Break down term
Tympanoplasty
tympano / plasty
Cochleitis
Inflammation of the cochlea
Head
Cephal/o
(Application Q: compare cephal/o & crani/o)
Nerve tumor
Neuroma
Thrombolytic
THRAWM-boh-LIT-ik
Nasolacrimal
Ceruminolysis
Breakdown of ear wax
Sound, hearing
Acous/o
Partial paralysis
Hemiparesis
(Application Q: compare & contrast -paresis & -plegia)
Cerebrotomy
SER-eh-BRAWT-oh-mee
(Application Q: what's craniotomy?)
Otomycosis
oto / myc / osis
Craniostenosis
Abnormal narrowing of the skull
Speech
Phas/o
(Application Q: what's phag/o?)
Lack of coordination
Ataxia
Ophthalmatrophy
AWF-thal-MAT-roh-fee
Neuroencephalomyelopathy
neuro / encephalo / myelo / pathy
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
An accident involving the blood vessels of the brain.
(Application Q: name one type of CVA)
Lens
Phak/o
Disease of the cornea
Keratopathy
(Application Q: how is kerat/o different in the ophthalmic unit than in the integumentary system?)
Otopyorrhea
OH-toh-PAI-oh-REE-ah
Dacryoadenectomy
dacryo / aden / ectomy
Mydriatic
Drug that causes abnormal dilation of the pupil
Tear (sac)
Dacry/o
(Application Q: is dacry/o & lacrim/o the same?)
Vision condition
Opsia, opia
Otorhinolaryngologist
OH-toh-RAI-noh-LAR-in-GAWL-oh-jist