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Chapter 10 Med Term
Chapter 10 - Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| caus/o | burning, burn |
| concuss/o | shaken together, violent agitated |
| contus/o | bruise |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| esthet/o | feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception |
| -graphy | the process of producing a picture or record |
| klept/o | to steal |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| mening/o | membranes, meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur/i & neur/o | nerve, nerve tissue |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| psych/o | mind |
| multiple sclerosis | progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath |
| Bell's Palsy | temp. paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve that causes paralysis only of the affected side of the face |
| cerebral palsy | condition characterized by poor muscle control, spasticity, speech defects, and other neurological deficiencies due to damage that affects the cerebrum |
| cerebrovascular accident | a stroke or CVA |
| delirium | an acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, agitation, and hallucinations |
| cervical radiculopathy | nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve roots in the neck region |
| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | (infectious polyneuritis) - inflammation of the myelin sheath of the peripheral nerves, characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis. |
| hyperesthesia | condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli |
| cerebral confusion | bruising of brain tissue as the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skull |
| syncope | (fainting) - the brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow of blood to the brain |
| neurotransmitters | chemical substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor |
| schizophrenia | psychotic disorder usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. |
| Reye's Syndrome | potentially serious or deadly disorder in children thats characterized by vomiting and confusion |
| peripheral neuropathy | (peripheral neuritis) - disorder of the nerves that carry info to and from the brain and spinal cord |
| parethesia | refers to a burning or prickling sensation thats usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet, but can also occur in other parts of the body |
| ischemic stroke | most common type of stroke in older people, occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked |
| hydrocephalus | condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to the scalp |
| encephalitis | an inflammation of the brain, can be caused by a viral infection (rabies) |
| echoencephalography | use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the midline structures of the brain |
| cranial hematoma | a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the (cranial) brain |
| causalgia | persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve |
| trigeminal neuralgia | characterized by lightning-like pain due to an inflammation of the 5th cranial nerve |
| trichotillomania | disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's hair |
| shaken baby syndrome | results of a child being violently shaken by someone |
| sciatica | inflammation of the sciatic nerve that results in pain, burning, and tingling along the cause of the affected sciatic nerve through the thigh, leg, and foot |
| posttraumatic stress disorder | may develop after an event involving actual or threatened death/injury to the individual or someone else, during which the person felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror |
| Parkinson's Disease | chronic, degenerative central nervous disorder characterized by muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait |
| panic attack | characterized by a group of intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness, and terror |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder | anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted obsessions and/or compulsions |
| narcolepsy | sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day. |
| myelography | radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium through a lumbar puncture |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| migraine headache | can be preceded by a warning aura, characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head |
| meningocele | congenital herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord |
| lethargy | lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness, and apathy |
| hypochondriasis | characterized by fearing that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance |
| hemorrhagic stroke | (bleed) -occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks |
| hallucination | sensory perception |
| factitious disorder | condition in which an individual acts as if he/she has a physical/mental illness when he/she is not really sick |
| epilepsy | chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity |
| epidural anesthesia | regional anesthesia produced by injecting a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine |
| dyslexia | (developmental reading disorder) - a learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement due to the inability of the brain to process symbols |
| dura matter | thick, tough, outermost membranes of the meaning |
| dementia | slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking and judgement, thats often accompanied by personality changes |
| delusion | false personal belief thats maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary |
| delirium tremens | disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol |
| concussion | violent shaking up or jarring of the brain |
| coma | profound (deep) state of consciousness marked by the absence of spontaneous eye movements, no response to painful stimuli, and lack of speech |
| cognition | describes the mental activities association with thinking, learning, and memory |
| claustrophobia | abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces |
| carotid ultrasonography | an ultrasound study of the carotid artery |
| autism | (autistic disorders) - describes a group of conditions in which a young child can't develop normal social relationships, compulsively follows repetitive routines, and frequently has poor communication skills |
| anesthetist | medical professional who specializes in administering anesthesia but NOT a physician ex. nurse anesthetist |
| anesthetic | medication used to induce anesthesia |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | (Lou Gehrig's Disease) - rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks that nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles |
| Alzheimer's Disease | group of disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language |
| anxiety disorders | characterized by chronic anxiety plus exaggerated worry/tension even when there's little/ nothing to provoke these feelings |
| acrophobia | excessive fear of being in high places |
| -tropic | having an affinity for |
| cerebral contusion | a brain of the brain tissue |
| esthet/o | feeling |
| concuss/o | shaken together |
| psych | mind |
| contus/o | bruise |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| mening/o | brain covering |
| causo/ | burning sensation |
| delirium | acute condition caused by a high fever that is characterized by confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking, agitation, and hallucinations. |
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