Medical Terminology Simplified

11–17 Use ophthalm/oto build words that mean surgical excision of the eye:____________________ / ____________________ softening ...

11–23 The suffix -opia is used in words to mean vision. Erythr/opia is a condition in which objects that are not red appear to b ...

11–31 Eyelids shade the eyes during sleep, protect them from excessive light and foreign objects, and spread lubricating secreti ...

11–35 Dacry/aden/algia is ____________________ in a tear gland. 11–36 Dacry/aden/itis is an inflammation of a __________________ ...

518 CHAPTER 11• Special Senses: Eyes and Ears WORD ELEMENTS This section introduces CFs related to the ear. Included are key suf ...

SECTION REVIEW 11-2 For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the r ...

11–40 The tympan/ic membrane is stretched across the end of the ear canal and vibrates when sound waves strike it. The CFs for t ...

Frame 11–40to Frame 11–46 Ears • CHAPTER 11 521521 (1) (4) (5) (6) (9) (8) (3) (10) (2) (7) ( ) Figure 11-5The labyrinths of the ...

11–47 Ot/o/sclerosis is a hereditary condition of unknown cause in which irregu- lar ossification occurs in the ossicles of the ...

11–55 Plastic surgery of the ear (to correct defects and deformities) is called __________ / _____ / ____________________. Compe ...

SECTION REVIEW 11-3 Using the following table, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided ...

Additional Medical Terms • CHAPTER 11 525525 ABBREVIATIONS This section introduces abbreviations related to the eyes and ears an ...

Degenerative disease in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively cloudy, causing decreased vision Cataracts are usually a ...

Separation of the retina from the choroid, which disrupts vision and results in blind- ness if not repaired Retinal detachment m ...

Muscular eye disorder in which the eyes turn from the normal position so that they deviate in different directions Various forms ...

Ear Benign tumor that develops from the eighth cranial (vestibulocochlear) nerve and grows within the auditory canal Depending o ...

Inflammation of the middle ear, which is commonly the result of an upper respiratory infection (URI) Noninfectious inflammation ...

Imaging technique used to study retinal blood vessels and circulation of blood in the retina using photographs of the retina aft ...

Visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane using an otoscope Otoscopic procedure that assesses ...

Medical and Surgical Procedures Eye Excision of a lens affected by a cataract Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and phaco ...