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nervous & senses
nervous system & special senses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| encephala/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain |
| neur/o | nerve |
| myel/o | spinal cord *bone marrow* |
| mening/o | meninges |
| phas/o | speak |
| electr/o | electricity |
| myelin/o | myelin sheath |
| encephalitis | inflamed brain |
| cerebellar | pertaining to the cerebellum |
| cerebroma | tumor of the cerebrum |
| polyneuralgia | pain in many nerves |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| encephalomyelopathy | diseased brain and spinal cord |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| electroencephalogram | record of the brains electrical impulses |
| myelinopathy | disease of the myelin sheath |
| ocul/o ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o aur/o | ear |
| audi/o | sound/hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o | cornea |
| myring/o tympan/o | eardrum |
| olfact/o | smell |
| retin/o | retina |
| presby- | age,elderly |
| -cusis | hearing |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye) |
| presbycusis | diminished hearing do to old age |
| ocular | pertaining to the eye |
| ophthalmologist | specialist of the eye disorders |
| otodynia | ear pain |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| audiometer | measures how well the pt hears |
| blepharoptosis | drooping of the eyelid |
| corneal abrasion | scratch in the cornea |
| myringotomy | incision into the eardrum |
| tympanic | pertaining to the eardrum |
| olfactory sense | sense of smell |
| retinal | pertaining to the retina |
| presbyopia | diminished vision do to old age |
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