Medical Terminology Simplified

11–17 Use ophthalm/oto build words that mean

surgical excision of the eye:____________________ / ____________________

softening of the eye:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

paralysis of the eye:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

11–18 A stroke can prevent eye movement and cause paralysis of eye muscles. A

person with paralysis of eye (muscles) has a condition called

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

11–19 The (11) conjunctivais a thin, mucus-secreting membrane that lines the

interior surface of the eyelids and the exposed anterior surface of the eyeballs. Con-

juctiv/itis is commonly caused by an allergy and manifests as itchy, watery, red eyes.

The medical term for inflammation of the conjunctiva is

____________________ / __________.

Competency Verification:Check your labeling of Figure 11–1 in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 600.

11–20 The surgical procedure to remove wrinkles from the eyelids is known as

blephar/o/plasty. This procedure is performed for functional and cosmetic reasons.

Surgical repair of the eyelid(s) is known as

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

11–21 Excessive skin around the upper eyelids may cause a decrease or lack of

peripheral vision.

To improve vision, the surgical procedure to remove the excessive skin is performed.

This procedure is known as

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

11–22 Form medical words that mean

excision of part or all of the eyelid:

____________________ / ____________________

surgical incision of eyelid:____________________ / _____ / __________

twitching or spasm of eyelid:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

paralysis of an eyelid:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

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

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ophthalm/ectomy

ŏf-thăl-MĔK-tō-mē

ophthalm/o/malacia

ŏf-thăl-mō-mă-LĀ-shē-ă

ophthalm/o/plegia

ŏf-thăl-mō-PLĒ-jē-ă

ophthalm/o/plegia

ŏf-thăl-mō-PLĒ-jē-ă

conjuctiv/itis

kŏn-jŭnk-tĭ-VĪ-tĭs

blephar/o/plasty

BLĔF-ă-rō-plăs-tē

blephar/o/plasty

BLĔF-ă-rō-plăs-tē

blephar/ectomy

blĕf-ă-RĔK-tō-mē

blephar/o/tomy

blĕf-ă-RŎT-ō-mē

blephar/o/spasm

BLĔF-ă-rō-spăzm

blephar/o/plegia

blĕf-ă-rō-PLĒ-jē-ă