Chapter 6 Special Sensory Organs: Eye and Ear 275 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: blepharoptosis Dissection: blephar/o/ptosis Defi nition: drooping of the eyelid Medical Term Dissection 1. hemiplegia h e m i p l e g i a Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. intraocular i n t r a o c u l a r Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. intraretinal i n t r a r e t i n a l Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. periophthalmic p e r i o p h t h a l m i c Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. periotic p e r i o t i c Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. blepharal b l e p h a r a l Defi nition: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________