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Ch 05 O Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebral angiography | procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain |
| echoencephalography | procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves |
| electroencephalography (EEG) | procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
| encephalography | procedure for studying the brain |
| lumbar puncture (LP) | inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid; commonly called a "spinal tap" |
| magnetic resonance angiography(MRA) | procedure used to examine blood vessels |
| myelogram | image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray |
| positron emission tomography (PET) scan | an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain |
| transcranial Doppler sonography | an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerebellum |
| cerebral atrophy | wasting away of brain tissue |
| duritis | inflammation of the dura |
| encephalocele | hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull) |
| hematoma | a tumor-like mass made up of blood |
| cranial hematoma | a hematoma beneath the skull |
| epidural hematoma | a hematoma located on top of the dura |
| intracerebral hematoma | a hematoma located inside the brain |
| subdural hematoma | a hematoma located beneath the dura |
| macrocephaly | abnormally large head |
| microcephaly | abnormally small head |
| meningocele | a hernia of the meninges |
| myelocele | a hernia of the spinal cord |
| myelomalacia | abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
| myelomeningocele | a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges |
| neuritis | nerve inflammation |
| neuroma | a nerve tumor |
| neurosclerosis | hardening of the nerves |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of multiple nerves |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| apathy | lack of emotion |
| atopognosis | inability to locate a sensation |
| hyperkinesia | increase in muscle movement |
| neurasthenia | nerve weaknes |
| neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
| prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces |
| anesthesiologist | doctor who specializes in anesthesiology |
| afferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
| efferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system |
| neurogenic | originating from/created by nerves |
| psychogenic | originating in/ created by the mind |
| psychiatrist | doctor who specializes in treatment of the mind |
| psychiatry | branch of medicine that focuses on treatment of the mind |
| psychologist | doctor who specializes in the study of the mind |
| psychology | branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind |
| psychosomatic | pertaining to the relationship between the body and teh mind |
| idiopathic | having no known cause or origin |
| interictal | time between seizures |
| postictal | time after a seizure |
| preictial | time before a seizure |
| tonic | pertaining to muscle tone (normally weak or unresponsive) |
| clonus | muscle spasm or twitching |
| tonic-clonic seizure | a seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase |
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