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joblessjake

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Which is the condition in which the lower eyelid turns inward causing the eyelashes to come into contact with the conjunctiva?
 
  A) blepharoptosis
  B) chalazion
  C) entropion
  D) extropion

Question 2

Write the correct abbreviation for radium:
 
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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: A) Blepharoptosis is a drooping eyelid, not a turning inward of the eyelid.
B) Chalazion is a semisolid cyst on the eyelid, not a turning inward of the eyelid.
C) Correct The prefix en- means in; inward; within and one of the meanings of trop/o- is turning.
D) Extropion is a turning outward, not inward, of the eyelid.

Answer to Question 2

Ra



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