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Medical Terminology
Chapter 7 - Nervous System and Mental Health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| neur/o, neur/i | Nervous System, Nervous Tissue, Nerve |
| gli/o | Neuroglia |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | Ganglion |
| mening/o, meninge/o | Meninges |
| myel/o | Spinal Cord (Also Bone Marrow) |
| radicul/o | Spinal Nerve Root |
| encephal/o | Brain |
| cerebr/o | Cerebrum (Loosely, Brain) |
| cortic/o | Cerebral Cortex, Outer Portion |
| cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| thalam/o | Thalamus |
| ventricul/o | Cavity, Ventricle |
| medull/o | Medulla Oblongata (Also Spinal Cord) |
| psych/o | Mind |
| narc/o | Stupor, Unconciousness |
| somn/o, somn/i | Sleep |
| -phasia | Speech |
| -lalia | Speech, Babble |
| -lexia | Reading |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -paresis | Partial Paralysis, Weakness |
| -lepsy | Seizure |
| -phobia | Persistent, Irrational Fear |
| -mania | Excited State, Obessession |
| Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) | Regulates involuntary activities. Controls smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, and glands. (Visceral Nervous System) |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | Brain and Spinal Cord |
| Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) | Part of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes a response to stress, increases heart rate and respiration rate, and delivers more blood to skeletal muscle. (FIGHT OR FLIGHT) |
| Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) | Water fluid that circulates in and around the brain and spinal cord for protection |
| Contralateral | Affecting the opposite side of the body |
| Ipsilateral | On the same side (Unilateral) |
| Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) | Sudden damage to the brain resulting from reduction of cerebral blood flow. Possible causes are atherosclerosis, thrombosis, or a ruptured aneurysm. (Stroke) |
| Coma | State of deep unconsciousness from which one cannot be roused |
| Convulsion | Series of violent, involuntary muscle contractions: Tonic - Involves prolonged muscle contractions Clonic - Alteration of contraction and relaxation |
| Concussion | Injury resulting from a violent blow or shock |
| Compulsion | Repetitive, stereotyped act performed to relieve tension |
| Delusion | False belief inconsistent with knowledge and experience |
| Hallucination | False perception unrelated to reality or external stimuli |
| Amnesia | Loss Of Memory |
| Delirium | Sudden and temporary state of confusion marked by excitement, physical restlessness, and incoherence |
| Dementia | Gradual and usually irreversible loss of intellectual function |
| Paranoid | Mental state characterized by jealousy and delusions of persecution |
| Psychosis | Mental state extreme enough to cause gross misperception of reality with delusions and hallucinations |
| Euphoria | Exaggerated feeling of well-being, elation |
| Lethargy | State of sluggishness or stupor |
| Stupor | State of unconsciousness or lethargy with loss of responsiveness |
| Reflex | Simple, rapid, and automatic responses to stimulus |
| Paralysis | Temporary or permanent loss of function |
| Seizure | Sudden attack/epilepsy (Most Common Forms: Tonic-Clonic or Grand Mal, Absence Seizure, Petit Mal, and Psychomotor Seizure) |
| Tremor | Shaking or involuntary movement |
| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident or Cardiovascular Disease |
| CVD | Cerebrovascular Disease |
| DTR | Deep Tendon Reflexes |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram or Electroencephalography |
| ICP | Intracranial Pressure |
| LOC | Level Of Conciousness |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
| REM | Rapid Eye Movement (Sleep) |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
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KristalLeann
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