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Chapter 13 medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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arachn/o | spider |
cerebr/o | cerebrum; brain |
crani/o | skull |
dendr/o | branching; dendrite |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
gli/o | neuroglia; nerve cell |
hydr/o | water |
mening/o | meninges |
myel/o | spinal cord |
neur/o | nerve |
olig/o | few;diminished |
quadr/i | four |
thec/o | sheath |
thromb/o | clot |
vacul/o | blood vessel |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
dura- | hard |
echo- | sound |
-algia | pain |
-malacia | softening |
-paresis | partial paralysis |
-pathy | disease |
-plegia | paralysis |
cephal/o | head |
-phasia | speech |
anencephaly | congenital absence of brain |
cephalgia | headache |
cerebral thrombosis | clot in cerebral blood vessel |
cerebrovascular accident | stroke |
encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
encephalomalacia | softening of the brain |
encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
epidural hematoma | collection of blood between the cranium and dura mater |
glioma | tumor of the neuroglia cells |
hemiparesis | temporary paralysis of one side of the body |
hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
hydrocephalus | accumulation of CSF around the brain. Water on the brain |
meningioma | slow growth tumor of the meninges of the brain |
meningitis | infection or inflammation of the meninges |
meningocele | hernia of the meninges |
meningomyelocele | herniation of the spinal cord and meninges |
myelomalacia | softening of the spinal cord |
neuralgia | nerve pain |
neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
neuroblastoma | malignant tumor embryonic tissue occurs in young children |
neuropathy | disease of the nerves |
paraplegia | paralysis of the lower half of the body |
polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
subdural hematoma | a collection of blood below the dura mater |
cerebrospinal fluid analysis | Lab analysis of CSF to detect bacteria, blood and malignant cells |
craniotomy | incision into the skull |
echoencephalography | reading a picture of the structures of the brain using sound waves |
electroencephalogram | record of electrical activity of the brain |
electroencephalography | process of recording electrical activity of the brain |
LP | lumbar puncture |
myelography | process of recording xray of the spinal cord and cavity |
myelogram | xray record of spinal cord and cavity |
neurectomy | surgical removal of nerve |
pneumoencephalography | process of recording ventricles and other fluid filled spaces of CNS |
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation | pain relief treatment with electrical impulses |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
CNS | central nervous system |
CP | cerebral palsy |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
EEG | electroencephalography |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
aque/o | watery |
blast/o | immature |
blephar/o | eyelid |
corne/o | cornea |
dacry/o | tears |
dacryocyst/o | tear sac |
dipl/o | double |
fund/o | fundus; base |
glauc/o | silver; gray |
ir/o; irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye; vision |
palpebr/o | eyelid |
phac/o; phak/o | lens |
phot/o | light |
pupill/o | pupil |
retin/o | retina |
scler/o | sclera; hard |
uve/o | uvea |
vitre/o | glassy; jelly like |
ect- | outside; out |
en-; eso- | in; inward |
ex- | out; outward |
presby- | aging; old |
-metry | to measure |
-opia | vision |
-tropia; -tropion | to turn; turning |
blepharitis | inflammation of the eyelid |
blepharoptosis | drooping of an eyelid |
conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
dacryocystitis | inflammation of the tear sac or lacrimal sac |
diabetic retinopathy | disease of the retina caused by diabetes |
diplopia | double vision |
ectropion | turning outward of the eyelash margins |
entropion | turning inward of the eyelash margins |
esotropia | cross eyed |
exophthalmia | protrusion of the eyeballs |
exotropia | wall eyed |
hyperopia | far sightedness |
iritis | inflammation of the iris |
keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
myopia | near sightedness |
nyctalopia | night blindness |
ophthalmia neonatorum | inflammation of the conjunctiva of a newborn |
photophobia | sensitivity to light |
photoretinitis | damage to the retina due to overexposure to light |
presbyopia | old vision |
retinitis pigmentosa | degenerative disease defective night vision and decreased field of vision |
retinoblastoma | malignant tumor of the retina |
retinopathy | disease of the retina |
sclerokeratitis | inflammation of the sclera and cornea |
strabismus | inability of the eyes to gaze in the same direction because of muscle weakness |
uveitis | inflammation of the iris, ciliary body and choroid |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
funduscopy | examination of the interior posterior part of the eye using an ophthalmoscope |
intraocular lens implant | surgical implantation of lens usually done as part of cataract extraction |
iridectomy | removal of a section of the iris |
keratoplasty | surgical repair of the cornea |
ophthalmoscopy | examination of the interior part of the eye |
photoreactive keratectomy | surgical removal of the corneal surface to correct myopia |
radial keratotomy | spoke like incisions in the cornea |
retinal photocoagulation | laser surgery of the retina |
scleral buckling | repair of retinal detachment by folding the sclera |
vitrectomy | removal of the vitreous humor |
OD | right eye |
OS | left eye |
OU | each eye |
PERRLA | pupils equal round, reactive to light and accommodation |
REM | rapid eye movement |
acoust/o | hearing |
audi/o | hearing; sound |
cochle/o | cochlea |
labyrinth/o | inner ear; labyrinth |
laryng/o | larynx |
myc/o | fungus |
myring/o | eardrum |
ot/o | ear |
rhin/o | nose |
staped/o | stapes |
tympan/o | eardrum |
-cusis; -cusia | hearing |
-metry | to measure |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhea | discharge; flow |
acoustic neuroma | benign tumor of the acoustic nerve |
labyrinthitis | inflammation or infection of the inner ear |
myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
otalgia | earache |
otitis externa | external ear infection |
otitis media | infection of the middle ear; classic ear infection |
otmycosis | fungal infection of the external auditory meatus |
otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
otosclerosis | ossification of the bones of the middle ear especially the stapes causing tinnitus and deafness |
presbycusis | old hearing |
serous otitis media | middle ear infection with serous fluid behind eardrum |
suppurative otitis media | middle ear infection with pus behind the eardrum |
tympanitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
audiogram | graphic record of hearing |
audiometry | measuring the sense of hearing |
myringoplasty | surgical repair of the eardrum |
myringotomy | incision into the eardrum |
myringotomy and tubes | incision into the eardrum and the placement of tubes |
otoplasty | surgical repair of the ear |
otoscopy | examination of the eardrum using an otoscope |
stapedectomy | removal of the stapes |
tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the eardrum |
tympanotomy | incision into the eardrum |
AD | right ear |
AS | left ear |
AU | each ear |
EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat |
TM | tympanic membrane |