PT116Unit4Assignment-MedicalTerminologyEyesandEars2.docx

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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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