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Med Term Review LN11
Lesson 11 - Nervous System
| Med Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a/phas/ia | condition of w/o speaking or loss of the ability to speak |
| cephal/alg/ia | condition of pain in the head or headache |
| cephal/ic | pertaining to the head |
| cerebr/al | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cerebr/al angi/o/graphy | process of radiographic imaging of the (blood) vessels of the cerebrum |
| cerebr/al thromb/osis | abnormal condition of a (blood) clot in the cerebrum |
| dys/phas/ia | condition of difficulty in speaking |
| electr/o/encephal/o/gram | record of electrical impulses of the brain |
| electr/o/encephal/o/graph | instrument used to record electrical impulses of the brain |
| encephal/itis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephal/o/myel/o/path/y | disease of the brain & spinal cord |
| hemi/pleg/ia | condition of paralysis of half (of the body) |
| mening/itis | inflammation of the meninges |
| mening/o/cele | hernia of the meninges |
| mening/o/myel/itis | inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord |
| myel/o/graphy | process of radiographic imaging of the spinal cord |
| neur/al | pertaining to a nerve |
| neur/alg/ia | condition of pain in the nerve |
| neur/asthen/ia | condition of nerve weakness |
| neur/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies & treats disease of the nervous system |
| neur/o/logy | study of the nerves |
| neur/o/rrhaphy | suture of a nerve |
| poli/o/myel/itis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| poly/my/alg/ia | condition of pain of many muscles |
| poly/neur/itis | inflammation of many nerves |
| psych/o/genic | originating in the mind |
| psych/o/logist | specialist who studies & treats the mind |
| psych/o/logy | study of the mind |
| psych/o/pathy | disease of the mind |
| quadr/i/pleg/ia | condition of paralysis of four (limbs) |
| myel/o/gram | radiographic image of the spinal cord |
| concussion | jarring or shaking that results in injury; brain concussion may be caused by slight or sever head injury |
| concussion symptoms | vertigo, headache & loss of consciousness |
| lumbar puncture | diagnostic procedure performed by insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space usually between the 3rd & 4th lumbarvertebrae; performed for many reasons, including the removal of cereborspinal fluid (also called spinal tap) |
| multiple sclerosis | degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain & spinal cord |
| paraplegia | paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord |
| Parkinson disease | chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system; symptoms include resting tremors of the hands & feet, rigidity, expressionless face, & shuffling gait |
| seizure (convulsion) | sudden attack with an involuntary series of contractions |
| stroke | disorder caused by interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain, depriving nerve cells in the affected area of oxygen & nutrients; cells may be damaged or die within minutes. |
| stroke (2) | Speech, movement, memory & other CNS functions may be affected in varying degrees. |
| transient ischemic attack | sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time; symptoms may be similar to stroke, but are temporary & the usual outcome is complete recovery. TIAs are often warning signs for eventual occurrence of stroke |
| abbreviation for transient ischemic attack | TIA |
| abbreviation for stroke (cerebrovascular accident) | CVA |
| subarachnoid hemorrhage | bleeding caused by a ruptured blood vessel just outside the brain (usually a ruptured cerebral aneurysm) that rapidly fills the space between the brain & skull (subarachnoid space) with blood |
| hydrocephalus | disease caused by increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the cranium in infants |
| abbreviation for Alzheimer disease | AD |
| abbreviation for lumbar puncture | LP |
| abbreviation for multiple sclerosis | MS |
| abbreviation for Parkinson disease | PD |
| Alzheimer disease | disease characterized by early dementia, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, restlessness, & impaired memory |
| electr/o/encephal/o/graphy | process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain |
| mening/o/mlei/o/cele | hernia of the meninges & spinal cord |
| poly/arthr/itis | inflammation of many joints |
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