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Define the medical term exotropia as literally as possible.


A) a condition where both eyes turn inward
B) a condition where one eye turns upward
C) a condition where both eyes twitch
D) a vision condition where the eyes protrude outward
E) a condition where one eye turns outward

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

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Build a medical term that means eye paralysis.


A) cycloplegia
B) miosis
C) ophthalmalgia
D) ophthalmoplegia
E) optokinetic

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

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


A) ophthalmoscope
B) optomyometer
C) phacoscope
D) retinoscope
E) otoscope

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

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Which of the following is a 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

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

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Translate the medical term otomycosis as literally as possible.


A) pertaining to impacted ear wax
B) condition of ear fungus
C) condition of ear muscles
D) pertaining to ear drainage
E) softening of the ear cartilage

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

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Which abbreviation would be used to refer to both ears?


A) AD
B) AS
C) AU
D) AOM
E) OM

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

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What does the abbreviation PERRLA stand for?


A) papilledema, retinal reaction, laser-assisted
B) phacoemulsification, retinopexy, related light astigmatism
C) phacoscope, ear reaction, ringing, lacrimation assessment (acronym for evaluation of the ear)
D) presbyopia, exophthalmus, rhinosalpingitis, labyrinthalgia (common ailments of older people)
E) pupils are equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation (eyes respond normally)

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

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Which of the following abbreviations pertains to the eye?


A) AD
B) AS
C) AU
D) ENT
E) VA

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

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An instrument used to measure intraocular pressure is a(n)


A) oculometer.
B) tonometer.
C) audiometer.
D) retinometer.
E) keratometer.

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

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Translate the medical term oculomycosis as literally as possible.


A) atrophy of the eye
B) condition of the eye muscle
C) eye disease
D) condition of eye fungus
E) inflammation of the eye

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

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A surgical puncture into the eardrum is called


A) myringotomy.
B) myringectomy.
C) tympanostomy.
D) tympanocentesis.
E) tympanoplasty.

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

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Build a medical term that means discharge from the ear.


A) otalgia
B) otodynia
C) otomycosis
D) otorrhea
E) otosclerosis

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

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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. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT


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) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The medical term for swimmer's ear is


A) otitis externa.
B) otitis media.
C) myringitis.
D) auriculitis.
E) otomycosis.

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

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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) dacryo- lens; lith - cloudiness
D) dacryo- tear; lith - formation
E) dacryo- eyelid; lith - stone

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

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Which of the following terms refers to ear pain?


A) dacryocystalgia
B) iridalgia
C) keratalgia
D) ophthalmalgia
E) otodynia

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

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Build a medical term that means condition of ear wax.


A) cerumenolysis
B) ceruminolytic
C) ceruminosis
D) dacryocystitis
E) dacryolithiasis

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

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Translate the medical term cochleitis as literally as possible.


A) condition of the cochlea
B) disease of the cochlea
C) inflammation of the cochlea
D) pain in the cochlea
E) tumor in the cochlea

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

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Translate the term optokinetic as literally as possible.


A) pertaining to ear muscles
B) pertaining to eye movement
C) pertaining to hearing process
D) pertaining to lens development
E) pertaining to retinal nerves

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

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Translate the medical term myringomycosis as literally as possible.


A) disease of the ear muscles
B) fungal condition of the ear
C) condition of eardrum fungus
D) fungal condition of the mastoid process
E) pertaining to eardrum fungus

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

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