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Nervous-System
Abbreviation and acronyms and terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| anesth, anes | anesthesia |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BD | Brian Dead |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| EEG | electoencephalogram |
| IQ | itelligence quotient |
| LP | Lumbar pumcture |
| OBS | organic brain syndrome |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| PD | Parkinsons disease |
| Sz | seizure |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| -algesia,alges/o | pain sensitivity |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum,brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| hydr/o | water, hydrogen |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| hypothalam/o | hypothalamus |
| klept/o | theft, stealing |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lexia | speech, word |
| -mania | madness, obsessive preoccupation |
| mening/o | meninges, membranes |
| -mnesia | memory |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | numbness, stupor |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -phobia, phob/o | fear, aversion |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| psych/o | mind |
| schiz/o | split, division |