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Unit 2
Nervous and musculoskeletal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Aphasia | lack of speech |
| Phren/o | mind |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Neuralgia | Nerve Pain |
| -Delirium | sudden state of confusion |
| Kleptomania | desire to steal |
| Encephal/o | brain |
| dys | bad or abnormal |
| PRN | as needed |
| QH | every hour |
| Myorrhaphy | muscle suture |
| Tend/o | Tendon |
| Oste/o | bone |
| My/o | muscle |
| Cost/o | rib |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra |
| myositis | inflammation of the muscle |
| Osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| Spondylolysis | loss of vertebra structure |
| Tendectomy | removal of a tendon |