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SSCT Med Term CH10
SSCT Medical Terminology Web3 Chapter 10, Abbreviations & Anesthesiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ach | acetylcholine |
| AD | Alzheimer Disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| ANS | Autonomic nervous system |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| HD | Huntington Disease |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura meter |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| mening/o | membranes; meninges |
| meningi/o | membranes; meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neuro/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (refers to meninges) |
| vag/o | vagus nerve (10th cranial cavity) |
| alges/o | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burning |
| comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
| esthesi/o | feeling, nervous sensation |
| -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kines/o | movement |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -kinesis | movement |
| -kinetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
| tax/o | order, coordination |