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FLAVIN MED1010 ch 13
NERVOUS SYSTEM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | little brain |
| cerebr/o, | encephal/o brain |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| dacry/o | tear |
| gangli/o | swelling, knot |
| ir/o | iris |
| mast/o | breast |
| mening/i, | mening/o membrane |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul, opt/o, | ophthalm/o eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| phren/o, psych/o | mind |
| radic/o, radicul/o | nerve root |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | sclera; thick or hard |
| vag/o | vagus |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| Mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid process and the associated tissues |
| Ménière’s disease | a chronic disease of the inner ear that includes symptoms of dizziness and ringing in the ears |
| Myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum; also called |
| tympanitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| Otitis | externa inflammation of the external auditory canal |
| Otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| Otopathy | disease of the ear |
| Otosclerosis | abnormal formation of bone between the stapes |
| and the oval window, causing a progressive loss of | |
| hearing | |
| Vertigo | the sensation of whirling motion |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Ast | astigmatism |
| CT (CAT) scan | computed (axial) tomography scan |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
| DTR | deep tendon reflexes |
| EchoEG | echoencephalography |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| LASIK | laser |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OM | otitis media |
| PD | Parkinson disease |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| Anxiety disorder | when fear dominates behavior |
| Attention deficit disorder | a neurological disorder characterized by short attention span and poor concentration |
| Bipolar disease | causes alternating periods of high energy and |
| mental confusion | by memory loss, disorientation, and confusion |
| Dementia | an impairment of mental function characterized |
| Dyslexia | a reading handicap in which some letters and numbers are reversed in order by the brain |
| Mania | an emotional disorder of abnormally high psychomotor activity |
| Neurosis | an emotional disorder involving a counter productive way of dealing with mental stress |
| Paranoia disorder | where a person experiences persistent delusions of persecution resulting in mistrust and combativeness |
| Phobia | an irrational, obsessive fear |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | a severe mental strain or emotional trauma causes sleeplessness, anxiety, and paranoia |
| Psychopathy | a general term for a mental or emotional disorder |
| Psychosis | an individual suffering from a gross distortion or disorganization of their mental capacity, emotional response, and capacity to recognize reality and relate to others may be diagnosed with this disease |
| Psychosomatic | refers to the influence of the mind over bodily functions,specially disease |
| Schizophrenia | characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and extensive withdrawal from other people and the outside world. |
| Aphasia | Inability to speak |
| Cephalagia | headache |
| Dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| Syncope | temporary loss of consciousness due to sudden reduction of blood flow to brain |
| Paresthesia | abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without objective cause |
| Polyneuralgia | symptom of pain in many nerves |
| Hyperesthesia | increased sensitivity to stimulation such as touch or pain |
| Hyperalgesia | extreme lack of sensitivity to normally painful stimuli |
| Agnosia | loss of ability to interpret sensory info |
| Autism | developmental disorder that varies in severity with pt. S/S withdrawal & impaired development in social conduct & communication |
| Bell palsy | condition of muscular paralysis |
| Cerebral aneurysm | type of CVA where vessel dialates |
| ather/o | fatty substance or plaque |
| aut/o | self |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | little brain |
| embol/o | plug |
| gli/o | glue |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| later/o | side |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| narc/o | numbness |
| neur/o | nerve |
| scler/o | thick, hard, sclera |
| poli/o | gray |
| thromb/o | clot |
| angi/o | vessel |
| to bounce | ech/o |
| brain | encephal/o |
| sensation | esthesi/o |
| tom/o | to cut |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| psych/o | mind |
| -algesia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -al, -ic | pertaining to |
| -gram | image or record |
| -ist | specialist |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -logy | study of |
| to cut | -tomy |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -lysis | loosen or dissolve |
| surgically repair | -plasty |
| -iatry | treatment or specialty |
| Rabies | typically fatal infection of CNS via a virus from infected animal |
| Parkinsons | chronic degenerative disease of the brain |
| Neurosis | emotional disorder involving counter productive ways to deal with stress |
| Neuroma | tumor originating from nervous tissue |
| Narcolepsy | sleep disorder with sudden onset of sleep attacks |
| Epilepsy | brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures |
| Cerebral palsy | muscle paralysis caused by brain lesions or birth defect |
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