Medical Terminology: Eyes and Ears
PT116 Unit 4 Assignment
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Combining Forms |
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blast/o |
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blephar/o |
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chromat/o |
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conjunctiv/o |
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corne/o |
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cycl/o |
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dacry/o |
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dipl/o |
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emmetr/o |
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glauc/o |
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ir/o |
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irid/o |
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kerat/o |
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lacrim/o |
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macul/o |
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mi/o |
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mydr/i |
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nyctal/o |
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ocul/o |
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ophthalm/o |
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opt/o |
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optic/o |
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papill/o |
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phac/o |
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phot/o |
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presby/o |
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pupill/o |
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retin/o |
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scler/o |
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stigmat/o |
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uve/o |
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vitre/o |
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acous/o |
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audi/o |
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audit/o |
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aur/o |
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auricul/o |
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cerumin/o |
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cochle/o |
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labyrinth/o |
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mying/o |
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ot/o |
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salping/o |
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staped/o |
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tympan/o |
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blast/o |
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blephar/o |
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chromat/o |
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conjunctiv/o |
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corne/o |
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cycl/o |
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Suffixes |
Meaning |
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-ician |
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-metrist |
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-opia |
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-opsia |
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-tropia |
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-cusis |
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-otia |
Sound It Out
Directions: Sound out each term and write it in the blank. Spelling counts!!!
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off-THAL-mik |
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KAIR-ah-toh-plass-tee |
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RET-in-al |
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kon-junk-tih-VYE-tis |
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op-TOM-eh-trist |
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glau-KOH-mah |
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hem-ee-ah-NOP-ee-ah |
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ah-STIG-mah-tizm |
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in-trah-OCK-yoo-lar |
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LAK-rim-al |
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my-OH-pee-ah |
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KAT-ah-rakt |
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PYOO-pih-lair-ee |
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KOR-nee-all |
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foh-toh-FOH-bee-ah |
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KOK-lee-ar |
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OH-toh-plas-tee |
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AW-dih-tor-ee |
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mir-IN-goh-plass-tee |
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VER-tih-goh |
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tim-pah-NOM-eh-tree |
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oh-TYE-tis |
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oh-TOL-oh-jist |
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tin-EYE-tus |
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AW-dee-oh-gram |
Word Building
Build a term that means:
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Meaning |
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drooping eyelid |
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paralysis of ciliary body |
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double vision |
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pertaining to within eye |
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softening of sclera |
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retina disease |
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incision into eardrum |
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surgical repair of ear |
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instrument to measure hearing |
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eustachian tube inflammation |
New Word Building
Build a single medical term for each phrase below.
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Medical Term |
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pertaining to the conjunctiva |
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pertaining to the cornea |
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pertaining to the iris |
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pertaining to tears |
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pertaining to the eye |
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pertaining to the pupil |
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pertaining to the retina |
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pertaining to the sclera |
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inflammation of the choroid |
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retina disease |
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one who measures vision |
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eye paralysis |
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double vision |
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removal of eyelid |
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softening of the sclera |
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pertaining to hearing |
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hearing specialist |
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pertaining to the ear |
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pertaining to the cochlea |
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pertaining to the eardrum |
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small ear |
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ear pain |
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surgical repair of eardrum |
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incision into the labyrinth |
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pus flow from ear |
Multiple Choice
Bold or highlight the correct answer.
1. The outermost layer of the eye, referred to as the “white” of the eye, is the
a. sclera.
b. choroid.
c. iris.
d. pupil.
2. The medical term for nearsightedness is
a. astigmatism.
b. hyperopia.
c. myopia.
d. presbyopia.
3. The condition characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure is
a. cataract.
b. strabismus.
c. trachoma.
d. glaucoma.
4. The term for involuntary, jerky movements of the eye is
a. glaucoma.
b. nystagmus.
c. myopia.
d. strabismus.
5. The medical term for pinkeye is
a. retinitis.
b. scleritis.
c. blepharitis.
d. conjunctivitis.
6. The medical term for normal vision is
a. hyperopia.
b. myopia.
c. emmetropia.
d. presbyopia.
7. Which of the following is not one of the ossi- cles of the ear?
a. utricle.
b. malleus.
c. incus.
d. stapes.
8. The medical term anacusis means
a. pain in the ear.
b. impairment of hearing.
c. absence of hearing.
d. hearing loss due to aging.
9. In conductive hearing loss,
a. the sound is conducted normally through the external and middle ear but defective in the inner ear.
b. sound transmission is blocked in the middle and outer ear.
c. sound transmission is blocked in the middle and inner ear.
d. sound is conducted normally through the external ear but defective in the middle and the inner ear.
10. The medical term for ringing in the ears is
a. vertigo.
b. tinnitus.
c. hertz.
d. hordeolum.
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