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Neuro,Psy,Anes,Vascu
Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anesthesiology | science of studying the administration of anesthetics |
| anesthetic | agent that produces loss of sensation |
| algesic | pertaining to algesia |
| algesimeter | meter- instrument for measuring...instrument for measuring level of pain |
| algesia | condition of pain sensitivity |
| analgesia | condition without pain |
| anesthesia | condition of no sensation |
| myelocyte | myel - spinal cord cyte - cellbone marrow or spinal cord cell |
| myelocele | myel/o - spinal cord cele- herniationspinal cord herniation |
| metrorrhexis | metr/o - uterine tissuesrupture of uterine tissues |
| pharmacist | specialist in drug therapy and dispenisng drugs |
| pharmacology | logy - study of...study of drug therapy |
| psychology | logy - study ofstudy of the mind and mental process |
| psychoanalysis | analysis of mental and emotional state for treatment |
| psychiatrist | physician specialist in treatment of mental disorders |
| psychosexual | mental processes related to sexuality |
| psychomotor | mental processes that control movement |
| psychotropic | agent that affects mental processes |
| autonomic | self-controlling, stress response center of the nervous system |
| estesiometer | meter - instrument used to measure...insttument used to measure the amount of sensation |
| infarction | necrosis of tissue due to ischemia |
| narcolepsy | seizures of uncontrolled sleep |
| nacosis | condition of being affected by narcotics |
| narcotic | analgesic and sleep producing drug |
| paralgesia | algesia - painpain in the lower body |
| paralgia | abnormal pain |
| paralysis | loss of muscle function and sensation |
| paraplegia | plegia - paralysisparalysis in the lower body |
| parasympathetic | nerves that return the body to normal following stress |
| paroxysmal | pertaining to the sudden onset of an attack, symptoms, or emotion |
| venipuncture | incision into a vein with a neddle to remove a venous blood sample (synonym, phlebotomy) |
| phebotomy | venipuncture |
| hyperplasia | abnormal over growth of cells |
| angietasia | estasia - dilationangi/o - vesseldilation of a vessel |
| arterietasia | estasia - dilationdilation of an artery |
| angiospasm | vessel spasm |
| angioblast | immature vessel cell |
| angiogram | x-ray of a vessel |
| angiolysis | vessel destruction |
| angioma | oma - tumorvessel tumor |
| angiopathy | pathy - disease or conditionvessel disease |
| angioplasty | plasty - surgical repair of the...surgical repair of a vessel |
| angiorrhexis | rupture of the bloood vessel |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a vessel |
| angioscopy | scopy - process of looking into a scopeprocess of looking into a vessel using a scope |
| arteriofibrosis | condition of fibrous growth in the arteries |
| arteriomalacia | softening of the arteries |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| arteriospasm | spasm of an artery |
| atherectomy | tomy - excision or incision into or part of the..excision of an atheroma |
| atherosclerosis | fatty deposits on medium to large vessels, causing hardening |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |
| chondrodysplasia | dysplasia - defetive developmentdefective development of cartilage |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| dysesthesia | difficult or painful sensation |
| ischemia | condition of stopping blood supply |
| cytolysis | cell destruction |
| fibroma | oma - tumorfibrous tumor |
| gastromalacia | malacia - softening of the ....softening of the stomach |
| gastospasm | stomach spasm |
| hemangioblast | immature blood vessel cell |
| hemtology | logy - specialty of studying...specialty of studying the blood |
| hematolysis | destruction of blood (hemolysis) |
| hematophobia | abnormal fear of blood |
| hepatorrhexis | rupture of the liver |
| hysterrhexis | rupture of the uterus |
| lipolysis | lipid destruction |
| neuroblast | immature nerve cells |
| neurologist | logist - physician specialist in ...physician specialist i nervous system disorders |
| neurolysis | nerve destruction |
| neuroma | oma- tumornerve tumor |
| neuropathy | pathy - disease or condiio of the ...nerve disease |
| neurospasm | nerve spasm |
| neurosis | nerve condition characterized by anxiety and phobias |
| neuosurgeon | physician specialist who performs surgery on the brain and nerves |
| neurotripsy | surgical crushing of a nerve |
| parahepatitis | itis - inflammation of the...inflammmation near the liver |
| paramedic | emergency medical technician with advanced training |
| paranephritis | itis - inflammation of the...inflammation near the kidney |
| paraosteoarthopathy | pathy - disease or condition of the...disease near the bone and joint |
| phlebectasia | dilation of a vein |
| phlebectomy | tomy - excision or incision into or part of the ....excision of a vein |
| phlebography | graphy - process of taking an x-ray of the...process of taking an x-ray of a vein |
| phlebopexy | pexy - surgical fixationfixation of a prolapsed vein |
| phleboplasty | plasty - surgical repair of the...surgical repair of a vein |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| phlebosclerosis | hardenig of a vein |
| psychotherapy | therapy for mental disorders |
| thrombectomy | thrombus (clot) thromb/o (bloodclot)excision of a clot |
| thromboangitis | itis- inflammation of the...thromb/o - blood clot in a vesselblood clot in a vessel causing inflammation |
| thrombocyte | blood clotting cell (platelet) |
| thrombocytopenia | lack of plateletslack of cells that aid in clotting (platelets) |
| thrombogenic | pertaining to producing clots |
| thromboid | oid - resemblingresembling a clot |
| thrombolysis | cot destruction |
| thrombophlebitis | itis - inflammationinflammation of a vein caused by a clot (thrombus) |
| thrombolymphangitis | itis - inflammation of the ...inflammation of a lymph vessel caused by a clot |
| thrombosis | condition of forming clots |
| myospasm | muscle spasm |
| myopathy | pathy - disease or condition of the ...muscle disease |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| myoblast | immature muscle cell |
| myofibroma | oma - tumorfibrous muscle tumor |
| myosclerosis | hardening of a muscle |
| myolysis | muscle tissue destruction |
| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardium) |
| myocarditis | itis - inflammation of the ...inflammation of the myocardium |
| myograph | graph - instrument used to make a picure of ...instrument used to make a picture of muscle function |
| myography | the process of using a myograph to make a myogram |
| hyperesthesia | oversensitivity to touch(may be painful) |
| hypoesthesia | below normal ability to feel (touch) |
| hematologist | logist - physician speicalist inphysician specialist in blood disorders |
| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
| enterorrhexis | rupture of the small intestine |
| venous | ven - veinspertaining to veins |
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