Suffixes | Combining Forms | Medical Terms | Adnexa and Eye Pathology | Miscellanous |
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What is -edema
swelling
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What is blephar/o?
eyelid
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What anatomy?
Study of structure
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What is conjunctivitis?
Commonly known as pinkeye
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What is photophobia
Excessive sensitivity to light is known as
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What is -ion
condition
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What is irid/o
iris, colored part of the eye
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What is diplopia
double vision
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What is a Dacryoadenitis?
Inflammation of the lacrimal gland and can be bacterial, viral, or fungal infection
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What is Ptosis?
Drooping of the upper eyelid that is usually due to paralysis
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What is -ia, -sis,-ago,-esis,--iasis
abnormal condition
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What is kerat/o?
cornea, hard
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What is esotropia?
cross eyes
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What is subconjunctival hemorrhage?
Describes bleeding between the conjunctiva and the sclera
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What is Strabismus?
Is a disorder in which the eyes point in different directions or are not aligned correctly
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What is -cusis
hearing
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What is ophthalm/o or opt/o?
eye or vision
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What is entropion?
turning inward of the eyelid edge
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What is Mydriasis?
Dilatation of the pupil
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What is convergence?
A term that describes the simultaneous inward movement of the eyes toward each other
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What is -opia
vision condition
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What is scler/o
sclera, white of eye, hard
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What is ectropin?
turning outward of the eyelid edge
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What is Cataract?
Loss of transparency of the lens of the eye
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What is retinopexy
This procedure uses a laser to reattach a retinal detachment
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