Word Parts
What combining vowel completes Quadr/_?
I - Quadr/i
Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
Psychiatrist
Physician who studies and treats disorders of the mind
Cerebral aniography
CP
Cerebral Palsy
Suffix meaning surgical repair
-plasty
Encephalomalacia
Softening of the brain
Psychiatry
Specialty of the mind
CT myelography
OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
What are the two combining forms meaning blood
hem/o and hemat/o
Dementia
Cognitive impairment characterized by the loss of intellectual brain function
Autism
Spectrum of mental disorders also refered to as autism spectrum disorders
Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
nuclear medicine procedure, creates computerized images of chemical changes showing precise locations of an abnormality
SAH
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
The prefix -dys means painful, ________, difficult, labored
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Bleeding between the pia mater and arachnoid layers of the meninges
Bulimia nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging - induced vomiting
Evoked potential studies (EP studies)
group of diagnostic tests, measure changes and responses in brain waves
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Meaning of esthesi/o
Sensation, sensitivity, feeling
Postherpetic neuralgia
Complication of shingles
Pica
compulsive eating of substances like clay or ice, sometimes the result of an iron deficiency
Electroencephalography
Process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
TIA
Transient ischemic attack