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Terminology Lesson 5
Medical Terminology Lesson 5 - Neurosensory
| Term | Definition | Word Association |
|---|---|---|
| audio (awe + dee + oh) | audio,sound | audio,speakers,sound |
| audiology | study of sound | |
| cerebro (suh + re + bro) | brain | cerebro,brain,head,brow,cerebro |
| cerebrosclerosis | brain hardening | |
| encephalo (in + sef + uh + low) | brain | encephalo,brain,angel's head,in safe halo,encephalo |
| encephalopathy | brain disease | |
| esthesia (es + tea + juh) | sensation | esthesia,sensation,cold,Russia,Anastasia,esthesia |
| anesthesia | without sensation | |
| medulla (muh + due + la) | brain middle | medulla,brain middle,head,Medusa,medulla |
| medullectomy | brain excision | |
| meningo (men + ing + oh) | membranes, spinal cord | meningo,membranes,men brains,what makes men go,meningo |
| meningitis | meninges inflammation | |
| neuro (new + row) | nerves | neuro,nerves,nervy,uh-oh,neuro |
| neurology | nerves, study of | |
| occiput (awk + see + put) | back of skull | occiput,back of skull,pillow,head is put,occiput |
| occipitofacial | occiput and face | |
| oculo (ah + cue + low) | eye | oculo,eye,occular,oculo |
| oculomotor | eye movement | |
| ophthalmo (op + thal + moe) | eye | ophotlahmo,eye,idea,choose,opt almost,ophthalmo |
| ophthalmology | eye, study of | |
| oto | ear | oto,ear,sound,noise,road noise,auto,oto |
| otitis | ear inflammation | |
| parietes (pa + rye + eh + tease) | parietel, wall part | parietes,wall of brain,partition,parietes |
| parietofrontal | front wall or bones | |
| pons | bridges | pons,bridges in the brain,bridge,game,chess,pawns,pons |
| pontobulbar | pons and medulla | |
| tempora | temporal | tempora,temporal,time,tempo,row to a tempo,tempero |
| temporomandibular | temple and jaw | |
| CAT | Computerized Axial Tomography scan | |
| EENT | Eye,Ear,Nose,Throat |