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med term slides 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| neur/o | nerve |
| neurology | study of nervous system |
| neurologist | specialist who treats nervous system disease |
| neurosurgeon | performs surgery on the nervous system |
| psych/o | mind |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| psychiatrist | physician who treats mental illness |
| psychologist | a person who studies the mind |
| psychotherapy | treating mental disorders using words, etc |
| encephal/o | brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephaloma | brain tumor |
| encephalocele | herniation of brain tissue |
| encephalomalacia | softening of brain tissue |
| EEG | electroencephalograms |
| EP | evoked potentials |
| PSG | polysomnograms |
| NCS | nerve conduction study |
| ENG | electronystagmograms |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| myelocele | herniation of the spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of spinal cord gray matter |
| myelodysplasia | abnormal formation of the spinal cord |
| hyperplasia | increased number of cells |
| hypertrophy | increased size of cells |
| dysplasia | improper development (difficult) |
| atrophy | lack of development (degeneration) |
| DEFINITION: The cerebrum | largest part of the brain, area where thought occurs |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| DEFINITION: Meninges | is a three layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord- pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater |
| meningocele | herniation of the meninges |
| myelomeningocele | herniation of the spinal cord and meninges |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningomalacia | softening of the meninges |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| oste/o | bone |
| emes/o | vomitting |
| -algia | pain |
| -oma | tumor |
| -blast | immature, embryonic cell |
| -hyper | above, increased |
| -tomy | cut into |
| -trophy | development |
| -malacia | softening |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| -cele | hernia |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| osteoblast | immature bone cell |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomitting |
| aden/o-adenoma | gland -benign |
| melan/o-melanoma | black or dark pigmented - malignant |
| papill/o-papilloma | small elevation of tissue- benign |
| fibr/o-adenofibroma | fibrous tissue - benign |
| aden/o-adenocarcinoma | gland-malignant |
| melan/o-melanocarcinoma | black or dark pigmented-malignant |
| oste/o-osteoma | bone-benign |
| chondro-chondroma | cartilage-benign |
| leiomy/o-leiomyoma | smooth muscle-benign |
| lip/o-lipoma | fat-benign |
| oste/o-osteosarcoma | bone-malignant |
| chondro-chondrosarcoma | cartilage-malignant |
| leiomy/o-leiiomysarcoma | smooth muscle-malignant |
| lip/o-liposarcoma | fat-malignant |
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