Chapter 12 &13 - Study Guide - Tayden Bitsoie

The meaning of the medical term glaucoma is:

• Eye disorder caused by optic nerve damage

• Inflammation of the eyelid

• Surgical fixation of the retina

• Pain in the ear

The medical term cryoretinopexy refers to:

• Surgical fixation of the retina using extreme cold

• Involuntary, jerking movement of the eyes

• Surgical removal of the eyeball

• Instrument used for visual examination of the ear

In the medical term sclerotomy, the word root means:

• Sclera

• Tear duct

• Middle ear bone

• Tympanic membrane

The medical term that means inflammation of the eyelid is:

• Blepharitis

• Otalgia

• Vertigo

• Enucleation

The correct spelling of the medical term meaning a specialist who fills precipitation of lens (cannot prescribe) is:

• Optician

• Ophthalmic

• Audiologist

• Otoscopy

The medical term nystagmus refers to:

• Involuntary, jerking movement of the eyes

• Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

• A sense that either one’s own body or the environment is revolving

• Watery fluid found in the anterior cavity of the eye

The meaning of the medical term ophthalmic is pertaining to:

• The eye

• The ear

• The nose

• The throat

The medical term that refers to surgical removal of the eyeball (and the removal of any organ that comes out clean and whole) is:

• Enucleation

• Myringoplasty

• Sclerotomy

• Cryoretinopexy

The combining form meaning tear, tear duct is:

• Dacry/o

• Staped/o

• Tympan/o

• Ot/o

The watery fluid found in the anterior cavity of the eye is called:

• Aqueous humor

• Vitreous humor

• Lacrimal fluid

• Synovial fluid