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medterm Feb 23

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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
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/o 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 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
-asthenia weakness
-cele hernia; swelling; protrusion
-e (noun suffix with no meaning)
-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 seizure
-leptic to seize; take hold of
-logy study of
-lysis breakdown; separation; loosening
-lytic pertaining to breakdown or destruction
-mania obsessive preoccupation
-orexia appetite
-osis abnormal condition
-paresis weakness
-pathy disease
-phasia speech
-phobia fear
-plegia paralysis
-rrhagic pertaining to bursting 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 (for Alzheimer's Disease)
ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)
ANS autonomic nervous system
ASA acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
ASD autism spectrum disorder
CBT cognitive behavioral therapy
CNS central nervous system
CP cerebral palsy
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CVA cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
DTR(s) deep tendon reflexes
ECT electroconvulsive therapy
EDH epidural hematoma
EEG electroencephalogram
END electroneurodiagnostic
FH family history
GAD generalized anxiety disorder
GB Guillain-Barre
H&P history and physical
HA headache
HEENT head, eye, ear, nose, throat
HPI history of present illness
ICP intracranial pressure
ID, IDD intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder
LOC level of consciousness
LP lumbar puncture
MG myasthenia gravis
MMSE mini-mental state exam
MS multiple sclerosis
MSE mental status exam
NCV nerve conduction velocity
NVS neuro vital signs
OCD obsessive compulsive disorder
OH occupational history
OP outpatient
P pulse
PD Parkinson's disease; panic disorder
PE physical examination
PET positron emission tomography
PMH past medical history
PNS peripheral nervous system
PTSD post traumatic stress disorder
R right; respirations
R/O rule out
RLE right lower extremity
ROS review of systems
s (with a line above it) without (from the Latin sine)
SAD seasonal affective disorder
SB spina bifida
SCI spinal cord injury
SDH subdural hematoma
SH social history
SNS somatic nervous system
T temperature
TBI traumatic brain injury
TIA transient ischemic attack
WNL within normal limits
 

 



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