Word Parts
What combining form of eyelid
blephar/o
Also known as the auditory tubes
Eustachian tubes
ptosis
The visual examination of the fundus of the eye with an ophthalmoscope is known as
ophthalmoscopy
conjunctivitis
Which combining form means old age
presby/o
Also known as eye socket
orbit
What is another term for farsightedness
farsightedness
This evaluation measures the ability to hear and understand speech sounds based on pitch and loudness
audiological evaluation
Inflammation of the cornea
Keratitis
Which combining form means secrete
crin/o
Sensitive innermost layer that lines the posterior segment of the eye
retina
Xerophthalmia is a term used for
dry eyes
An instrument used to examine the external ear canal
impacted cerumen
anis/o means
unequal
Temporal bone containing hollow air spae that surrounds the middle ear
mastoid process
Which condition causes conductive hearing loss
otosclerosis
An electronic device that bypasses the damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve is a
cochlear implant
This device is used to transmit, process, or ampify sound and can be used with or without a hearing aid
assistive learning device (ALD)
trop/o
turn, change
The structures of the inner are a maze-like system known as the
labyrinth
A contagious inflammation associated with a middle-ear infection that causes painful blisters on the eardrum is
infectious myringitis
The removal of the vitreous humor and its replacement with a clear solution is
vitrectomy
An eye cancer caused by abnormal growth of retinal cells
retinoblastoma