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  2. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    of or pertaining to the eye's pupil: Greek κόρη (kórē), girl, doll; pupil of the eye corectomy: cord(i)-of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix) Latin cor, heart commotio cordis, cornu-applied to describing processes and parts of the body as likened or similar to horns Latin cornū, horn greater cornu: coron-pertaining to the ...

  3. Dry eye syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Ciclosporin, steroid eye drops [ 2 ] Frequency. ~20% [ 5 ] Dry eye syndrome, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is the condition of having dry eyes. [ 2 ] Symptoms include dryness in the eye, irritation, redness, discharge, blurred vision, and easily fatigued eyes. Symptoms range from mild and occasional to severe and continuous. [ 3 ]

  4. Schirmer's test - Wikipedia

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    Schirmer's test determines whether the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist. This test is used when a person experiences very dry eyes or excessive watering of the eyes. It can cause damage to the cornea. [1] A negative (more than 10 mm of moisture on the filter paper in 5 minutes) test result is normal.

  5. What Causes a Cobblestone Throat? - AOL

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    Generally, cobblestone throat is an acute (short-term) symptom that goes away as you recover from your illness. ... Runny nose. Sneezing. Watery eyes. Dark circles under the eyes. Coughing ...

  6. Nasolacrimal duct obstruction - Wikipedia

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    Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, or dacryostenosis, occurs when the lacrimal duct has failed to open at the time of birth, most often due to an imperforate membrane at the valve of Hasner. [4] Around 6% of infants have congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, or dacryostenosis, usually experiencing a persistent watery eye even when ...

  7. Lacrimal gland - Wikipedia

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    The lacrimal gland is a compound tubuloacinar gland, it is made up of many lobules separated by connective tissue, each lobule contains many acini.The acini composed of large serous cells which, produce a watery serous secretion, serous cells are filled with lightly stained secretory granules and surrounded by well-developed myoepithelial cells and a sparse, vascular stroma.

  8. Xerophthalmia - Wikipedia

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    Xerophthalmia. In xerophthalmia, Bitot's spots occur after conjunctival xerosis. Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Greek xērós (ξηρός) meaning "dry" and ophthalmos (οφθαλμός) meaning "eye") is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. It may be caused by vitamin A deficiency, [ 1 ] which is sometimes used to describe ...

  9. Nasolacrimal duct - Wikipedia

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    Excess tears flow through the nasolacrimal duct which drains into the inferior nasal meatus. This is the reason the nose starts to run when a person is crying or has watery eyes from an allergy, and why one can sometimes taste eye drops. This is for the same reason when applying some eye drops it is often advised to close the nasolacrimal duct ...