Medical Terminology - chapter 13

The combining form​ chromat/o refers to​

color

The suffix​ -opsia means​

vision condition

The combining form​ presby/o means​

old age

The combining form​ nyctal/o means​

night

The combining form​ phac/o refers to​

lens

The combining form​ myring/o means​

tympanic membrane

The suffix​ -cusis means​

hearing

The combining form​ stigmat/o means​

point

The correct spelling for the study of the eye is​

ophthalmology

The correct spelling of the glands that secrete oil to keep the eyelid moist is​

sebaceous

The semisolid gel that fills the area between the lens and retina of the eyeball is called the​

vitreous humor

The white part of the eyeball is the​

sclera

The area of clearest vision in the retina is the​

fovea centralis

The cochlea helps with​

hearing

The​ ________ give(s) us our sense of equilibrium.

semicircular canals

The colored part of the eye that helps to control how much light enters the eye is the

iris

Cones in the retina help us see​ ________ and see best in​ ________ light.

color; bright

The blind​ spot, the part of the retina where there are no rods or​ cones, is the​

optic disk

Sound waves collected from the outer ear cause the​ ___________ to vibrate.

tympanic membrane

A patient who has an occlusion of the external auditory canal by an impaction or plug of hardened cerumen would likely have​

conductive hearing loss

The​ _______ nerve is a cranial nerve that carries sensory information about hearing and equilibrium to the brain.

vestibulocochlear

Sensorineural hearing loss refers to

disorder of the inner ear or cranial nerve

The term scleral refers to the​ ________ of the eye.

white part

The term​ _______ refers to the portion of the eyeball that contains the rods and cones.

retinal

The term​ _______ refers to the mucous membrane that covers the anterior surface of the eyeball and the underside of each eyelid.

conjunctival

The term aural refers to the​

ear

The term auditory refers to​

hearing

The term aural has the same meaning as the term​

otic

A patient who has difficulty seeing at night has​

nyctalopia

A patient with increased intraocular pressure that affects the optic nerve and can lead to partial vision loss or blindness has

glaucoma

A condition of having involuntary​ jerky-type eye​ movements, usually to the right and​ left, often indicating a brain​ injury, is called​

nystagmus

The term presbycusis refers to​

hearing loss due to old age

The term for ringing or buzzing in the ears is​

tinnitus

The term for a middle ear infection is​

otitis media

A sense of dizziness where the room seems to be spinning is known as​

vertigo

The instrument used to look into the eye through the pupil is the​

ophthalmoscope

A patient with xerophthalmia would likely use​

artificial tears

An abbreviation that refers to the​ ears, eyes,​ nose, and throat but not the head is​

EENT