Unit 7 Seminar
Agenda
1. Seminar Discussion
2. Unit 7 Review
3. Unit 8 Final Project
4. Questions
Seminar Discussion….
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Objective: Student should come to seminar
prepared to discuss an ear problem, disease or
condition, and be prepared to provide an
explanation that would help a recently-diagnosed
patient understand what the disease is.
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Each student will provide information about an ear
problem, disease or condition, and provide and
explanation that would help a recently diagnosed
patient understand the disease process.
Chapter 12
Eye
Combining Forms for the Eye
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blephar/o
conjunctiv/o
cor/o, core/o, pupill/o
corne/o, kerat/o
dacry/o, lacrim/o
Combining Forms for the Eye (con’t)
 irid/o, iri/o
 ocul/o, ophthalm/o
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opt/o
retin/o
scler/o
Combining Forms Commonly Used
with the Eye
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cry/o
dipl/o
phot/o
ton/o
Prefixes and Suffixes
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Prefixes
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bi-, bin-
Suffixes
-opia
 -phobia
 -plegia
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Disease and Disorder Terms Built
from Word Parts
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blepharitis
blepharoptosis
conjunctivitis
dacryocystitis
endophthalmitis
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keratitis
ophthalmoplegia
retinoblastoma
scleromalacia
Surgical Terms Built
from Word Parts
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blepharoplasty
cryoretinopexy
dacryocystotomy
iridectomy
keratoplasty
sclerotomy
Complementary Terms Built From
Word Parts
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binocular
corneal
intraocular
lacrimal
nasolacrimal
ophthalmic
ophthalmologist
retinopathy
Chapter 13 - Ear
Combining Forms for the Ear
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acou/o, audi/o
aur/I, aur/o, ot/o
labyrinth/o
mastoid/o
myring/o
staped/o
tympan/o
Helpful Information
-tympan/o
usually means middle
ear
-myring/o
usually means
eardrum (tympanic
membrane)
-labyrinth/o
usually means inner
ear
Disease and Disorder Terms Built
from Word Parts
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labyrinthitis
mastoiditis
myringitis
otalgia
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otomycosis
otopyorrhea
otosclerosis
tympanitis
Surgical Terms Built
from Word Parts
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mastoidectomy
myringoplasty
myringotomy
tympanoplasty
Diagnostic Terms Built
from Word Parts
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acoumeter
audiogram
audiometry
otoscope
otoscopy
tympanometer
tympanometry
Complementary Terms Built
from Word Parts
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audiologist
aural
otologist
otology
otorhinolaryngologist (ENT)
Chapter 14
Musculoskeletal System
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Combining Forms for the
Musculoskeletal System
carp/o
 clavic/o, clavicul/o
 cost/o
 crani/o
 femor/o
 fibul/o
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humer/o
 ili/o
 ischi/o
 lumb/o
 mandibul/o
 maxill/o
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Combining Forms for the
Musculoskeletal System (con’t)
patell/o
 pelv/i, pelv/o
 phalang/o
 pub/o
 rachi/o
 radi/o
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sacr/o
 scapul/o
 spondyl/o,
vertebr/o
 stern/o
 tars/o
 tibi/o
 uln/o
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Combining Forms for Joints
 aponeur/o
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arthr/o
burs/o
chondr/o
disk/o
menisc/o
synovi/o
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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Combining Forms Commonly Used with
Musculoskeletal System Terms
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ankyl/o
kinesi/o
kyph/o
lamin/o
lord/o
myel/o
 my/o, myos/o
 oste/o
 petr/o
 scoli/o
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Prefixes
inter supra sym-, syn
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Suffixes
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-asthenia
-clasia
-clasis, -clast
-desis
-physis
-schisis
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Disease and Disorder Terms Built
from Word Parts
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arthritis
arthrochondritis
bursitis
bursolith
carpoptosis
chondromalacia
fibromyalgia
kyphosis
lordosis
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myasthenia
myeloma
osteitis
osteoarthritis (OA)
osteofibroma
osteosarcoma
rachischisis
scoliosis
tenosynovitis
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Terms Known by Other Names
Term
Also called…
kyphosis
hunchback
rachischisis
spina bifida
bunion
spur
herniated disk
slipped disk, ruptured
disk, herniated nucleus
pulposus
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reserved.
Surgical Terms Built
from Word Parts
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arthroclasia
arthrodesis
arthroplasty
bursectomy
carpectomy
chondroplasty
costectomy
craniotomy
diskectomy
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laminectomy
meniscectomy
myorrhaphy
osteoclasis
rachiotomy
spondylosyndesis
tenomyoplasty
vertebroplasty
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Diagnostic Terms Built
from Word Parts
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Diagnostic imaging
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Endoscopy
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arthrography
arthroscopy
Other
arthrocentesis
 electromyogram (EMG)
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Complementary Terms Built
from Word Parts
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arthralgia
atrophy
bradykinesia
dyskinesia
intervertebral
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intracranial
ishiofibular
osteoblast
vertebrocostal
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True or False
1. Retinopathy means any disease of the
eye.
2. The pupil is a pigmented muscular
structure at the center of the iris.
3. Optic nerve carries visual impulses from
the retina to brain.
4. Nystagmus is defined as crossed eyes.
5. Cerumen is the term for earwax.
T/F Answers
1. F. Retinopathy means disease of the retina.
2. F. The pupil is the opening at the center of the
iris.
3. T. Optic nerve carries visual impulses from the
retina to brain.
4. F. Nystagmus is defined as involuntary, jerky
movements of the eyes.
5. T Cerumen is the term for earwax.
Final Project Due Unit 8
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Template is provided under DocSharing.
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Part I - Review the chart provided
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Select at least 15 terms the patient would not
understand.
Provide a technical (card/i/o/graphy + the meaning)
AND layman's (you have a problem with your heart
muscle....etc.) definition for each of these terms.
Part 2 – Explain the "how's' and "why's" of
identified medical procedures
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Prepare > 500 word "script" for a health
professional to use when explaining to the patient
his condition and the proposed procedures.
Any Questions?