Translate the term phacoscope as literally as possible.

Instrument for looking at the lens

Translate the medical term xerophthalmia as literally as possible.

Dry eyes

What is the medical term for a hearing aid?

Auditory prosthesis

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

Otoplasty

Select the correct definition for the term cerumen impaction.

Buildup of earwax blocking the ear canal

Translate the term audiogram as literally as possible.

Hearing record

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

Oculoplasty

Translate the medical term asthenopia as literally as possible.

Weak vision condition

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

blepharo (eyelid) + ptosis (drooping)= drooping eyelid

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

rhino (nose) + salping (eustachian tube) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes

Translate the medical term ophthalmopathy as literally as possible.

Eye disease

Translate the root lacrim/o.

Tear

Translate the term vitrectomy as literally as possible.

Removal of vitreous liquid from the eye

Read the excerpt from this patient’s health record:

HPI
Ms. Cloud is a 58-year-old woman who first presented to her ophthamologist with c/o leukocoria. She was also noted to have nystagmus and strabismus. She was diagnosed with a cataract. She was treated surgically with cataract extraction and lens implantation. She was admitted to the hospital on 6/23/2015 for postoperative observation.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The patient was diagnosed with a cataract, cloudiness of the lens of the eye.

Read this patient’s discharge diagnosis, as follows:

Patient Name: Ms. Susan Cloud
Date of Admission: 6/23/15
Date of Discharge: 6/28/15

Admission Diagnosis
1. Cataract extraction

Discharge Diagnosis
1. Post-cataract extraction
2. Endophthalmitis

Discharge Condition
Stable

Consultations
Infectious disease

According to this patient’s discharge diagnosis, she has endophthalmitis. What is the correct breakdown of this medical term?

end (in, inside) + ophthalm (eye) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation inside the eye

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

cyclo (ciliary body) + pleg (paralysis) + ic (pertaining to) = a drug that paralyzes the ciliary body

Which root refers to the innermost part of the ear that contains both the cochlea, which controls hearing, and the vestibular system, which controls balance?

labyrinth/o

Read the following information from the patient’s health record:

Physical Exam
RR: 24; HR: 88; Temp: 99.9; BP: 98/68.
Gen: Well-developed 4y/o in no acute distress.
HEENT: Normocephalic. PERRLA. No conjunctival erythema; mild clear nasal discharge; right canal blocked with cerumen—after ceruminolytic placed and canal clear, the tympanic membrane was seen. It was erythematous and full. Some mild tympanosclerosis of TM noted; the left ear was erythematous and full. Mild mastoidalgia on the left, but the ear is not displaced forward.
CV: RRR without murmur.
Resp: CTA.

Which of the following is TRUE given this information?

The medical professional performing the physical exam washed the external ear canal.

WRONG

Answer: Right canal blocked with ear wax.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the abbreviation AD?

It stands for auris dextra, and refers to the right ear.