen ## Footnote full word 🟫
medication that is analgesic and antipyretic
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acute ## Footnote full word 🟫
disease of sudden onset
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audiology ## Footnote full word 🟫
study of hearing disorders
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bilateral ## Footnote full word 🟫
on two sides
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audiologist ## Footnote full word 🟫
speacialist in the evaluation of hearing functions
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chronic ## Footnote full word 🟫
a persistent, long-term disease
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effusion ## Footnote full word 🟫
collection of fluid that has escaped from blood vessels into a cavity ot tissues
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otitis media ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the middle ear
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media ## Footnote root 🟥
middle
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otologist ## Footnote full word 🟫
medical specialist in diseases of the ear
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otology ## Footnote full word 🟫
diagnosis and treatment of disorderes of the ear
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otorhinolaryngologist ## Footnote full word 🟫
ear, throat, and nose medical specialist
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audi/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
hearing
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later ## Footnote root 🟥
side
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ot/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
ear
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rhin/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
nose
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laryng/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
larynx
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bi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
two
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auditory ## Footnote full word 🟫
relating to hearing or the organs of hearing
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auricle ## Footnote full word 🟫
the shell-like external ear
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cerumen ## Footnote full word 🟫
waxy secretion of the glands of the external ear
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ceruminous ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to cerumen
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cruette ## Footnote full word 🟫
scoop-shaped instrument for scraping or removal of earwax
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curettage ## Footnote full word 🟫
the use of a curette
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impacted ## Footnote full word 🟫
immovably wedged
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irrigation ## Footnote full word 🟫
use of water to remove blockage
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meatus ## Footnote full word 🟫
passage or channel, external opening of a passage
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meatal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to meatus
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otoscope ## Footnote full word 🟫
instrument for examining the ear
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otoscopy ## Footnote full word 🟫
examination of the ear
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otoscopic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to examination with an otoscope
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pinna (pinnae, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
the shell-like external ear
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topical ## Footnote full word 🟫
medication applied to the skin to obtain a local effect
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tympanic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the tympanic membrane (eardrum) or tympanic cavity
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cerumin- ## Footnote root 🟥
cerumen
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cur- ## Footnote root 🟥
cleanse, cure
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irrig- ## Footnote root 🟥
to water
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topic- ## Footnote root 🟥
local
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tympan- ## Footnote root 🟥
eardrum
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-ous ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ette ## Footnote suffix 🟦
little
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-age ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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adenoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat
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eustachian tube ## Footnote full word 🟫
tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
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incus ## Footnote full word 🟫
middle one of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like an anvil
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malleus ## Footnote full word 🟫
outer one of the three ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like a hammer
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mastoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
small bony protrusion immediately behind the ear
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nasopharynx ## Footnote full word 🟫
region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate
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pharyn- ## Footnote root 🟥
pharynx
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nasopharyngeal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the nasopharynx
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stapes ## Footnote full word 🟫
inner one of the three ossicles of the middle ear, shaped like a stirrup
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ossicle ## Footnote full word 🟫
a small bone, particularly relating to the three bones in the middle ear
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aden- ## Footnote root 🟥
gland
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mast- ## Footnote root 🟥
breast
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oss/i- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
bone
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-oid ## Footnote suffix 🟦
resembling
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-cle ## Footnote suffix 🟦
small
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cholesteatoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
yellow, waxy tumor arising in the middle ear
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coryza ## Footnote full word 🟫
viral inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
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myringotomy ## Footnote full word 🟫
incision in the tympanic membrane
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otosclerosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
hardening at the junction of the stapes and oval window that causes loss of hearing
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perforated ## Footnote full word 🟫
punctured with one or more holes
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perforation ## Footnote full word 🟫
a hole through the wall of a structure
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steat- ## Footnote root 🟥
fat
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perforat- ## Footnote root 🟥
bore through
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tympanostomy ## Footnote full word 🟫
surgically created new opening in the tympanic membrane to allow fluid to drain from the middle ear
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prosthesis ## Footnote full word 🟫
manufactured substitute for a missing or diseased part of the body
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-tomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
surgical incision
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chol/e- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
bile
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myring/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
tympanic membrane
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-sis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
abnormal condition
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scler/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
hard
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-stomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
new opening
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audiometer ## Footnote full word 🟫
instrument to measure hearing
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audiometric ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the measurement of hearing
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basilar ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the base of a structure
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cochlea ## Footnote full word 🟫
an intricate combination of passages
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cochlear ## Footnote full word 🟫
used to describe the inner ear
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conductive hearing loss ## Footnote full word 🟫
hearing loss in the outer or middle ear
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implant ## Footnote full word 🟫
to insert material into tissues
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labyrinth ## Footnote full word 🟫
the inner ear
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labyrinthitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the inner ear
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Rinne test ## Footnote full word 🟫
test for conductive hearing loss
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sensorineural hearing loss ## Footnote full word 🟫
hearing loss of the inner ear or auditory nerve
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Weber test ## Footnote full word 🟫
test for sensorineural hearing loss
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basil- ## Footnote root 🟥
base, support
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labyrinth- ## Footnote root 🟥
inner ear
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neur- ## Footnote root 🟥
nerve
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sensor/i- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
sensory
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-metric ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to measurement
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crista ampullaris ## Footnote full word 🟫
mound of hair cells and gelatinous material in the ampulla od a semicircular canal
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ampulla ## Footnote full word 🟫
dilated portion of a canal or duct
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equilibrium ## Footnote full word 🟫
being evenly balanced
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Ménière disease ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder of the inner ear with acute attacks of tinnituus, vertigo, and hearing loss
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otolith ## Footnote full word 🟫
a calcium particle in the vestibule of the inner ear
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paroxysmal ## Footnote full word 🟫
occuring in sharp, spasmodic episodes
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tinnitus ## Footnote full word 🟫
persistent ringing, whistling, clicking, or booming noise in the ears
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vertigo ## Footnote full word 🟫
sensation of spinning ot whirling
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vestibular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the vestibule
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vestibule ## Footnote full word 🟫
space at the entrance to a canal
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crista- ## Footnote root 🟥
crest
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vestibul- ## Footnote root 🟥
vestibule
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ampull- ## Footnote root 🟥
bottle-shaped
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lith- ## Footnote root 🟥
stone
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librium ## Footnote root 🟥
balance
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paroxysm ## Footnote root 🟥
sudden, sharp attack
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-aris ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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equi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
equal

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