Define the term 1
audiologist.
specialist in the study of hearing
pyromania
desire to set fire
cephalalgia
head pain
acro/phobia - fear of heights
acous/o.
Sound, hearing
Nystagmus
involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes
neuroma
nerve tumor
kinesiology
study of movement or motion
myelogram
-gram (written record) and root myelo (spinal cord, bone marrow).
An image of the spinal cord
phac/o.
lens
Tinnitus
ringing in the ears
neuralgia
nerve pain
ataxia
lack of arrangement, order, and coordination
neurasthenia
neur/asthenia- nerve weakness
phas/o
speech
vertigo
sensation of moving through space while stationary
myelomeningocele
a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges.
arthralgia.
Pain in a joint
sclerokeratoiritis
itis (inflammation) and roots sclero (sclera), kerato (cornea), and ir (iris). Translation is
inflammation of the sclera, cornea, and iris.
phren/o,psych/o
mind
myopia
nearsightedness
hemorrhagic stroke
a loss of brain function caused by the interruption of blood flow to the brain
hyperkinesia.
over movement
salpingoscope
suffix -scope ,root salpingo - The translation is instrument for looking at the Eustachian tubes.
cervic/o
neck