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Medical Terms Ch 5

The Nervous System

TermDefinition
Cerebr/o-, encaphal/o- brain
Cerebell/o- cerebellum
Lob/o- lobe
Cephal/o- head
Crani/o- skull
Mening/o-, meningi/o- meninges
Du/o- dura
Neuro/o- nerve
Gangli/o- nerve bundle
Myel/o- spinal cord or bone marrow
Psyche mind
Neurology focuses on actions
Psychiatry and psychology focusses on emotions, perception, and behavior
Esthesi/o- feeling or sensation
Phaso/o- speech
Phren/o-, psych/o- mind
Somn/o-, somn/i-, hypn/o- sleep
-gnosi/o knowledge
-mania excessive desire/ exaggerated obsession
-phobia excessive/exaggerated fear or sensitivity
-paresis slight or partial paralysis
-ton/o muscle tone, tension, pressure
-tax/o arrangement, order, coordination
-plegia paralysis
-asthenia weakness
Sensory the input
Motory the action
Syncope fainting
Depression persistent feeling of sadness
Anxiety feeling upset, frustrated, or nervous
-delirium sudden state of confusion
-dementia persistent state of confusion
Aphasia inability to speak
Dysphasia difficulty speaking
Ataxia lack of coordnation
Catatonia reduced muscle tone
Dystonia involuntary muscle movements
Delirium brief loss of mental function
Dementia loss/decline of mental function
Dyslexia difficulty reading
Dyskinesia difficulty moving
Myoclonus muscle twiching
Myospasm involuntary muscle contraction
Neurasthenia nerve weakness
Insomnia inability to sleep
Somnambulism sleepwalking
Cephalalgia or Cephalodynia head pain
Encephalagia brain pain
Neuralgia or Neurodynia nerve pain
Causalgia burning pain
Paresthesia abnormal sensation (tingling)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) performed via lumbar puncture
Lumbar puncture (LP) spinal tap to collect CSF
Myelogram x-ray of spinal cord
Cerebral Angiography x-ray of blood vessels of the brain
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) use of MRI w/ contrast dye to see blood vessels of brain
Agnosia inability to comprehend
Prosopagnosia inability to recognize faces
Apathy lack of emotion
Nystagmus involuntary back and forth eye movement
Neuroglycopenia low blood sugar, interferes with normal brain activity
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