254 Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics Assessment Break It Down Directions: Dissect each medical term below into its word elements by placing a slash between each word part (prefi x, root word, combining vowel, and suffi x). Then defi ne each term. Example: Medical Term: oculomycosis Dissection: ocul/o/mycosis Defi nition: abnormal condition of fungus in the eye Medical Term Dissection 1. blepharoptosis b l e p h a r o p t o s i s Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. scleritis s c l e r i t i s Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. opthalmoscope o p t h a l m o s c o p e Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. tympanic t y m p a n i c Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. audiometry a u d i o m e t r y Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. iridoplasty i r i d o p l a s t y Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________