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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PART 13: EYES & EARS

OUTLINE FOR NOTES

HEALTH CARE CAREERS NAME: _________________________________

ROOT WORD

DEFINITION

BLEPHER

EYELID

CONJUNCTIV

CONJUNCTIVA

CYST

BLADDER OR SAC

DACRY

TEAR

EXTERNO

EXTERIOR

IRIS

KERAT

HARD, CORNEA

LITH

STONE

MAST

BREAST, MASTOID

MED

MIDDLE

OPHTHALM; OPT

EYE

EAR

PRESBY

OLD AGE

SCLER

THICK OR HARD; SCLERA

SINUS

SINUS CAVITY

STIGMAT

POINT

PREFIX

DEFINITION

A-

WITHOUT OR ABSENCE OF

DIPL-

DOUBLE

HYPER-

EXCESSIVE, ABNORMALLY HIGH, OR ABOVE

SUFFIX

DEFINITION

-IASIS

CONDITION OF

-ISM

CONDITION OF

-LOGIST

ONE WHO STUDIES

-MALACIA

SOFTENING

-METRIST

ONE WHO MEASURES

-OPIA

CONDITON OF VISION

-PATHY

DISEASE

-PLEGIA

PARALYSIS

-PTOSIS

DROOPING

-RRHAGIA

CONDITION OF PROFUSE BLEEDING

-A

SINGULAR

-ALGIA

CONDITION OF PAIN

-ITIS

INFLAMMATION

-OID

RESEMBLING

-RRHEA

EXCESSIVE DISCHARGE

Medical terms, signs, symptoms, disorders & treatments of the ear…

4. ________________________________________(MAS toyd EYE tiss) Inflammation of the mastoid…

the part of the skull housing the middle and internal ear. Complications can lead to hearing loss or

deafness.

5. ________________________________________(tin EYE tiss) Ringing in the ears. Noises may

actually be high-pitched, ringing, or clicking.

6. ________________________________________( oh TYE tiss) Inflammation of the auditory canal.

Otitis externa is the inflammation of the external auditory canal; it is sometimes called ‘swimmers ear’.

7. ________________________________________( oh TAL jee ah) Condition of ‘pain in the ear’.

8. ________________________________________( oh toh REE ah) Pus-containing discharge from

the ear.

9. _________________________________________( OH toh skleh ROH siss) Abnormal formation of

bone within the ear that causes a progressive loss of hearing.

10. _________________________________________( oh TOSS koh pee) A visual examination of the

ear using a hand-held instrument called an otoscope.

11. _________________________________________( VER tih go) A sensation of whirling or spinning

when the head is moved too quickly; it may be a symptom of an inner ear infection.

Abbreviations associated with the ear…

12. ______________ Otitis media; (OH tye TISS MEE dee ah) Common among children, it is a

bacterial infection of the middle ear causing pain and temporary hearing loss, often requiring antibiotic

treatment.

Medical terms, signs, symptoms, disorders & treatments of the eye…

13. ____________________________________________(BLEF ah ropp TOH siss) A drooping eyelid.

14. ____________________________________________(BLEF ah RYE tiss) Inflammation of the

eyelid.

15. ____________________________________________(BLEF ah roh plass tee) Procedure to repair

a damaged eyelid.

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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PART 13: EYES & EARS OUTLINE FOR NOTES HEALTH CARE CAREERS NAME: _________________________________ 1. ROOT WORD DEFINITION BLEPHER EYELID CONJUNCTIV CONJUNCTIVA CYST BLADDER OR SAC DACRY TEAR EXTERNO EXTERIOR IR IRIS KERAT HARD, CORNEA LITH STONE MAST BREAST, MASTOID MED MIDDLE OPHTHALM; OPT EYE OT EAR PRESBY OLD AGE SCLER THICK OR HARD; SCLERA SINUS SINUS CAVITY STIGMAT POINT 2. PREFIX DEFINITION A- WITHOUT OR ABSENCE OF DIPL- DOUBLE HYPER- EXCESSIVE, ABNORMALLY HIGH, OR ABOVE 3. SUFFIX DEFINITION -IASIS CONDITION OF -ISM CONDITION OF -LOGIST ONE WHO STUDIES -MALACIA SOFTENING -METRIST ONE WHO MEASURES -OPIA CONDITON OF VISION -PATHY DISEASE -PLEGIA PARALYSIS -PTOSIS DROOPING -RRHAGIA CONDITION OF PROFUSE BLEEDING -A SINGULAR -ALGIA CONDITION OF PAIN -ITIS INFLAMMATION -OID RESEMBLING -RRHEA EXCESSIVE DISCHARGE Medical terms, signs, symptoms, disorders & treatments of the ear… 4. ________________________________________(MAS toyd EYE tiss) Inflammation of the mastoid… the part of the skull housing the middle and internal ear. Complications can lead to hearing loss or deafness. 5. ____ ...
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