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MT Short Course Sys8
Nervous System Abbreviations and Terms
Question | Answer |
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cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
encephal/o | brain |
medull/o | medulla oblongata |
myel/o | spinal cord |
neur/o | nerve |
AD | Alzheimer disease; gradual deterioration of mental capacity |
CNS | central nervous system; brain and spinal cord |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid; fluid surrounding brain and spinal cord |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
EEG | electroencephalogram; record of electricity in the brain |
LP | lumbar puncture; withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back |
MS | multiple sclerosis; destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain |
TIA | transcient ischemic attack; mini-stroke |
TENS | device to relieve nerve pain |
Sz | abnormal electrical activity in the brain; seizure |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig Disease); degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord |