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nervous wp/abv
nervous system word parts and abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anxi/o | anxious; uneasy |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| contus/o | to bruise |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthes/o, esthesi/o | nervous sensation |
| gli/o | glue |
| hydr/o | water |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| isch/o | back; to hold back |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lex/o | word |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | fear |
| phren/o | mind |
| pol/o | extreme |
| poli/o | grey matter |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| schiz/o | split |
| synaps/o, synapt/o | point of contact; to join |
| syncop/o | to cut off; cut short; faint |
| tax/o | coordination; order |
| tempor/o | temples |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
| traumat/o | trauma; injury; wound |
| troph/o | development; nourishment |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| post- | after; behind |
| -algesia | pain; sensitivity |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | hernia; swelling; protrusion |
| -esthesia | feeling; sensation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -leptic | seize; take hold of |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| -taxia | muscle coordination |
| AD | Alzheimer's Disease |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| CBT | cognitive- behavioral therapy |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| DTR(s) | deep tendon reflex(es) |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| EDH | epidural hematoma |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| END | electroneurodiagnostic |
| FH | family history |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| GB | Guillain-Barré |
| HA | headache |
| HEENT | head, eye, ear, nose, and throat |
| H&P | history and physical |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| ID, IDD | intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
| OCD | obsessive- compulsive disorder |
| OH | occupational history |
| OP | outpatient |
| P | pulse |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease; panic disorder |
| PE | physical examination |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| R | right; respirations |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROS | review of systems |
| s | without (from the Latin sine, pronounced sih- NEH) |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| SDH | subdural hematoma |
| SH | social history |
| SNS | somatic nervous system |
| T | temperature |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| WNL | within normal limits |
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