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Chapter 4-6
Med Term. 104
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The widening of a joint to move away from the body is called? | abduction |
| Carpitis | Wrist Inflammation |
| Craniomalacia | Softening of the Skull |
| Exostosis | An Abnormal growth of the bone out of another bone |
| dys | abnormal |
| -plasia | development |
| What Does Muscular Dystrophy mean? | Poor Muscle Development |
| What does Tardive Dyskinesia Mean? | Loss of muscle control |
| Antipyrectic means? | Reduce Fever |
| Analgesic | Pain Relief |
| Fasciodesis | Surgical procedure |
| oste | Bone |
| tars | Ankle |
| cost | Rib |
| -itic | Pertaining To |
| Anti- | Against |
| chondro | Cartilage |
| The Central Nervous System process details and formulate an_____? | Response |
| the root for "feeling or sensation" is____? | esthesi/o |
| The largest portion of your brain is______? | Cerebrum |
| Lobes are the smaller subdivisions of an ____? | Organ |
| The root word for "speech"? | phas/o |
| What makes up the Central Nervous System? | Brain, Spinal Cord |
| Someone that walks while sleeping (sleepwalking) | Somnambulism/Noctambulism |
| cerebr/o Encephal/o is the root word for ? | Brain |
| Cerebellum | Little Brain |
| The root word Phas/o means? | Speech |
| The root word phren/o, psych/o means? | Mind |
| hypn/o somn/o means? | Sleep |
| tachyphasia | Speaking too fast. |
| gnosi/o means? | Know |
| The definition of "excessive desire" | Mania |
| Neuro | Nervous System |
| -Phobia | Excessive Fear |
| caus | Burn |
| dys means? | bad |
| par Means? | besides |
| pseud Mean? | false |
| syn Means? | Together |
| acro means? | Heights |
| Klepto Mean? | Theft |
| phobia Means? | Excessive fear |
| The most common psychiatric issues that providers treat is_____? | Emotions |
| Infection of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord? | Meningitis |
| What is the term that is used for drugs to dull the pain reception from the nerves? | Anesthetics |
| echo | Sound wave |
| Lacrim/o | Tear |