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Nervous System Chapter 15 Exploring Medical Language 5th edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum,brain |
| dur/o | hard,dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| ganglion/o | ganglion |
| mening/i | meninges |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| radic/o | nerve root |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| rhiz/o | nerve root |
| esthesi/o | sensation,sensitivity,feeling |
| ment/o | mind |
| phren/o | mind |
| psych/o | mind |
| mon/o | one |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| quadr/i | four |
| pre- | before |
| tetra- | four |
| -iatrist | specialist,physician |
| -iatry | treatment,specialty |
| -ictal | seizure,attack |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerebellum |
| cerebral thrombosis | abnormal condition of a clot (in) pertaning to the cerebrum |
| duritis | inflammation of the dura mater |
| encephalitis | infammation of the brain |
| encephalomalacia | softening of the brain |
| encephalomyeloradiculitis | inflammation of the brain,spinal cord,and nerve roots |
| gangliitis | inflammation of the ganglion |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningocele | protrusion of the meninges |
| meningomyelocele | protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord |
| neuralgia | pain in the nerve |
| neurasthenia | nerve weakness |
| neuritis | inflammation of the nerve |
| neuroarthropathy | disease of the nerves and joints |
| neuroblast | developing nerve cell |
| neuroma | tumor made up of nerve (cells) |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
| radiculitis | inflammation of the nerve roots |
| rhizomeningomyelitis | inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord |
| subdural hematoma | collection of blood below the dura mater |
| Alzheimer's disease | disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recongnition |
| amyotrophic lateral scleroiss | progressive muscle atrophy caused by hardening of the nerve tissue on the lateral columns of the spinal cord |
| Bell's palsy | paralysis of muscles on one side of the face, usually a temporary condition |
| cerebral aneurysm | aneurysm in the cerebrum |
| cerebral palsy | condtion characterized by lack of muscle control and partial paralysis |
| cerebrovascular accident | stroke |
| epilepsy | recurring seizures |
| hydrocephalus | increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain |
| multiple sclerosis | many sclerotic patches along the brain and spinal cord |
| neurosis | emotional disorder the involves an ineffective way of coping |
| Parkinson's disease | chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system symptoms include muscular tremors, rigidity, expressionless face, and shuffling gait |
| psychosis | mental disorder characterized by extreme derangement delusions and hallucinations |
| Reye's syndrome | disease of the brain and other organs such as the liver it typically follows a viral infection |
| sciatica | inflammation of the sciatic nerve |
| shingles | viral diease that affects the peripheral nerves |
| transient ischemic attack | sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time |
| ganglionectomy | excision of a ganglion |
| neurectomy | excision of the nerve |
| neurolysis | separating a nerve |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
| neurorrhaphy | suture of a nerve |
| neurotomy | incision into a nerve |
| radicotomy | incision into a nerve root |
| rhizotomy | incision into a nerve root |
| cerebral angiography | x-ray imaging of the blood vessels in the brain |
| myelogram | x-ray image of the spinal cord |
| echoencephalography | process of recording the brain (structures) by use of sound |
| electroencephalogram | record of the electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording the electrical impules of the brain |
| computed tomography of the brain (CT scan) | process that includes the use of a computer to produce a series of images of the tissues of the brain at any desired depth |
| magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (MRI scan) | a nonivasive technique that produces crosssectional and saittal images of the soft tissues of the brain by uses of magnetic waves |
| positron emission tomographyof the brain (PET scan) | an imaging technique using a radioactive substance that permits viewing of the brain to examine blood flow and metabolic activity |
| evoked potential studies (EP studies) | a group of diagnostic tests that measure changes and responses in the brain waves elicited by visual, auditory, or somatosensory stimuli |
| lumbar puncture | insertion of a needle into the subrachnoid space to remove cerebrospinal fluid |
| anesthesia | without (loss of) feeling or sensation |
| aphasia | condition of without speaking |
| cephalalgia | head ache |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| craniocerebral | pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum |
| dysphasia | condition of difficulty speaking |
| encephalosclerosis | hardening of the brain |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of the body |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half of the body |
| hyperesthesia | excessive sensitivity (to stimuli) |
| interictal | (occurring) between seizures |
| intracerebral | pertaining to within the cerebrum |
| monoparesis | slight paralysis of one (limb) |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one (limb) |
| myelomalacia | softening of the spinal cord |
| neuroid | resembling a nerve |
| neurologist | physician who studies and treats dieases of the (nervous system) |
| neurology | study of nerves |
| panplegia | total paralysis |
| phrenic | pertaining to the mind |
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