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ALLH 101
Chapter 15 - Ophthalmology
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Undergraduate 1
04/24/2017
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abras/o-
 Definition
scrape off
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accommod/o-
 Definition
to adapt
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acu/o-
 Definition
needle; sharpness
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ambly/o-
 Definition
dimness
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angi/o-
 Definition
blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
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anis/o-
 Definition
unequal
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anter/o-
 Definition
before; front part
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aque/o-
 Definition
watery substance
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bi/o-
 Definition
life; living organisms; living tissue
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blast/o-
 Definition
immature; embryonic
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blephar/o-
 Definition
eyelid
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capsul/o-
 Definition
capsule (enveloping structure)
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cav/o-
 Definition
hollow space
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choroid/o-
 Definition
choroid (middle layer around the eye)
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cili/o-
 Definition
hairlike structure
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coagul/o-
 Definition
clotting
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conduct/o-
 Definition
carrying; conveying
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conujug/o-
 Definition
joined together
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conjunctiv/o-
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conjunctiva
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converg/o-
 Definition
coming together
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corne/o-
 Definition
cornea (of the eye)
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cor/o-
 Definition
pupil (of the eye)
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cortic/o-
 Definition
cortex (outer region)
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cry/o-
 Definition
cold
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cycl/o-
 Definition
ciliary body
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cyst/o-
 Definition
bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst
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dacry/o-
 Definition
tears
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diabet/o-
 Definition
diabetes
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dipl/o-
 Definition
double
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emulsific/o-
 Definition
particles suspended in a solution
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enucle/o-
 Definition
to remove the main part
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es/o-
 Definition
inward
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ex/o-
 Definition
away from; external; outward
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fibr/o-
 Definition
fiber
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fove/o-
 Definition
small, depressed area
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fund/o-
 Definition
fundus (part farthest from the opening)
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fundu/o-
 Definition
fundus (part farthest from the opening)
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gener/o-
 Definition
production; creation
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glauc/o-
 Definition
silver gray
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goni/o-
 Definition
angle
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icter/o-
 Definition
jaundice
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infer/o-
 Definition
below
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irid/o-
 Definition
iris (colored part of the eye)
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ir/o-
 Definition
iris
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kerat/o-
 Definition
cornea (of the eye); hard, fibrous protein
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lacrim/o-
 Definition
tears
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later/o-
 Definition
side
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lenticul/o-
 Definition
lens (of the eye)
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lent/o-
 Definition
lens (of the eye)
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log/o-
 Definition
word; the study of
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macul/o-
 Definition
small area or spot
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matur/o-
 Definition
mature
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medi/o-
 Definition
middle
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metr/o-
 Definition
measurement
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micr/o-
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one millionth; small
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mi/o-
 Definition
narrowing
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mydr/o-
 Definition
widening
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myop/o-
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near
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nas/o-
 Definition
nose
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ne/o-
 Definition
new
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ocul/o-
 Definition
eye
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ophthalm/o-
 Definition
eye
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opt/o-
 Definition
eye; vision
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papill/o-
 Definition
elevated structure
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peripher/o-
 Definition
outer aspects
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phac/o-
 Definition
lens (of the eye)
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phak/o-
 Definition
lens (of the eye)
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phob/o-
 Definition
fear; avoidance
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phor/o-
 Definition
to bear; to carry; range
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phot/o-
 Definition
light
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plas/o-
 Definition
growther; formation
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pleg/o-
 Definition
paralysis
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poster/o-
 Definition
back part
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presby/o-
 Definition
old age
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pupill/o-
 Definition
pupil (of the eye)
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recess/o-
 Definition
to move back
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refract/o-
 Definition
bend; deflect
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resect/o-
 Definition
to cut out; remove
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retin/o-
 Definition
retina (of the eye)
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scler/o-
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hard; sclera (white of the eye)
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scop/o-
 Definition
examine with an instrument
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scot/o-
 Definition
darkness
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son/o-
 Definition
sound
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stere/o-
 Definition
three dimensions
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stigmat/o-
 Definition
point; mark
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super/o-
 Definition
above
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ton/o-
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pressure; tone
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trabecul/o-
 Definition
trabecula (mesh)
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tract/o-
 Definition
pulling
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transplant/o-
 Definition
move something to another place
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trop/o-
 Definition
having an affinity for; stimulating; turning
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ulcerat/o-
 Definition
ulcer
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uve/o-
 Definition
uvea (of the eye)
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vascul/o-
 Definition
blood vessel
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vir/o-
 Definition
virus
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vis/o-
 Definition
sight; vision
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vitre/o-
 Definition
transparent substance; vitreous humor
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xer/o-
 Definition
dry
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ate
 Definition
composed of; pertaining to
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-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-ence
 Definition
state of
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-gram
 Definition
a record or picture
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition; state; thing
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-iasis
 Definition
state of; process of
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-iatic
 Definition
pertaining to a state or process
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
 Definition
skilled professional or expert
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ism
 Definition
process; disease from a specific cause
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-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; infection of
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-ity
 Definition
state; condition
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-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ization
 Definition
process of making, creating, or inserting
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-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-mileusis
 Definition
process of carving
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-motor
 Definition
thing that produces movement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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-opia
 Definition
condition of vision
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-osis
 Definition
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease; suffering
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-pexy
 Definition
process of surgically fixing in place
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-plasty
 Definition
process of reshaping by surgery
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-ptosis
 Definition
state of prolapse; drooping; falling
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
 Definition
process of using an instrument to examine
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-steroid
 Definition
steroid
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting or making an incision
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-ual
 Definition
pertaining to
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a-
 Definition
away from; without
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an-
 Definition
without; not
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anti-
 Definition
against
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de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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dys-
 Definition
painful; difficult; abnormal
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ec-
 Definition
out; outward
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en-
 Definition
in; within; inward
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ex-
 Definition
out; away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside of
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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hyper-
 Definition
above; more than normal
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intra-
 Definition
within
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pre-
 Definition
before; in front of
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retro-
 Definition
behind; backward
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond; higher
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cataract
 Definition
clouding of the lens, caused by aging, sun exposure, eye trauma, smoking, and some drugs
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fundus (pl. fundi)
 Definition
a general word for the retina because it is the area that is farthest from the opening to the eye (the pupil)
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strabismus
 Definition
misalignment of the eyes
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ARMD
 Definition
age-related macular degeneration
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IOL
 Definition
intraocular lens
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IOP
 Definition
intraocular pressure
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LASIK
 Definition
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
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O.D.
 Definition
Doctor of Optometry
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PERRLA
 Definition
pupils, equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation
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