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HLHS 5&6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o encephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cepha/o | head |
| crani/o | head-skull |
| mening/o meningi/o | meninges |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| neur/o | nerve |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| mye/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| psyche | mind |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o psych/o | mind |
| somn/o somn/i hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -taxia | coordination |
| cata | down |
| catatonia | reduced muscle tone |
| ment | mind |
| somn | sleeping |
| syncope | fainting, losing consciousness due to loss of blood flow |
| hemiparesis | PARTIAL paralysis on half the body |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on half the body |
| monoparesis | PARTIAL paralysis of one limb |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one limb |
| caus | burn (think caustic) |
| pseudo | false |
| syn | together |
| echoencephalography | procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves |
| electroencephalography (EEG) | procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography-examine blood vessels |
| PET | uses radiation to produce cross sections of the brain |
| transcranial Doppler sonography | imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull |
| hematoma | tumorlike mass made up of blood |
| meningocele | hernia of the meninges |
| myelocele | hernia of the spinal cord |
| neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes w/ brain activity |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movement |
| prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces |
| prosop | face |
| afferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses towards the CNS (sensory) |
| efferent nerve | nerve that carries impulses away from CNS (motor) |
| psychiatrist | doctor who treats the mind |
| psychologist | doctor who studies the mind |
| interictal | time btwn seizures |
| postictal | time after a seizure |
| preictal | time before a seizure |
| tonic | pertaining to muscle |
| clonus | muscle spasm |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident-accident involving blood vessels of the brain |
| stroke | loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow/supply to brain |
| hemorrhagic stroke | stroke caused by rupture of a blood vessel |
| ischemic stroke | stroke where blood loss is caused by blockage |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack- “mini-stroke” caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves (goes away) within 24 hours |
| cerebral aneurysm | widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of an artery |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of an artery caused by buildup of fatty plaque |
| embolism | blockage of a blood vessel caused by a foreign object such as fat or bacteria |
| thrombosis | blockage of a blood vessel caused by a blood clot |
| astrocytoma | tumor from astrocyte glial cells |
| gangliom | ganglion tumor |
| myelodysplasia | defective formation of the spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| polio | gray |
| ALS | amyotropic lateral sclerosis |
| dysphoria | a negative emotional state |
| hypomania | mental state just below mania |
| manic depression (bipolar) | ups and downs of state |
| anxiolytic | drug that lessens anxiety |
| thrombolytic | drug that dissolves clots |
| neurorrhaphy | suturing of a nerve |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| dementia | loss or decline in mental function |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| What root means bone marrow? | myel/o |
| abnormal narrowing of the skull | Craniostenosis |
| excessive bleeding inside the brain | intracerebral hemorrhage |
| A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing | paresthesia |
| dacry/o lacrim/o | tear |
| -opia -opsia | eye condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| phac/o. phak/o | lens |
| cycl/o | ciliary body, the circle of tissue surrounding the lens |
| vitre/o | vitreous body |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| acous/o audi/o | sound |
| aur/o ot/o | ear |
| myring/o tympan/o | eardrum |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| salping/o | eustacian tube |
| Which root refers to the clear membrane that covers the sclera and lines the eyelids? | conjuctiv/o |
| Discharge from the ear | Otorrhea |
| nearsightedness | myopia |
| blepharitis | inflammation of the eyelid |
| ophthalmopathy | eye disease |
| Hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain is referred to as? | Sensorineural hearing loss |
| VA | visual acuity |
| endophthalmitis | inflammation inside the eye |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ear |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| ocul/o opthalm/o opt/o | eye |
| corne/o. kerat/o | cornea |
| ir/o. irid/o | iris |
| farsightedness | hyperopia |
| ambiopia / diplopia | double vision |
| amblyopia | dull vision |
| hemianopsia | blindness in half of visual field |
| presbyopia | decreased vision caused by old age |
| scotopia | adjustment to seeing in darkness |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of pupil |
| scotoma | dark spot in visual field |
| osteoacusis | hearing through bone |
| phacoscope | instrument for looking at the lens |
| tonometer | instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye |
| binocular | pertaining to both eyes |
| blepharedema | eyelid swelling |
| strabismus | condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object |
| esotropia | inward turning of the eyelid |
| exotropia | outward turning of the eyelid |
| pterygium | growth of conjucntival tissue to the cornea |
| papilledema | swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| ceruminosis | excessive formation of ear wax |
| macrotia | abnormally large ears |
| presbycusis | hearing loss in old age |
| exothalmus | protrusion of the eyes out of socket: bug eyed |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye mvmt |
| esotropia | inward turning of the eye toward nose |
| exotropia | outward turning of the eye toward nose |
| otosteal | pertaining to the bones |
| oculomycosis | fungal eye condition |
| trichiasis | condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye |
| aphakia | absence of a lens |
| cyclokeratitis | inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea |
| miotic | drug that causes the abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| mydriatic | drug that causes the abnormal dilation of the pupil |
| OM/ AOM | otitis media/acute otitis media |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| laryng/o | the voice box |
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