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21. Sense organs

Works through Greek-derived medical terms for parts of the head and face, grouped by the nose, ear, eye and eyelid, face, speech and forehead. Each term is broken into its prefix, root and suffix, with its meaning and a Latin equivalent. Two pictures set out the common prefixes, roots and suffixes.

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Topic 21 of 23 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Latin (Dental Medicine, Year 1). The free AceMed note covers it in 3 sections, about 441 words (3 min of reading), with 21 flashcards.

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  1. Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding Different Parts of the Face.
  2. Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
  3. Disorders and Medical Procedures by Head/Face Part

Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding Different Parts of the Face.

Overview

This lesson will help you understand medical terms and procedures related to parts of the head/face. You'll learn the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes that form these terms, making it easier to decipher medical vocabulary.

Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

Prefixes and Roots

Suffixes

Disorders and Medical Procedures by Head/Face Part

Nose

Rhinolalia

  1. Meaning: Nasal speech.
  2. Components: rhin- (nose) + lalia (speech).
  3. Latin Equivalent: nasus (nose) + loquela (speech).

Rhinoplastica

  1. Meaning: Plastic surgery of the nose.
  2. Components: rhin- (nose) + plastica (plastic surgery).
  3. Latin Equivalent: nasus (nose) + chirurgia plastica (plastic surgery).

Rhinoscopia

  1. Meaning: Procedure for examining the nose and throat area.
  2. Components: rhin- (nose) + scopia (examination).
  3. Latin Equivalent: nasus (nose) + examinatio (examination).

Rhinorrhagia

  1. Meaning: Nose bleeding.
  2. Components: rhin- (nose) + rrhagia (bleeding).
  3. Latin Equivalent: nasus (nose) + haemorrhagia (bleeding).

Ear

Anacusis

  1. Meaning: Deafness.
  2. Components: an- (without) + acusis (hearing).
  3. Latin Equivalent: surditas (deafness).

Otomycosis

  1. Meaning: Fungal infection of the ear.
  2. Components: ot- (ear) + mycosis (fungal infection).
  3. Latin Equivalent: auris (ear) + infectio fungosa (fungal infection).

Otoscopia

  1. Meaning: Examination of the ear.
  2. Components: ot- (ear) + scopia (examination).
  3. Latin Equivalent: auris (ear) + examinatio (examination).

Audiometria

  1. Meaning: Measuring hearing ability.
  2. Components: audi- (hearing) + metria (measurement).
  3. Latin Equivalent: auditus (hearing) + mensura (measurement).

Eye and Eyelid

Ablepsia

  1. Meaning: Blindness.
  2. Components: a- (without) + blepsia (sight).
  3. Latin Equivalent: caecitas (blindness).

Myopia

  1. Meaning: Shortsightedness.
  2. Components: myo- (to close) + opia (sight).
  3. Latin Equivalent: myopia (shortsightedness).

Hypermetropia

  1. Meaning: Long-sightedness.
  2. Components: hyper- (more than normal) + metropia (sight).
  3. Latin Equivalent: hyperopia (longsightedness).

Achromatopsia

  1. Meaning: Inability to distinguish colors.
  2. Components: a- (without) + chromat- (color) + opsia (sight).
  3. Latin Equivalent: color-blindness (colorum caecitas).

Ophthalmoplegia

  1. Meaning: Paralysis of the eye.
  2. Components: ophthalm- (eye) + plegia (paralysis).
  3. Latin Equivalent: paralysis oculi (eye paralysis).

Ophthalmitis

  1. Meaning: Inflammation of the eye.
  2. Components: ophthalm- (eye) + itis (inflammation).
  3. Latin Equivalent: oculus (eye) + inflammatio (inflammation).

Blepharorhaphia

  1. Meaning: Sutures of the eyelids.
  2. Components: blephar- (eyelid) + rrhaphia (suturing).
  3. Latin Equivalent: palpebra (eyelid) + sutura (suturing).

Face

Prosopodiplegia

  1. Meaning: Bilateral face paralysis.
  2. Components: prosop- (face) + diplegia (bilateral paralysis).
  3. Latin Equivalent: facies (face) + diplegia (bilateral paralysis).

Prosopoagnosia

  1. Meaning: Inability to recognize faces.
  2. Components: prosop- (face) + agnosia (inability to recognize).
  3. Latin Equivalent: facies (face) + agnosia (inability to recognize).

Speech

Dysphasia

  1. Meaning: Speech malfunction.
  2. Components: dys- (difficult) + phasia (speech).
  3. Latin Equivalent: difficilis (difficult) + loquela (speech).

Dyslalia

  1. Meaning: Wrong pronunciation.
  2. Components: dys- (difficult) + lalia (speech).
  3. Latin Equivalent: difficilis (difficult) + pronuntiatio (pronunciation).

Dyslexia

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