Combining Forms
Procedures
Pathology 1
A&P
Random
Suffixes
Pathology 2
100
ambly/o
dull, dim
100
applying dye eye drops that are a bright green fluorescent color. Used to look for corneal abrasions or ulcers
fluorescein staining
460
100
person trained in grinding and fitting corrective lenses
optician
455
100
Tears are produced by the
lacrimal apparatus
451
100
What connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear?
auditory tube
468
100
specialist
-ician
100
ringing in the ears
tinnitus
472
200
Hearing
acous/o, audi/o, audiot/o
200
What is this device, and how does it work?
Cochlear implant; converts sound signals into magnetic impulses to stimulate the auditory nerve.
200
condition of having abnormally large ears
macrotia
471
200
Which three bones are called the ossicles?
the malleus, incus, and stapes
468
200
What are the three layers of the eyeball?
the sclera, the choroid, and the retina.
448
200
specialist in measuring
-metrist
200
what is microtia
condition of having abnormally small ears
300
eyelid
blephar/o
300
Use of high frequency sound waves to emulsify (liquefy) a lens with a cataract, which is then aspirated with a needle
phacoemulsification
462
300
benign tumor of the eighth cranial nerve sheath causing symptoms of tinnitus, headache, dizziness, and progressive hearing loss
acoustic neuroma
473
300
The opening in the center of the iris is the
pupil
449
300
Which two senses is the ear responsible for?
hearing and equilibrium
467
300
hearing
-cusis
300
what is otorrhagia
bleeding from the ear
471
400
ear
aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o
400
Placing a band of silicone around the outside of the sclera that stabilizes a detaching retina
scleral buckling
463
400
inflammation of the tympanic membrane
myringitis
472
400
What are the two main categories of hearing loss?
conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss
469
400
Which of the structures in the eye focuses incoming light rays onto the retina?
lens
449
400
ear condition
-otia
400
what is ophthalmalgia
eye pain
455
500
tear, tear duct
dacry/o
500
Surgical puncture of the eardrum with removal of fluid and pus from the middle ear to eliminate a persistent ear infection and excessive pressure on the tympanic membrane. A pressure equalizing tube is placed in the tympanic membrane to allow for drainage of the middle ear cavity
myringotomy
476
500
condition of seeing double
diplopia
455
500
Which layer of the eye is responsible for supplying blood to the eye
choroid
449
500
The opening to the outer ear is the
external auditory meatus
468
500
vision condition
-opia, -opsia
500
what is otitis externa
External ear infection. May be caused by bacteria or fungus, commonly referred to as swimmers ear.
472
600
myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
600
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
tympanoplasty
476
600
state of normal vision
emmetropia
455
600
What are the three parts of the external ear?
the auricle, the auditory canal, and the tympanic membrane
467
600
the anterior portion of the sclera is the
cornea
448
600
turned condition
-tropia
600
What is strabismus
Eye muscle weakness resulting in the eyes looking in different directions at the same time.
700
cornea
kerat/o, corne/o
700
measurement of the intraocular pressure of the eye using a tonometer to check for the condition of glaucoma
tonometry
461
700
loss of mobility of the stapes bone, leading to progressive hearing loss
otosclerosis
472
700
Which structure is responsible for refracting light rays?
cornea
448
700
Which cranial nerve carries hearing and equilibrium sensory information to the brain
vestibulocochlear
467
700
instrument to visually examine
-scope
470
700
Condition of color blindness - unable to perceive one or more colors
achromatopsia
456