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nervous wp/abv

nervous system word parts and abbreviations

TermDefinition
anxi/o anxious; uneasy
cerebell/o cerebellum
cerebr/o cerebrum
contus/o to bruise
dur/o dura mater
encephal/o brain
esthes/o, esthesi/o nervous sensation
gli/o glue
hydr/o water
hypn/o sleep
isch/o back; to hold back
lamin/o lamina
lex/o word
medull/o medulla oblongata
mening/o, meningi/o meninges
neur/o nerve
phas/o speech
phob/o fear
phren/o mind
pol/o extreme
poli/o grey matter
pont/o pons
radicul/o nerve root
schiz/o split
synaps/o, synapt/o point of contact; to join
syncop/o to cut off; cut short; faint
tax/o coordination; order
tempor/o temples
thalam/o thalamus
thec/o sheath (meninges)
traumat/o trauma; injury; wound
troph/o development; nourishment
ventricul/o ventricle
post- after; behind
-algesia pain; sensitivity
-asthenia weakness
-cele hernia; swelling; protrusion
-esthesia feeling; sensation
-lepsy seizure
-leptic seize; take hold of
-paresis weakness
-phasia speech
-sclerosis hardening; thickening
-taxia muscle coordination
AD Alzheimer's Disease
ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ANS autonomic nervous system
ASD autism spectrum disorder
CBT cognitive- behavioral therapy
CNS central nervous system
CP cerebral palsy
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CVA cerebrovascular accident
DTR(s) deep tendon reflex(es)
ECT electroconvulsive therapy
EDH epidural hematoma
EEG electroencephalogram
END electroneurodiagnostic
FH family history
GAD generalized anxiety disorder
GB Guillain-Barré
HA headache
HEENT head, eye, ear, nose, and throat
H&P history and physical
HPI history of present illness
ICP intracranial pressure
ID, IDD intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder
LP lumbar puncture
MG myasthenia gravis
MS multiple sclerosis
NCV nerve conduction velocity
OCD obsessive- compulsive disorder
OH occupational history
OP outpatient
P pulse
PD Parkinson’s disease; panic disorder
PE physical examination
PET positron emission tomography
PNS peripheral nervous system
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
R right; respirations
RLE right lower extremity
R/O rule out
ROS review of systems
s without (from the Latin sine, pronounced sih- NEH)
SAD seasonal affective disorder
SCI spinal cord injury
SDH subdural hematoma
SH social history
SNS somatic nervous system
T temperature
TBI traumatic brain injury
TIA transient ischemic attack
WNL within normal limits
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