Unit 12: The Eye And The Ear

Question 1

Combining forms of Ear

Answer 1

aur/i
ot/o
audi/o
audit/o

Question 2

Adjective of Ear

Answer 2

Audit/o/ry

Question 3

Audi/o/logy

Answer 3

Study of hearing.

Question 4

Audi/o/logist

Answer 4

Person specialized in hearing problems and measuring hearing.

Question 5

Audit/ory

Answer 5

Referring to hearing.

Question 6

Aur/i/scope or Ot/o/scope

Answer 6

Instrument for examining the ear and the eardrum.

Question 7

Mastoid/o/tomy

Answer 7

Mastoid/o - mastoid process
mastoid process - bone just below and behind the ear
Definition: incision into the mastoid process

Question 8

Ot/itis

Answer 8

Inflammation of the ear

*otitis media - inflammation of the middle ear

Question 9

Eardrum

Answer 9

Tympan/o

Myring/o

Question 10

Tympan/ic

Answer 10

Referring to the eardrum.

Question 11

Tympan/o/plasty

Answer 11

Surgical repair of the eardrum.

Question 12

Myring/o/plasty

Answer 12

Surgical repair of the eardrum.

Question 13

Corne/al

Answer 13

Referring to the cornea.

Question 14

Irid/ectomy

Answer 14

Irid/o: Iris or colored part of the eye

Def: Excision of a part of the iris

Question 15

Kerat/itis

Answer 15

Inflammation of the cornea.

Question 16

Cornea

Answer 16

Corne/o

Kerat/o

Question 17

Combining forms of Eyes

Answer 17

Ocul/o
Ophthalm/o
Opt/o

Question 18

Adjective of Eyes

Answer 18

Ocul/ar
Ophthalm/ic
Opt/ic

Question 19

Ocul/ar

Answer 19

Referring to the eye.

Question 20

Ophthalm/o/logy

Answer 20

The study of the eye and its diseases.

Adj: Ophthalmological

Question 21

Ophthalm/ic

Answer 21

Referring to the eye.

*Ophthalmic drops shouldn’t be exposed to heat.

Question 22

Ophthalm/o/scope

Answer 22

Instrument to examine the eye.

Question 23

Opt/ic

Answer 23

Referring to vision or sight.

*High pressure inside the eye can damage the optic nerve.

Question 24

Opt/o/metr/ist

Answer 24

A person who specializes in testing eyes and prescribing lenses.

Question 25

Pupil

Answer 25

Pupil/o | Central opening in the iris of the eye through which light enters the eye.

Question 26

Retina

Answer 26

Retin/al | Referring to the retina.

Question 27

Retin/o/pathy

Answer 27

Disease of the retina.

Question 28

Vision

Answer 28

``` Vis/o: seeing or sight -ion: condition Definition: ability to see or sight Adj: Vis/ual *diplopia - double vision *polyopia - multiple vision ```

Question 29

Ophthalmologist Optometrist Optician

Answer 29

Medical Practitioner Measures eyesight Technician

Question 30

ENT

Answer 30

Ears, nose, throat

Question 31

HEENT

Answer 31

Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

Question 32

AD

Answer 32

Right ear (latin: auris dexter)

Question 33

AS

Answer 33

Left ear (latin: auris sinister)

Question 34

OD

Answer 34

Right eye (latin: oculus dexter)

Question 35

OS

Answer 35

Left eye (latin: oculus sinister)

Question 36

VF

Answer 36

Visual field

Question 37

VA

Answer 37

Visual acuity (clarity of vision)

Question 38

Audi/o/gram

Answer 38

Graph that shows one's hearing ability.

Question 39

Retin/o/plasty

Answer 39

Surgical repair of the retina.

Question 40

Ot/algia

Answer 40

Pain in the ear.