Stedman’s 2nd Edition Medical Terminology
Chapter 7: Special Senses
Across
2. Suffix meaning "surgical fixation"
4. Abbreviation for tympanic
membrane
9. Within the eye
11. Ducts that secrete tears
13. External portion of the ear
17. Inflammation of the inner ear
21. Combining form meaning "tears, tear ducts"
25. Innermost layer of the eye that contains visual receptors
27. Middle layer of the eye that contains blood vessels
28. Cystlike tumor of skin in the middle ear behind the
tympanic membrane
29. Oil glands along the edges of the eyelids that lubricate the
eye
30. Ability of the eye to adjust focus on near objects
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1. Nearsightedness
3. Specialist who treats diseases of the ears, nose, and
throat
5. Discharge from the ear
7. Combining form meaning "hearing, sound"
8. Combining form meaning "eyelid"
10. Spiral organ and receptor for hearing located within the
cochlea
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Tympanic membrane
Suffix meaning "to turn"
Obstruction of an oil gland in the eye
Colored muscular part of the eye located behind the cornea
that allows light to pass through
Chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by
dizziness, tinnitus, hearing loss and a sensation of pressure
in the ear
Poor vision, usually in only one eye, caused by abnormal
development of the visual areas
Auditory ossicle shaped like a hammer or club
Suffix meaning "softening"
Earwax
Pertaining to hearing or sound
Unit of measure of frequency or pitch of sound
Auditory ossicle shaped like an anvil
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