Exam 13: Special Senses: the Eye and Ear

A combining form that means water (besides hydr/o)is ________.

A medical term that means study of hearing is ________.

Strabotomy is the surgical procedure used to fix a detached retina.

A medical term that means pertaining to tears is ________.

Which medication treats the nausea associated with an inner ear infection?

The retina is the middle layer of the eyeball.

An optician is a specialist in testing visual acuity.

Which term means surgical repair of the eyelid?

Which of the following pathological conditions is due to increased intraocular pressure?

The pupil is responsible for admitting the correct amount of light into the eyeball.

Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures the curvature of the cornea?

XT is the abbreviation for xerophthalmia.

A ceruminosis is the excessive accumulation of earwax.

The combining form that means color is ________.

The iris is responsible for refracting light rays.

Retinoblastoma is a cancerous eye tumor that occurs in children.

Which of the following terms refers to the normal loss of hearing associated with aging?

Which of the following statements regarding hearing is NOT true?

Otosclerosis affects the stapes bone.