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Chapter 7
The Special Senses- The Eyes
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Undergraduate 1
03/05/2008
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without
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bi-, bin-
 Definition
two
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e-
 Definition
to remove
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intra-
 Definition
within
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para-
 Definition
near, alonside, departure from normal
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blephar
 Definition
eyelid
Term
conjunctiv
 Definition
to bind together, conjunctiva
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cor, core
 Definition
pupil
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corne
 Definition
horny, cornea
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dacry
 Definition
tear
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dipl
 Definition
double
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fovea
 Definition
small pit
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humor
 Definition
fluid
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ir, irid
 Definition
rainbow, iris
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kerat
 Definition
hard, cornea
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lacrim
 Definition
tear
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nyct, nyctal
 Definition
night, nocturnal
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ocul
 Definition
eye
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opt, opthalm
 Definition
eye
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phac, phak
 Definition
lens
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phot
 Definition
light
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presby
 Definition
old age
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retin
 Definition
net, retina
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scler
 Definition
thick, hard, sclera
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stigmat
 Definition
point
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ton
 Definition
tone, tension, pressure
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vitr, vitre
 Definition
glassy
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-ptosis
 Definition
condition of falling or drooping
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-rrhagia
 Definition
bleeding, hemorrhage
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-rrhea
 Definition
excessive discharge of fluid
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Sclera
 Definition
the tough, white outer covering of the eye
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Fovea Centralis
 Definition
the area where vision is the best
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Optic Nerve
 Definition
delivers message to brain
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Orbit
 Definition
bony depression which houses the eye
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Optic Disc
 Definition
the "blind spot"
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Lacrimal Gland
 Definition
Secretes tears
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Emmetropia
 Definition
normal condition of the eye
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blepharitis
 Definition
inflammation of the eyelid
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cataract
 Definition
reduction in the transparency of the lens
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diplopia
 Definition
double vision
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glaucoma
 Definition
a loss in vision due to increased intraocular pressure, which damages the optic nerve
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hordeolum
 Definition
sty-
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strabismus
 Definition
crosseye
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