Lesson 9: Eye and Ear (Textbook p. 271)
“To most people, the language of medicine seems to be purposefully difficult jargon designed to impress and confuse.“ From: The Story Behind The Words
The eye and the ear are organs of the sensory system. Both communicate outside stimuli to the brain for interpretation.
In The Lesson
In Lesson 9, you will learn about the eye, the ear, and the related medical terms.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is one of the most commonly misspelled medical terms.
Here is a helper to use. Think pronunciation, which is of-thal-MOL-o-je, when spelling it. Use ‘ph’ for the ‘f’ sound before the th.
This helper can be called upon when spelling all medical terms that contain the ophthalm word root for eye such as ophthalm/o/logist, ophthalm/o/scope, and the many more you will see used in medical language.