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CAPTER 9 MED TERMS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CHAPTER 9 MEDICAL TERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CEREBELLAR | PERTAINING TO THE CEREBELLUM |
| CEREBRAL | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN |
| CEREBROSPINAL | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN AND SPINE |
| CEREBROVASCULAR | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS |
| CORTICAL | PERTAINING TO THE CORTEX |
| CORTICOSPINAL | PERTAINING TO THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND SPINE |
| EPIDURAL | PERTAINING TO UPON THE DURA MATER |
| MYONEURAL | PERTAINING TO THE MUSCLE AND NERVE; ALSO KNOWN AS NEUROMUSCULAR |
| NEUROMUSCULAR | PERTAINING TO THE MUSCLE AND NERVE ALSO KNOWN AS MYONEURAL |
| NEUROLOGIST | A SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS |
| NEUROLOGY | THE STUDY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDING DISEASES AND TREATMENT |
| SUBDURAL | PERTAINING TO UNDER THE DURA MATER |
| THALAMOCORTICAL | PERTAINING TO THE THALAMUS AND THE CEREBRAL CORTEX |
| APHASIA | NO SPEECH |
| ATAXIA | NO MUSCULAR COORDINATION |
| BRADYKINESIA | SLOW MOVEMENT |
| CEREBELLITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE CEREBELLUM |
| DYSKINESIA | IMPAIRED MOVEMENT |
| DEMYELINATION | LACK OF MYELIN SHEATH |
| DIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS (LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF MOTOR FUNCTION) |
| DYSESTHESIA | IRRITATING SENSATION IN RESPONSE TO NORMAL STIMULI |
| DYSPHASIA | DIFFICULT SPEECH |
| ENCEPHALITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN |
| ENCEPHALOMALACIA | SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN |
| ENCEPHALOPATHY | ANY DISEASE OF THE BRAIN |
| GLIOMA | TUMOR OF NEUROGLIAL CELLS |
| HEMATOMA | ACCUMULATION OF BLOOD IN A SPACE, ORGAN, OR TISSUE DUE TO A BREAK IN A BLOOD VESSEL |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of either the right or the left half of the body |
| hydrocephalus | accumulation of fuild in the brain |
| hyperesthesia | increased sensation |
| hyperkinesia | excessive motion;hyperactivity |
| hypoesthesia | decreased sensation |
| meningioma | benign tumor of meninges |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningocele | hernia of the meninges; displacement of the meninges from it's normal position |
| meningoencephalitis | iflammation of the meninges and brain |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one extermity |
| myelomeningocele | hernia of the spinal cord and meninges;displacement of the spinal cord and meninges from their normal position |
| myeloradiculitis (my-eh-loh-rah-DICK-you-lye-tis) | inflammation of the spinal cord AND NERVE ROOTS. |
| MYELOSCHISIS (my-eh-LOS-kih sis)SPLITTING OF THE SPINAL CORD | SPLITTING OF THE SPINAL CORD |
| NEURALGIA | NERVE PAIN |
| PACHYMENINGITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE PACHYMENINGES. |
| PACHYMENINGES IS ANOTHER NAME FOR | DURA MATER |
| DEMYELINATION (dee-my-eh-lih-NAY-shun) OCCURS IN A CONDITION CALLED | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| DEMYELINATION OCCURS IN A CONDITION CALLED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | IN WHICH LOSS OF THE MYELIN SHEATH RESULTS IN A VARIETY OF DISORDERS SUCH AS MUSCLE WEAKNESS,PARALYSIS,VISUAL DISTURBANCES, AND URINARY DYSFUNCTION. |
| PARAPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF THE LOWER PART OF THE BODY AND LEGS |
| PARESTHESIA | ABNORMAL SENSATION SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND TINGLING |
| POLIOMYELITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE GRAY MATTER OF THE SPINAL CORD. |
| POLYNEURITIS | INFLAMMATION OF MANY NERVES |
| QUADRIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS. |
| CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY | THE CEREBRAL ARTERIES ARE VISUALIZED AFTER INJECTION OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM. |
| CONTRAST MEDIUM | A DYE USED TO HIGHLIGHT STRUCTURES BEING STUDIED. |
| COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY -(CT SCAN) | X-RAY BEAM ROTATES AROUND THE PATIENT, DETAILING THE STRUCTURE AT VARIOUS DEPTHS. THE INFORMATION IS COMPUTER ANALYZED AND CONVERTED TO A PICTURE OF THE BODY PART. |
| COMMON PARTS STUDIED BY CT SCANS ARE | ABDOMEN;KIDNEYS;BRAIN;AND CHEST. |
| ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY | PROCESS OF PRODUCING AN IMAGE OF THE BRAIN USING ULTRASOUND. |
| ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) | PROCESS OF RECORDING THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES OF THE BRAIN |
| MYELOGRAPHY | IMAGE OF THE SPINAL CORD IS PRODUCED USING X-RAY AFTER INJECTION OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM. |
| ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM | RECORD OF THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN |
| ALPHA WAVES | BRAIN WAVES -TYPICAL OF AWAKE PERSON AT REST |
| BETA WAVES | BRAIN WAVES - TYPICAL OF INCREASED ACTIVITY |
| DELTA WAVES | BRAIN WAVES - TYPICAL OF DEEP SLEEP |
| SEIZURE DISORDERS | EPILEPSY |
| IN EPILEPSY CONDITIONS THE BRAIN WAVES ARE ABNORMAL IN THAT THEY ARE | UNCOORDINATED AND UNORGANIZED. |
| ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH | INSTRUMENT USED TO RECORD THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN. |
| MYELOGRAM | RECORD OF THE SPINAL CORD. |
| MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) | A PICTURE OF THE BRAIN PRODUCED BY USING MAGNETIC WAVES. |
| RADIATION IS NOT USED TO PRODUCE | AN IMAGE |
| ANESTHESIA | LOSS OF SENSATION |
| NEUROLYSIS | NERVE DESTRUCTION |
| SPINAL TAP; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; | INSERTION OF A NEEDLE INTO THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE BELOW THE THIRD LUMBAR VERTEBRA TO WITHDRAW CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. |
| VENTRICULOSTOMY | NEW OPENING IN THE VENTRICLES. |
| hilum | (blank) |
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