click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Terminology
MED 104 Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abnormal fears | phobias |
| Abnormal desires | manias |
| Cerebr/o, encephal/o | Cerebropathy Cerebrospinal Encephalitis Encephalogram |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellar Cerebellitis |
| Lob/o | Lobotomy Lobectomy |
| Cephal/o | Microcephaly Macrocephaly |
| Crani/o | Craniometer Craniomalacia |
| Mening/o, meningi/o | Meningitis Meningopathy |
| Dur/o | Epidural Subdural hematoma |
| Neur/o | Neuralgia Neuropathy |
| Gangli/o | Ganglion Gangliitis |
| Myel/o | Myelitis Myelodysplasia |
| Esthesi/o | Anesthesia Hyperesthesia |
| Phas/o | Aphasia |
| Phren/o, psych/o | Phrenetic Psychology |
| Somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o | Somnography Insomnia Hypnosis |
| Gnosi/o | Agnosia Diagnosis Prognosis |
| -mania | Pyromania Kleptomania |
| -phobia | Photophobia Hydrophobia |
| -paresis | Hemiparesis |
| Ton/o | Dystonia Tonograph |
| Tax/o | Ataxia Hypotaxia |
| -plegia | Quadriplegia |
| -asthenia | Myasthenia Phonasthenia |
| Impairments of speech | Aphasia Dysphasia |
| Impairment of coordination | Ataxia |
| Impairments of muscle tone | Catatonia Dystonia |
| Impairment of movement | Dyskinesia |
| Impairment associated with twitching | Myoclonus |
| Impairment associated with muscle contraction | Myospasm |