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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