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HLHS Chap 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| mening/o | meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| dur/o | dura (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| neur/o | nerve |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o | mind |
| psych/o | mind |
| somn/o | sleep |
| somn/i | sleep |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clonus | twitching |
| ambul/o | walk |
| syncope | fainting, loss of consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain |
| caus/o | burn |
| acr/o | heights |
| agora/o | marketplace |
| afferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
| efferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses from the central nervous system |
| interictal | time between seizures |
| postictal | time after a seizure |
| preictal | time before a seizure |
| clonus | muscle spasm or twitching |
| isch- | hold back |
| thromb/o | clot |
| anticonvulsant | a drug that opposes convulsions |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |