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Nervous System
WPA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anxi/o | anxious; uneasy |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| contus/o | to bruise |
| crani/o | skull |
| dendr/o | tree-like; branches |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthes/o, esthesi/o | nervous sensation |
| gangli/o | tumor; cystic tumor |
| gli/o | glue |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| hydr/o | water |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| iatr/o | physician; treatment |
| isch/o | back; to hold back |
| lamin/o | lamina (thin plate or layer; arch) |
| lex/o | word |
| medull/p | medulla oblongata |
| megal/o | large; great; grand |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| ment/o | mind |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| narc/o | numbness; sleep; stupor |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | fear |
| phren/o | mind |
| pol/o | extreme |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| pont/o | pons |
| psych/o | mind |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| synaps/o, synapt/o | point of contact; to join |
| syncop/o | to cut off; cut short; faint |
| tax/o | coordination; order |
| tempor/o | the temples |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
| traumat/o | trauma; injury; wound |
| troph/o | development; nourishment |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae; spinal column bones |
| af- | toward; near |
| bi- | two; both |
| con- | together; with |
| dys- | painful; difficult |
| ef- | out of; outside |
| en- | in; within |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| hemi- | half |
| intra- | within; into |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one; single |
| par-; para | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | after; behind |
| quadri- | four |
| soma- | body |
| sub- | below; under |
| -al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic | pertaining to |
| -algesia | pain; sensitivity |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia; swelling; protrusion |
| -e | (noun suffix with no meanign) |
| -emic | pertaining to blood condition |
| -esthesia | feeling; sensation |
| -ferent | to carry |
| -glia | glue |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ion | process; state; condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | to seize; take hold of |
| -logy | study |
| -lysis | breakdown; seperation; loosening |
| -lytic | pertaining to breakdown or destruction |
| -mania | -obsessive preoccupation |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -osis | process; abnormal condition |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhagic | pertaining to busting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| -taxia | muscle coordination |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -tropic | turning |
| -um, us | structure; tissue; thing |
| AD | Alzheimer’s (or Alzheimer) disease |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| MSE | mental status exam |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| NCV | nerve conduction velocitu |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| NVS | neuro vital signs |
| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) |
| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| OH | occupational history |
| CBT | cognitive-behavioral therapy |
| OP | outpatient |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| P | pulse |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| PD | Parkinson's disease; Panic disorder |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| PE | physical examination |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| DTR(s) | deep tendon reflex(es) |
| PMH | past medical history |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| EDH | epidural hematoma |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| R | right; respirations |
| END | electroneurodiagnostic |
| R/O | rule out |
| FH | family history |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| ROS | review of systems |
| GB | Guillain-Barre |
| s with line over it | without |
| H&P | history and physical |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| HA | headache |
| SB | spina bifida |
| HEENT | head. eye, ear, nose, and throat |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| SDH | subdural hematoma |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| SH | social history |
| ID | intellectual disability |
| IDD | intellectual development disorder |
| SNS | somatic nervous system |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| T | temperature |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| MMSE | mini-mental state exam |
| WNL | within normal limits |
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