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Nervous System
Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain, cerebrum |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crani/o | cranium, skull |
| dur/o | hard, dura mater |
| encephal/o | entire brain |
| esthesi/o | sensation, perception |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | glue, neuroglia |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | stupor, sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| poli/o | gray |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| somn/o, somn/i | sleep |
| spin/o | spine |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | vertebra |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| epi- | on, following |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| para- | beside |
| poly- | many, much |
| quadri- | four |
| -gram | record, recording |
| -ictal, -lepsy | seizure |
| -paresis | partial or incomplete paralysis |
| -phrenia | the mind |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium or skull |
| ictal | pertaining to or caused by a stroke or seizure |
| ischemic | pertaining to a lack of blood flow |
| postictal | pertaining to following a seizure |
| radicular | pertaining to a root (nerve) |
| cerebrovascular accident (CVA), stroke | damage to the brain caused by an interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain |
| cerebral aneurysm | widening of a blood vessel in the brain, usually due to a weakness in the wall of the artery |
| cerebral embolism | obstruction or occlusion of a vessel in the brain by an embolus |
| cerebral thrombosis | clot within a blood vessel of the brain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| radiculopathy | disease of the nerve roots |
| seizure | violent spasm or series of jerky movements of the face, trunk, or limbs |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | sudden, brief, and temporary cerebral dysfunction usually caused by interruption of blood flow to the brain |
| cerebral angiography | radiography of blood vessels in the brain after injection of radiopaque contrast material |
| electroencephalogram (EEG) | electrical recording of activity of the brain |
| craniectomy | excision of part of the cranium to access the brain |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull to access the brain |
| ganglionectomy | excision of a ganglion |
| laminectomy | excision of the thin plate of the vertebra to relieve pressure on the spinal cord |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of the nerves |
| conjunctiva | mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and outer surface of the eyeball |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cry/o | cold |
| dacry/o , lacrim/o | tears or tear ducts |
| dipl/o | double, two |
| ir/o , irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| ocul/o , ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | vision, eye |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | related to aging |
| pupill/o , cor/e , cor/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hard, sclera |
| ton/o | tension, pressure |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | measurement of |
| -opia, -opsia | vision |
| -phobia | abnormal fear, aversion to, sensitivity to |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping, sagging |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary movement |
| -trophia | to turn |
| accommodation | ability of the eye to adjust focus on near objects |
| binocular | pertaining to both eyes |
| blepharal | pertaining to the eyelid |
| conjunctival | pertaining to the cornea |
| intraocular | within or inside the eye |
| iridal, iridial | pertaining to the iris |
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| ocular, ophthalmic | pertaining to the eye |
| optic | pertaining to vision |
| pupillary | pertaining to the pupil |
| retinal | pertaining to the retina |
| scleral | pertaining to the sclera |
| amblyopia | poor vision, usually in only one eye, caused by abnormal development of the visual areas; also known as "lazy eye" |
| astigmatism | distorted, blurry vision caused by abnormal curvature of the cornea or lens |
| color blindness | deficiency in distinguishing some colors |
| diplopia | double vision |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| nyctalopia | poor vision in reduced light or at night; commonly called night blindness |
| photophobia | extreme sensitivity to light |
| presbyopia | impaired vision caused by old age |
| conjunctivitis | highly contagious inflammation of the conjunctiva; commonly known as pinkeye |
| ophthalmia | condition of the eye characterized by severe conjunctivitis |
| pterygium | growth of conjunctival tissue over the cornea; usually associated with prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light |
| cataract | clouding of the lens of the eye, which causes poor vision |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument used for examining the interior of the eye through the pupil |
| pupillometry | measurement of the pupil |
| ophthalmoscopy | use of the ophthalmoscope to view the interior of the eye |
| acous/o | hearing, sound |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i, aur/o, ot/o | ear |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth, inner ear |
| mastoid/o | mastoid bone |
| myring/o, tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| scler/o | hard, sclera |
| staped/o | stapes |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| -acousis, -acusis | hearing |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| acoustic | pertaining to hearing or sound |
| auditory | pertaining to hearing |
| aural, otic | pertaining to ear |
| cochlear | pertaining to cochlea |
| labyrinthine | pertaining to the labyrinth or inner ear |
| mastoid | pertaining to the mastoid bone and cells |
| tympanic | pertaining to the tympanic membrane or tympanic cavity |
| vestibular | pertaining to a vestibule |
| acoustic neuroma | benign tumor that develops on the acoustic nerve and causes hearing loss |
| cerumen impaction | excessive buildup of earwax |
| cholesteatoma | cystlike tumor of skin in the middle ear behind the tympanic membrane usually caused by chronic otitis media |
| conductive hearing loss | hearing loss due to obstruction or lesion in the outer and/or middle ear |
| labyrinthitis | inflammation of the inner ear |
| mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid bone |
| myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| otitis externa (OE) | inflammation of the external auditory meatus; also known as "swimmer's ear" |
| otitis media (OM) | inflammation of the middle ear |
| otomycosis | fungal infection in the ear |
| otopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the ear |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| otosclerosis | hardening of the ossicles, particularly the stapes |
| presbycusis | impaired hearing caused by old age |
| sensorineural hearing loss | hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or the auditory nerve |
| tinnitus | noises in the ear, such as ringing, buzzing, or humming |
| audiogram | record of hearing (presented in graph form) |
| audiometer | instrument for measuring hearing |
| audiometry | measurement of hearing |
| otoscope | instrument for examining the ear |
| otoscopy | use of an otoscope to examine the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument used for examining the interior of the eye through the pupil |
| pupillometry | measurement of the pupil |
| ophthalmoscopy | use of the ophthalmoscope to view the interior of the eye |
| labyrinthectomy | excision of part of the labyrinth |
| mastoidectomy | excision of part of the mastoid bone |
| mastoidotomy | incision into the mastoid bone |
| myringotomy, tympanostomy | surgical incision (opening) into the tympanic membrane to drain fluid from the middle |
| otoplasty | surgical repair of the external ear |
| stapedectomy | removal of the stapes and replacement with a prosthesis; done to correct hearing loss from otosclerosis |
| tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the tympanic membrane and/or middle ear |
| tympanostomy tube placement | placement of a tube in the tympanic membrane to relieve symptoms caused by fluid buildup |
| lumbar puncture (LP) | process of inserting needle into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar spine to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for analysis |
| magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radiofrequency waves to visualize anatomic structures |
| myelogram | radiographic contrast study of the spinal subarachnoid space and its contents |
| polysomnography | monitoring and recording of normal and abnormal activity during sleep to diagnose sleep disorders |
| positron emission tomography (PET) | nuclear medicine procedure that shows blood flow in the brain that can correspond to various brain activity |
| refraction | test using a manual refractor to determine an exact vision prescription |
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