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Medical Terminology: Eyes and Ears

PT116 Unit 4 Assignment

Combining Forms

Meaning

blast/o

blephar/o

chromat/o

conjunctiv/o

corne/o

cycl/o

dacry/o

dipl/o

emmetr/o

glauc/o

ir/o

irid/o

kerat/o

lacrim/o

macul/o

mi/o

mydr/i

nyctal/o

ocul/o

ophthalm/o

opt/o

optic/o

papill/o

phac/o

phot/o

presby/o

pupill/o

retin/o

scler/o

stigmat/o

uve/o

vitre/o

acous/o

audi/o

audit/o

aur/o

auricul/o

cerumin/o

cochle/o

labyrinth/o

mying/o

ot/o

salping/o

staped/o

tympan/o

blast/o

blephar/o

chromat/o

conjunctiv/o

corne/o

cycl/o

Suffixes

Meaning

-ician

-metrist

-opia

-opsia

-tropia

-cusis

-otia

Sound It Out

Directions: Sound out each term and write it in the blank. Spelling counts!!!

off-THAL-mik

KAIR-ah-toh-plass-tee

RET-in-al

kon-junk-tih-VYE-tis

op-TOM-eh-trist

glau-KOH-mah

hem-ee-ah-NOP-ee-ah

ah-STIG-mah-tizm

in-trah-OCK-yoo-lar

LAK-rim-al

my-OH-pee-ah

KAT-ah-rakt

PYOO-pih-lair-ee

KOR-nee-all

foh-toh-FOH-bee-ah

KOK-lee-ar

OH-toh-plas-tee

AW-dih-tor-ee

mir-IN-goh-plass-tee

VER-tih-goh

tim-pah-NOM-eh-tree

oh-TYE-tis

oh-TOL-oh-jist

tin-EYE-tus

AW-dee-oh-gram

Word Building

Build a term that means:

Meaning

drooping eyelid

paralysis of ciliary body

double vision

pertaining to within eye

softening of sclera

retina disease

incision into eardrum

surgical repair of ear

instrument to measure hearing

eustachian tube inflammation

New Word Building

Build a single medical term for each phrase below.

Medical Term

pertaining to the conjunctiva

pertaining to the cornea

pertaining to the iris

pertaining to tears

pertaining to the eye

pertaining to the pupil

pertaining to the retina

pertaining to the sclera

inflammation of the choroid

retina disease

one who measures vision

eye paralysis

double vision

removal of eyelid

softening of the sclera

pertaining to hearing

hearing specialist

pertaining to the ear

pertaining to the cochlea

pertaining to the eardrum

small ear

ear pain

surgical repair of eardrum

incision into the labyrinth

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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