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nervous system sense
Chapter 13 medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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