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Nervous-System
Abbreviation and acronyms and terms
Question | Answer |
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AD | Alzheimer disease |
ADD | attention deficit disorder |
ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
anesth, anes | anesthesia |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
BBB | blood-brain barrier |
BD | Brian Dead |
CNS | central nervous system |
CP | cerebral palsy |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
DT | delirium tremens |
EEG | electoencephalogram |
IQ | itelligence quotient |
LP | Lumbar pumcture |
OBS | organic brain syndrome |
OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
PD | Parkinsons disease |
Sz | seizure |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
-algesia,alges/o | pain sensitivity |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum,brain |
encephal/o | brain |
hydr/o | water, hydrogen |
hypn/o | sleep |
hypothalam/o | hypothalamus |
klept/o | theft, stealing |
-lepsy | seizure |
-lexia | speech, word |
-mania | madness, obsessive preoccupation |
mening/o | meninges, membranes |
-mnesia | memory |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
narc/o | numbness, stupor |
neur/o | nerve |
-paresis | partial paralysis |
-phobia, phob/o | fear, aversion |
-plegia | paralysis |
psych/o | mind |
schiz/o | split, division |