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medical terms

TermDefinition
neur/o nerve
Neuralgia nerve pain
neuropathy nerve disease
gangli/o nerve bundle
ganglion pertaining to a nerve bundle
gangliitis inflammation of a ganglion
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow
myelitis inflammation of the spinal cord
myelodysplasia defective formation of the spinal cord
esthesi/o feeling or sensation
anesthesia lack of sensation
hyperesthesia increased sensitivity to stimuli
phas/o speech
aphasia lack of speech
phren/o psych/o mind
phrenetic pertaining to the mind
psychology study of the mind
somn/o somn/i hypn/o sleep
somnography process of recording sleep
insomnia inability to sleep
hypnosis condition of sleep
gnosi/o knowledge
agnosia lack of knowledge
diagnosis what the health care professional thinks a patient has
prognosis the chances of things getting better or worse
-mania excessive desire
pyromania desire to set fire
kleptomania desire to steal
-phobia excessive fear or sensitivity
photophobia fear of light, also hypersensitivity to light
hydrophobia fear of water
-paresis slight or partial paralysis
hemiparesis slight paralysis on one side of the body(right or left)
ton/o muscle tone, tension, pressure
dystonia abnormal tone
tonograph machine that records muscle tone
tax/o arrangement, order, coordination
ataxia abscence of movement
hypotaxia reduced movement
-plegia paralysis
quadriplegia paralysis in four limbs
-asthenia weakness
myasthenia weakness of muscles
phonasthenia weakness of the voice
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