Below are terms built from word parts , Analyze each term presented below and list and define the word parts used to build each term.

Question

Medical Term
1. aqueous
2. vitreous
3. nyctalopia
4. optometry
5. presbyopia
6. amblyopia
7. monochromatism
8. exotropia
9. hemianopia
10. keratometry
11. ophthalmoscopy
12. cryoretinopexy
13. keratoplasty
14. otorhinolaryngology
15. presbycusis
16. ceruminoma
17. otosclerosis
18. labyrinthitis
19. otoscopy
20. tympanometry

Answer 1

Medical Term Word Part Analysis
1 aqueous aque/o = water; -ous = pertaining to
2 vitreous vitre/o = glassy; -ous = pertaining to
3 nyctalopia nyctal/o = night; -opia = vision condition
4 optometry opt/o = vision; -metry = process of measuring
5 presbyopia presby/o = old age; -opia = vision condition
6 amblyopia ambly/o = dull, dim; -opia = vision condition
7 monochromatism mono- = one; chromat/o = color;
-ism = state of
8 exotropia exo- = outward; -tropia = turned condition
9 hemianopia hemi- = half; an- = lack of; -opia = vision conidtion
10 keratometry kerat/o = cornea; -metry = process of measuring
11 ophthalmoscopy ophthalm/o = eye; -scopy = process of viewing
12 cryoretinopexy cry/o = cold; retin/o = retina; -pexy = surgical fixation
13 keratoplasty kerat/o = cornea; -plasty = surgical repair
14 otorhinolaryngology ot/o = eye; rhin/o = nose; laryng/o = voice box;
-logy = study of
15 presbycusis presby/o = old age; -cusis = hearing
16 ceruminoma cerumen/o = cerumen; -oma = tumor
17 otosclerosis ot/o = ear; -sclerosis = hardening
18 labyrinthitis labyrinth/o = labyrinth; -itis = inflammation
19 otoscopy ot/o = ear; -scopy = process of viewing
20 tympanometry tympan/o = eardrum; -metry = process of measuring