Term | Definition |
Hemiparesis | Paralysis on one side of the body |
Neuritis | Inflammation of nerve |
Radiculitis | Inflammation of the spinal nerve roots |
Hyperthyroidism | Excessive secretion of the thyroid gland |
Hypothyroidism | Deficient secretions of the thyroid gland |
Insulin | Hormone secreted in the pancreas that regulates the energy and glucose metabolism. Also use in management of diabetess |
Myelitis | Inflammation of the spinal cord |
Epidural | Pertaining to above or on top of the dura mater |
Cerebrospinal | Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord |
Endocrinologist | A physician who specializes in disease of endocrine system |
Psychosis | Abnormal condition of the mind |
Disectomy | Surgical excision of the intervertebral disc |
Dysphasia | Impairment of speech |
Intracranial | Within the skull |
Glandular | Pertaining to the gland |
Paratyroid | Gland located behind the thyroid gland |
Neurolysis | Destruction of nerve tissue or lysis (breaking up) perineal adhesions |
Quadriplegia | Paralysis of all four extremities |
Cephalalgia | Headache |
Ataxia | Loss of muscular coordination |
Blepharitis | Inflammation of the edges of the eyelids |
Conjunctiva | A thin layer lining the eyelid and covering the sclera |
Cataract | Flaws or clouds that develop in the crystalline lens |
Enucleation | Removal of a suture such as the eyeball |
Diplopia | Double vision |
Lacrimal | Tears |
Otitis Media | Middle Ear Infection |
Vertigo | Dizziness resulting in the loss of balance |
Eustachian Tube | A tube in the ear linking the middle ear to the nasopharynx. This tube equalizes pressure between the middle ear and the outer world |
Cerumen | Earwax |
Nystagmus | Reflexive jerky eye movements as a response to the messages of the inner ear |