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Med Term Ch 5
Word parts of the nervous system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Root for lobe | lob/o |
| Root for head | cephal/o |
| Root for head, skull | crani/o |
| Root for brain | cerebr/o, encephal/o |
| Root for cerebellum | cerebell/o |
| Root and meaning of Meninges | mening/o, meningi/o Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| Root and meaning for Dura | dur/o Tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| Root for nerve | neur/o |
| Root for nerve bundle | gangli/o |
| Roof for spinal cord, bone marrow | myel/o |
| Root for feeling, sensation | esthesi/o |
| Root for speech | phas/o |
| Root for mind | phren/o, psych/o |
| Root for sleep | somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o |
| Root for know | gnosi/o |
| Suffix for excessive desire | -mania |
| Suffix for excessive fear or sensitivity | -phobia |
| Suffix for slight or partial paralysis | -paresis |
| Root for Muscle tone, tension, pressure | ton/o |
| Root for arrangement, order, coordination | tax/o |
| Suffix for paralysis | -plegia |
| Suffix for weakness | -asthenia |
| aphasia ah-FAY-zhah | a=not, phas=speaking, ia= condition |
| ataxia ah-TAK-see-ah | a=not, taxia= coordination lack of coordination |
| catatonia KAT-ah-TOH-nee-ah | cata=down, ton= muscle, ia= condition condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| delirium deh-LEER-ee-um | brief loss of mental function |
| dementia deh-MEN-chah | de=down, ment= mind, ia= condition loss/decline in mental function |
| dyskinesia dis-kih-NEE-zhah | dys=bad, kinesia= movement difficulty moving |
| dyslexia dis-LEK-see-ajh | dys=bad, lex= reading, ia= condition difficulty reading |
| dysphasia dis-FAY-zhah | dys= bad, phas= speaking, ia= condition difficulty speaking |
| dystonia dis-TOH-nee-ah | dys= bad, ton= muscle tone, ia= condition condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements |
| insomnia in-SOM-nee-ah | in=not, somn= sleeping, ia= condition inability to sleep |
| myoclonus mal-AWK-loh-nus | myo= muscle, clonus= turmoil muscle twitching |
| myospasm MAI-oh-spazm | myo= muscle, spasm= involuntary contraction involuntary muscle contraction |
| neurasthenia NUR-as-THEN-ee-ah | neur= nerve, asthenia= weakening nerve weakness |
| somnambulism sawm-NAM-byoo-liz-um | somn= sleep, ambul= walk, ism= condition sleep walking |
| syncope SIN-koh-pee | fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain |
| cephalalgia SEH-ful-AL-jah | cephal= head, algia= pain head pain |
| cephalodynia SEH-fah-loh-DIH-nee-ah | cephalo= head, dynia= pain head pain |
| encephalalgia in-SE-ful-AL-jah | encephalo= brain, algia= pain brain pain |
| neuralgia nur-AL-jah | neur= nerve, algia= pain nerve pain |
| neurodynia NUR-oh-DIH-nee-ah | neuro= nerve, dynia=pain nerve pain |
| hemiparesis HEH-mee-puh-REE-sis | hemi= half, paresis= parital paralysis partial paralysis of half the body |
| hemiplegia HEH-mee-PLEE-jah | hemi= half, plegia= paralysis paralysis of half the body |
| monoparesis MAW-noh-puh-REE-sis | mono= one, paresis= partial paralysis partial paralysis of one limb |
| monoplegia MAW-noh-PLEE-jah | mono= one, plegia= paralysis paralysis of one limb |
| paralysis puh-RAH-lu-sis | complete loss of sensation and motor function |
| paresis puh-REE-sis | partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function |
| causalgia kaw-ZAL-jah | caus= burn, algia= pain painful sensation of burning |
| dysesthesia DIS-es-THEE-zhah | dys= bad, esthesia= sensation bad feeling |
| hyperesthesia HAI-per-es-THEE-zhah | hyper=over, esthesia= sensation increased sensation |
| paraesthesia PAR-es-THEE-zhah | par= beside, esthesia= sensation abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in the skin) |
| pseudodesthesia SOO-des-THEE-zhah | pseud= false, esthesia= sensation false sensation |
| synesthesia SIN-ess-THEE-zhah | syn= together, esthesia= sensation condition where one sensation is experienced as another |
| acropohobia AK-roh-foh-bee-ah | acro= heights, phobia= excessive fear fear of heights |
| agoraphobia ah-GOR-ah-FOH-bee-ah | agora- marketplace, , phobia= excessive fear fear of outdoor spaces |
| hydrophobia HAI-druh-FOH-bee-ah | hydro= water, phobia= excessive fear fear of water |
| kleptomania KLEP-toh-MAY-nee-ah | klepto= theft, mania- excessive desire desire to steal |
| photophobia FOH-toh-FOH-bee-ah | photo= light, phobia= excessive sensitivity excessive sensitivity to light |
| pyromania PAI-roh-MAY-nee-ah | pyro= fire, mania= excessive desire desire to set fire |
| echoencephalography EH-koh-in-SEH-fah-LAW-grah-fee | echo / encephalo= brain, graphy= writing procedure procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves |
| electroencephalography (EEG) eh-LEK-troh-in-SEH-fah-LAW-grah-fee | electro= electricity, encephalo= brain, graphy= writing procedure procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
| lumbar puncture (LP) LUM-bar-PUNK-chir | lum= lower back, ar puncture= pertaining to puncture inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid, commonly called a spinal tap |
| cerebral angiography seh-REE-bral AN-gee-AW-grah-fee | cerebr / al= pertaining to brain, angio/graphy= vessel/writing procedure Procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain |
| magnetic resonance angiography mag-NET-ik REH-zan-ants AN-gee-AW-grah-fee (MRA) | angio= vessel, graphy= writing procedure procedure used to examine blood vessels |
| myelogram MAI-el-oh-gram | myelo= spinal cord, gram= record image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray |
| positron emission tomography (PET) scan PAWZ-ih-trawn ee-MISH-un taw-MAW-gra-fee | e=out / mission= send, tomo= cut, graphy= writing procedure an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain |
| transcranial doppler sonography tranz-KRAY-nee-al DAW-plir saw-NAW-gra-fee | trans= through, cranial= skull, doppler sono= sound, graphy= writing procedure an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull |
| cerebellitis ser-eh-bell-AI-tis | cerebell= cerebellum, itis= inflammation inflammation of the cerebellum |
| cerebral atrophy seh-REE-bral A-troh-fee | cerebr= brain, al= pertaining to, a= no, trophy= nourishment wasting away of brain tissue |
| duritis dur-AI-tis | dur= dura, itis= inflammation inflammation of the dura |
| encephalocele en-SEF-ah-loh-SEEL | encephalo= brain, cele= hernia hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull) |
| hematoma HEE-mah-TOH-mah | hemat= blood, oma= tumor tumorlike mass made up of blood |
| cranial hematoma KRAY-nee-al HEE-mah-TOH-mah | crani= skull, al= pertaining to, hemat= blood, oma-= tumor a hematoma located beneath the skull |
| epidural hematoma EH-pi-DIR-al HEE-mah-TOH-mah | epi= upon, dur= dura, al = pertaining to, hemat= blood, oma= tumor a hematoma located on top of the dura |
| intracerebral hematoma IN-trah-se-REE-bral HEE-mah-TOH-mah | intra-= inside, cerebr= brain, hemat= blood, oma= tumor a hematoma located inside the brain |
| subdural hematoma sub-DIR-al HEE-mah-TOH-mah | sub= beneath, dur= dura, al= pertaining to, hemat= blood, oma= tumor a hematoma located beneath the dura |
| macrocephaly MA-kroh-SEH-fah-lee | macro= large, cephal= head, y= condition abnormally large head |
| microcephaly MAI-kroh-SEH-fah-lee | micro= small, cephal= head, y= condition abnormally small head |
| meningocele meh-NIN-goh-seel | meningo= meninges, cele= hernia a hernia of the meninges |
| myelocele MAI-eh-loh-SEEL | myelo= spinal cord, cele= hernia a hernia of the spinal cord |
| myelomalacia MAI-eh-loh-mah-LAY-shah | myelo= spinal cord, malacia= softening abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
| myelomeningocele MAI-en-loh-meh-NIN-goh-seel | myelo= spinal cord, meningo= meninges, cele= hernia a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges |
| neuritis nir-AI-tis | neur=nerve, itis= inflammation nerve inflammation |
| neuroma nir-OH-mah | neur= nerve, oma= tumor a nerve tumor |
| neurosclerosis NIR-oh-skleh-ROH-sis | neuro= nerve, scler= hardening, osis= condition hardening of nerves |
| polyneuritis PAW-lee-nir-AI-tis | poly= many, neur= nerve, itis= inflammation inflammation of multiple nerves |
| agnosia AG-noh-zhah | a= not, gnos= knowledge, ia= condition inability to comprehend |
| apathy A-pah-thee | a= no, path= suffering, y= condition lack of emotion |
| hyperkinesia HAI-per-kih-NEE-shah | hyper= over, kinesia= movement increase in muscle movement or activity |
| neurasthenia NIR-as-THEN-ee-ah | neur= nerve, asthenia= weakness nerve weakness |
| neuroglycopenia NIR-oh-GLAI-koh-PEE-nee-ah | neuro= nerve, glyco= sugar, penia= deficiency a deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
| nystagmus nih-STAG-mus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
| prosophagnosia PRAW-soh-pag-NOH-zhah | prosop= face, a= no, gnos= knowledge, ia= condition inability to recognize faces |
| anesthesiologist A-neh-STHEE-zee-AW-loh-jist | an= no, esthesio= sensation, logist= specialist doctor who specializes in anesthesiology |
| afferent nerve A-fir-ent nirv | af= toward, ferent nerve= carry a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
| efferent nerve EH-fir-ent nirv | ef= away, ferent nerve= carry a nerve taht carries impulses away from the central nervous system |
| neurogenic NIR-oh-JIN-ik | neuro= nerve, gen= creation, ic= pertaining to originating from/ created from nerves |
| When a person reports feeling a mising limb, it is: | autosomatognosis |
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