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Identify and define the roots in the medical term dacryolith.


A) dacryo - eyelid; lith - formation
B) dacryo - tear, lith - stone
C) cryo - tear; lith - stone
D) dacryo - tear; lith - formation
E) dacryo - eyelid; lith - stone

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term salpingoscope?


A) salpingo (ear) + scope (instrument to look) = instrument to look in the ear
B) salpingo (eustachian tube) + scope (instrument to look) = instrument to look at the eustachian tubes
C) salpingo (eye) + scope (instrument to look) = instrument to look at the eyes
D) salpingo (sclera) + scope (instrument to measure) = instrument to measure the sclera
E) salpingo (vision) + scope (instrument to measure) = instrument to measure vision

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term tympanolabyrinthopexy?


A) tympano (ear) + labyrintho (labyrinth) + pexy (binding) = binding of the labyrinth to the rest of the ear
B) tympano (ear) + labyrintho (labyrinth) + pexy (surgical fixation) = surgical fixation of the labyrinth to the rest of the ear
C) tympano (eardrum) + labyrintho (labyrinth) + pexy (binding) = binding of the eardrum to the labyrinth
D) tympano (eardrum) + labyrintho (labyrinth) + pexy (puncture) = puncture of the eardrum to remove the labyrinth
E) tympano (eardrum) + labyrintho (labyrinth) + pexy (surgical fixation) = surgical fixation of the eardrum to the labyrinth

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Translate the term audiogram as literally as possible.


A) Hearing record
B) Instrument for recording the ear
C) Instrument for recording hearing
D) Record of the ear

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Read the following health record excerpt: I have performed tympanocentesis in the office and sent the fluid for culture.While awaiting the result, we will treat him with an IM antibiotic.I will also send a fungal culture to rule out otomycosis.While Johnny has mild mastoidalgia, he is afebrile today and in no distress, and his ear is not displaced.Thus, I do not think he has acute mastoiditis, but I told Johnny's parents what to look for.Given how long Johnny has had this infection, he will need to see audiology for audiometry when he is better. According to the health record excerpt, which statement is NOT true?


A) Johnny's parents are monitoring him for symptoms of mastoid inflammation.
B) The author punctured the patient's ear drum and sent the fluid for culture.
C) The author ran a test to see if the patient has a fungal infection in his ear.
D) The patient had a hearing test.
E) The patient has pain in the mastoid.

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What is the root used in the abbreviations OD, OS, and OU?


A) oculus - eye
B) opsia - vision condition
C) ophthalmo - eye
D) oto - ear

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Read the following eye consult excerpt: Her resultant refractive errors have been corrected with glasses, and she had strabismus surgery in 2013 to help improve her binocular vision.Last year, she was noted to have significant corneal clouding that was successfully treated with keratoplasty. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the excerpt?


A) Prior to surgery in 2013, the patient's eyes deviated when looking at the same object.
B) The patient had surgery in 2013 to improve vision in both her eyes.
C) The patient had surgery on her lens to prevent further clouding in her cornea.
D) The patient recently had surgery on her cornea to treat clouding in her cornea.
E) This excerpt relates the patient's medical history.

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dacryocystitis?


A) dacryo (eyelid) + cyst (ciliary body) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the eyelid and ciliary body
B) dacryo (eyelid) + cyst (sac) + itis (disease) = disease of the eyelid
C) dacryo (tear) + cyst (ciliary body) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the tear duct and ciliary body
D) dacryo (tear) + cyst (sac) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the tear sac
E) dacryo (tear) + cyst (tumor) + itis (disease) = disease in the tear duct caused by a tumor

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Select the correct definition for the term otosclerosis.


A) Buildup of earwax blocking the ear canal
B) Hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain
C) Hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle/inner ear
D) Hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones in the middle ear
E) Tumor on the acoustic nerve

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term iridocyclectomy into its component parts?


A) irido/cyclectomy
B) iridocycl/ectomy
C) irido/cycl/ectomy
D) ir/ido/cycl/ectomy
E) ir/ido/cyclec/tomy

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term dacryocystorhinostomy into its component parts.


A) dacryocystorhino/stomy
B) dacryo/cystorhinostomy
C) dacryo/cysto/rhinosto/my
D) dacryo/cysto/rhino/stom/y
E) da/cryo/cysto/rhino/stom/y

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Which of the following roots is NOT used to refer to the eye?


A) ocul/o
B) ophthalm/o
C) -opia
D) opt/o

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Build a medical term that means "abnormal hardening of the lens."


A) Aphakia
B) Phacoemulsification
C) Phacomalacia
D) Phacosclerosis
E) Phakitis

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term retinopathy?


A) retino (retina) + pathy (condition) = condition of the retina
B) retino (retina) + pathy (disease) = disease of the retina
C) retino (retina) + pathy (hernia) = hernia of the retina
D) retino (retina) + pathy (pain) = pain in the retina
E) retino (retina) + pathy (pertaining to) = pertaining to the retina

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Translate the root phac/o.


A) Ciliary body
B) Iris
C) Lens
D) Retina
E) Tear

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Build a medical term that means "reconstruction of the eardrum."


A) Blepharoplasty
B) Myringoplasty
C) Oculoplasty
D) Otoplasty
E) Salpingoplasty

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term akinetopsia into its component parts?


A) akinet/opsia
B) a/kinet/opsia
C) a/kin/et/opsia
D) a/kin/et/ops/ia

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Build a medical term that means "inflammation of the sclera and iris."


A) Iridokeratitis
B) Keratitis
C) Scleritis
D) Scleroiritis
E) Sclerokeratoiritis

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Translate the medical term keratalgia as literally as possible.


A) Cornea pain
B) Ear pain
C) Eye pain
D) Lens pain
E) Middle ear pain

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What is hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain?


A) Acoustic neuroma
B) Cerumen impaction
C) Conductive hearing loss
D) Otosclerosis
E) Sensorineural hearing loss

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