Medical Terminology Simplified

SECTION REVIEW 11-1

For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the
remaining elements starting with the first part of the word. The first word is completed for you.

Term Meaning

1. conjunctiv/itis -itis: inflammation; conjunctiva


2. blephar/o/ptosis


3. ambly/opia


4. retin/o/pathy


5. scler/itis


6. ophthalm/o/scope


7. intra/ocul/ar


8. dacry/o/rrhea


9. dipl/opia


10. blephar/o/spasm

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 599. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, review the vocabulary and retake the review.

Correct Answers ×10 = % Score

11–1 The eye is a globe-shaped, hollow structure set within a bony cavity. The

bony cavity, or orbit, houses the eyeball and associated structures, such as the eye

muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Most of the eyeball is protected from trauma by

the orbit’s bony cavity. The eyeball consists of three basic layers: the fibrous tunic,

the vascular tunic, and the sensory tunic, or retina.

The CFs ocul/oand ophthalm/orefer to the __________.

510 CHAPTER 11• Special Senses: Eyes and Ears

eye

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.