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


A) otorhinolaryngo/logist
B) oto/rhinolaryngo/logist
C) oto/rhino/laryngo/logist
D) oto/rhino/laryn/golog/ist
E) o/to/rhi/no/lar/yn/go/lo/gist

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Build a medical term that means "eye paralysis."


A) Cycloplegia
B) Miosis
C) Ophthalmalgia
D) Ophthalmoplegia
E) Optokinetic

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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


A) rhino (nose) + salping (cochlea) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the nose and cochlea
B) rhino (nose) + salping (eardrum) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the nose and eardrum
C) rhino (nose) + salping (eustachian tube) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes
D) rhino (throat) + salping (eardrum) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the throat and eardrum
E) rhino (throat) + salping (eustachian tube) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the throat and eustachian tube

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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What is the medical term for a hearing aid?


A) Auditory prosthesis
B) Cochlear implant
C) Ear instillation
D) Ear lavage
E) Ototoxic

F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Build a medical term that means "inflammation of the conjunctiva."


A) Blepharitis
B) Conjunctivitis
C) Iridokeratitis
D) Keratitis
E) Scleroiritis

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Translate the root acous/o.


A) Eardrum
B) Eustachian tube
C) Hearing condition
D) Mastoid process
E) Sound

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following terms describes nearsightedness?


A) Ambiopia
B) Hemianopsia
C) Hyperopia
D) Myopia
E) Scotopia

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Choose the correct definition for ototoxic.


A) An agent that aids in the breakdown of ear wax
B) An agent that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil
C) An agent that is damaging to the ear/hearing
D) An agent that paralyzes the ciliary body

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Identify the correct pronunciation of the medical term ceruminolysis.


A) ker-ROO-min-AW-lih-sis
B) ker-RUH-main-OH-lai-sis
C) seh-ROO-min-AW-lih-sis
D) seh-RUH-main-OH-lai-sis

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Choose the correct definition for ear instillation.


A) A drug that is damaging to the ear/hearing
B) An electronic device that stimulates the cochlea
C) Ear drops
D) Hearing aid
E) The rinsing/washing of the external ear canal

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Build a medical term that means "abnormal softening of the cornea."


A) Corneal xerosis
B) Cochleitis
C) Keratomalacia
D) Keratosclerosis
E) Sclerokeratitis

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Read the following excerpt from a health note: I saw Mrs.Kelly Robison in my office on 5/7/2015 for routine follow-up.As you know, Mrs.Robison initially presented with nystagmus, strabismus, and noted photophobia.She was diagnosed at the time with aniridia.I have been treating her medically with miotics. Which of the following groups of definitions is correct?


A) nystagmus: condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object strabismus: involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes photophobia: photo (light) + phobia (excessive sensitivity) = excessive sensitivity to light aniridia: an (no) + irid (iris) + ia (condition) = absence of the iris miotics: mio (contraction) + tic (agent) = drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil
B) nystagmus: condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object strabismus: involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes photophobia: photo (light) + phobia (paralysis) = eyes do not function properly in the light aniridia: an (small) + irid (iris) + ia (condition) = condition where the iris is overly contracted miotics: mio (contraction) + tic (agent) = drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil
C) nystagmus: involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes strabismus: condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object photophobia: photo (light) + phobia (excessive sensitivity) = excessive sensitivity to light aniridia: an (no) + irid (iris) + ia (condition) = absence of the iris miotics: mio (contraction) + tic (agent) = drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil
D) nystagmus: involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes strabismus: condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object photophobia: photo (light) + phobia (paralysis) = eyes do not function properly in the light aniridia: an (small) + irid (iris) + ia (condition) = condition where the iris is overly contracted miotics: mio (contraction) + tic (agent) = drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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


A) sclerokeratoir/itis
B) sclerokerato/iritis
C) sclero/kerato/iritis
D) sclero/kerato/ir/itis
E) sclero/ker/ato/irit/is

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Build a medical term that means "an instrument for looking at the retina."


A) Ophthalmoscope
B) Optomyometer
C) Phacoscope
D) Retinoscope
E) Retinoscopy

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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


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

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Translate the term myringectomy as literally as possible.


A) Removal of the ciliary body
B) Removal of the eardrum
C) Removal of the iris
D) Removal of the tear sac
E) Removal of vitreous liquid from the eye

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Which root refers to the clear membrane that covers the sclera and lines the eyelids?


A) corne/o
B) conjunctiv/o
C) karat/o
D) phac/o
E) scler/o

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Translate the root cycl/o.


A) Ciliary body, the circle of tissue surrounding the lens
B) Cornea, the clear surface in the middle of the eye
C) Lens, the part of the eye that gathers light and focuses on images
D) Sclero, the white part of the eye
E) Vitreous liquid, the liquid in the eye that helps focus light on the back of the retina

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Translate the root myring/o.


A) Eardrum
B) Eustachian tube
C) Hearing condition
D) Mastoid process
E) Sound

F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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Translate the term vitrectomy as literally as possible.


A) Removal of the ciliary body
B) Removal of the eardrum
C) Removal of the iris
D) Removal of the tear sac
E) Removal of vitreous liquid from the eye

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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