1. Unit 7 Review
2. Unit 8 Project
3. Questions
Eyes, Ears, & the Musculoskeletal
System
Combining Forms
Blephar/o
Conjunctiv/o
Cor/o, core/0, pupill/o
Corne/o, kerat/o
Dacry/o, lacrim/o
Irid/o, ir/o
Ocul/o, ophthalm/o
Opt/o
Retin/o
Scler/o
Cry/o
Dipl/o
Phot/o
Ton/o
Prefixes & Suffixes
eyelid
Bi-, bin
two
-opia
-phobia
vision (condition)
abnormal fear of or
aversion to specific
things
paralysis
conjunctiva
pupil
cornea
tear, tear duct
iris
eye
vision
retina
sclera
cold
two, double
light
tension,
pressure
-plegia
Combining Forms:
Audi/o
Aur/I, aur/o, ot/o
Cochle/o
Labyrinth/o
Mastoid/o
Myring/o
Staped/o
Tympan/o
Vestibul/o
hearing
ear
cochlea
labyrinth
mastoid bone
tympanic membrane
(eardrum)
stapes
eardrum
vesibule
Prefixes & Suffixes
None covered
Combining Forms
Combining Forms
Carp/o
Phalang/o
Pub/o
Rachi/o
Clavic/o, clavicul/o
Cost/o
Crani/o
Femor/o
Fibul/o
Humer/o
Ili/o
Ischi/o
Lumb/o
Mandibul/o
Maxill/o
Patell/o
Pelv/i
carpals
clavicle
rib
cranium (skull)
femur
fubula
humerus
ilium
ischium
lumbar region
mandible
maxilla
patella
pelvis, pelvic bone
Radi/o
Sacr/o
Scapul/o
Spondyl/o, vertebr/o
Stern/o
Tars/o
Tibi/o
Uln/o
Aponeur/o
Arthr/o
phalanges
pubis
spine, vertebral
column
radius
sacrum
scapula
vertebra
sternum
tarsals
tibia
ulna
aponeurosis
joint
Combining Forms
Combining Forms
Burs/o
Chondr/o
Disk/o
Menisc/o
Synovi/o
bursa
cartilage
intervertebral disk
meniscus
synovia, synovial
membrane
tendon
Petr/o
Scoli/o
InterSupraSym-, syn-
between
above
together; joined
crooked, stiff, bent
movement, motion
lamina
bent forward
bone marrow
muscle
bone
-asthenia
-clasia, -clasis
-desis
-physis
-schisis
weakness
break
surgical fixation
growth
split, fissure
Ten/o, tend/o,
tendin/o
Ankyl/o
Kinesi/o
Lamin/o
Lord/o
Myel/o
My/o, myos/o
Oste/o
stone
crooked, curved
Prefixes & Suffixes
Chapter 10
ARMD
Ast
Em
IOP
Ophth
VA
Chapter 11
age-related
macular
degenerations
astigmatism
emmetropia
intraocular pressure
ophthalmology
visual acuity
AOM
EENT
ENT
OM
acute otitis media
eyes, ears, nose,
and throat
ears, nose, throat
otitis media
Chapter 14
CTS
EMG
fx
MD
MG
OA
ortho
RA
THA
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
electromyogram
fracture
muscular dystrophy
myasthenia gravis
osteoarthritis
orthopedics
rheumatoid arthritis
total hip arthroplasty
1. Retinopathy means any disease of the
eye.
Retinopathy means disease of the retina.
2. The pupil is a pigmented muscular structure at
the center of the iris.
The pupil is the opening at the center of the iris.
3. Optic nerve carries visual impulses from the
retina to brain.
Optic nerve carries visual impulses from the retina to
brain.
4. Nystagmus is defined as crossed eyes.
Nystagmus is defined as involuntary, jerky movements of
the eyes.
5. Cerumen is the term for earwax.
Cerumen is the term for earwax.
The pigmented muscular structure that allows light
to pass through is called the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Iris
Pupil
Sclera
Cornea
A.
Iris
In the medical term lacrimal, the word root means:
A.
B.
C.
D.
conjunctiva
tear, tear duct
vision
eyelid
B.
tear, tear duct

The medical term meaning (any) disease of the
eye is:
A.
retinal
B.
retinopathy
C.
Ophthalmopathy
D.
keratoplasty
C.
Ophthalmopathy
The word part that completes the medical
termmeaning physician who studies and treats
diseases of the ear, ___________/o/logist, is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
ot
audi
labyrinth
myring
A.
ot
The meaning of the medical term tinnitus is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hearing impairment in old age
A sense that either one's own body or
the environment is revolving
Chronic disease of the inner ear
Ringing in the ears
D.
Ringing in the ears
The word part that completes the medical term
meaning inflammation of the bone and cartilage,
oste/o/_____/itis, is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chondr
synovi
arthr
myel
A.
Chondr

Part I – Read the provided Medical
Scenarios
◦ Review the chart provided
◦ 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
◦ Prepare > 500 word "script" for a health professional to use
when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed
procedures.
HS111 Medical Terminology
Project 9
Section I:
Identify Word Parts
Card/i/ology
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Singular/Plural Form Technical/Consumer
Definitions
Cardiology (s)
1. The study of
Cardiologies (pl)
cardiac system
including the
cardiovascular
system.
2. Having problems
with the heart
muscle and would
like to perform
tests to find out
exactly what is
going on.
Build Related Word
Root Terms
Cardiac
Pericardial
Cardiography
Cardiopulmonary
Section II:
Prepare a 500 word or more "script" for a health care professional to use
when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures.
(Begin your script below and include any references using APA format) Use
Kaplan University APA 101 document for examples.
EXAMPLE:
Mr. Jones, after careful review of your C-spine films and soft-tissue films and still
feeling something stuck in your throat. You still seem to have trouble swallowing….