MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
THE EYE FILL IN THE BLANK KEY
DEFINE THESE TERMS
1. blepharoplasty Surgical repair of eyelid 2. iridotomy Incision into iris 3. ophthalmoscope Instrument to examine the eye 4. dacryocystorhinotomy Incision into tear sac and nose 5. dacryocystorhinostomy Creation of an opening between tear sac and nose 6. surgical removal of an eyelid Blepharectomy 7. surgical repair of an eyelid Blepharoplasty 8. suture of an eyelid Blepharorrhaphy 9. making symmetrical spoke-like incisions in Radial keratotomy the cornea 10. instrument for measuring the cornea Keratometer
1. outward turning of eyelid Ectropion 2. outward turning of eye Exotropia 3. inward turning of eye Esotoropia 4. breakdown of tissue in central retina Macular degeneration 5. opaque clouding of lens Cataract 6. nodule on eyelid resulting from blocked duct Chalazion 7. inflammation of lacrimal gland Dacryoadenitis 8. pain in a tear gland Dacryoadenalgia 9. presence of stones in lacrimal apparatus Dacryolithiasis 10. prolapse of a lacrimal sac Dacryocystoptosis
1. nystagmus Rapid oscillation of eye 2. blepharochalasis Skin dropping over eyelid 3. blepharoptosis Downward displacement of eyelid 4. trichiasis Hair rubbing an eyeball 5. keratitis Inflammation of cornea 6. keratopathy Any disease of cornea 7. keratoscleritis Inflammation of cornea and sclera 8. keratorrhexis Rupture of cornea 9. keratomycosis Fungal infection of cornea 10. hordeolum Sty 11. pseudophakia Artificial lens 12. phakitis Inflammation of lens 13. phakolysis Breakdown of lens 14. aphakia Lack of lens 15. scotoma Blind spot 16. dacryocystitis Inflammation of tear sac 17. dacryoma Lacrimal tumor 18. dacryohemorrhea Discharge of blood in tears 19. dacryocystoptosis Downwards displacement of tears sac 20. dacryopyorrhea Discharge of pus in tears
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
ROOTS / COMPOUND - SUFFIX
BLEPHAR(O) Eyelid -adenitis Inflammation of gland -ectomy Surgical removal of Eyelid -edema Swelling of Eyelid -itis Inflammation of Eyelid -adenoma Tumor of gland -plasty Surgical repair of Eyelid -plegia Paralysis of Eyelid -ptosis Downward displacement of Eyelid -spasm Involuntary contraction of Eyelid -stenosis Narrowing of Eyelid -tomy incision of Eyelid
KERAT(O) Cornea -ectomy Surgical removal of cornea -itis Inflammation of cornea -cele Hernia of cornea -cyte Cell of cornea -ectasia Dilation of cornea -malacia Softening of cornea -tome Instrument for cutting of cornea -meter Instrument for measuring of cornea -metry Measuring of cornea -pathy Any disease of cornea -plasty Surgical repair of cornea -rrhexis Rupture of cornea -scleritis Inflammation of cornea and sclera -scope Instrument to examine of cornea -scopy Examination of cornea -tomy incision of cornea
PHOT(O) Light -algia Pain from light -odynia Pain from light -phobia Sensitivity to light -phobic Sensitive to light -ophthalmia Eye condition caused by light -retinitis Inflammation of retina caused by light -retinopathy Any disease of retina caused by light
-OPIA Vision diplopia Double vision polyopia Multiple vision triplopia Triple vision photopia Adjusted for light scotopia Adjusted for darkness hyperopia Farsightedness hypermetropia Farsightedness hypometropia Shortsightedness MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
myopia Shortsightedness
-OPSIA Vision achromatopsia Lack of color chromatopsia Excess of color oscillopsia Sense of swinging of visual field xanthopsia Yellow vision cyanopsia Blue vision erythropsia Red vision
- OPHTALMO Eye Ophthalmology 1. study and treatment of the eye Ophthalmoscopy 2. examination of the interior of the eye Ophthalmorrhea 3. discharge from the eye Ophthalmorrhagia 4. ocular hemorrhage Ophthalmomalacia 5. abnormal softening of the eye