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Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o + encephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | skull |
| mening/o + meningi/o | meninges |
| dur/o | dura |
| neur/o | nerve |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| myel/o | spinal cord + bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o + psych/o | mind |
| somn/o + somn/i + hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| cata | down |
| delirium | brief loss of mental function |
| ment | mind |
| lex | reading |
| ambul | walking |
| syncope | fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain |
| paresis | partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function |
| caus | burn |
| par | beside |
| pseud | false |
| acro | heights |
| agora | marketplace |
| kelpta | theft |
| photo | light |
| pyro | fire |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| gnos | knowledge |
| glyco | sugar |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
| prosop | face |
| af | toward |
| ef | away |
| somat | body |
| idio | private |
| ictal | seizure |
| clonus | violent |
| stroke | loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow/supply to the brain |
| rrhag | excessive bleeding |
| isch | hold back |
| lent | go |
| embol | stopper |
| thromb | clot |
| blast | sprout |
| polio | gray |
| orex | appetite |
| aut | self |
| bu | appetite |
| lim | hunger |
| phor | carry |
| manic depression | bipolar disorder |
| lepsy | seize |
| schizo | divide |
| general anesthetic | complete loss of consciousness |
| local anesthetic | does not effect consciousness |
| regional anesthetic | injected into nerve to cause loss of sensation over a particular area |
| topical anesthetic | local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
| epi | upon |
| convuls | convulsion |
| lytic | breakdown agent |
| pharmaco | drug |
| trop | turn |
| end | inside |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| 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 |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
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