NERVES
COMBINGING FORMS
PATHOLOGY TERMS
ABBRIEVIATIONS
DEFINITONS
100
this system includes the arms and legs
What is peripheral nervous system (PNS)
100
means word, phrase
What is lex/o
100
progressive degenerative disorder that results in tremors
What is parkinsons disease
100
LOC means
What is level of consciousness, loss of consciousness
100
means common cold
What is coryza
200
a nerve cell is also know as
What is a neuron
200
means nerve root
What is radicul/o
200
narrowing of an area of the spine that puts pressure on the spinal cord
What is spinal stenosis
200
SCI means
What is spinal cord injury
200
epistaxis means
What is nose bleeds
300
this controls body movement
What is motor neuron
300
means strength
What is sthen/o
300
inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body
What is congestive heart failure
300
EBV means
What is Epstein-Barr virus
300
means an abnormal high concentration potassium in the blood
What is hyperkalemia
400
these nerves gather information from the skin, muscles and the joints
What is sensory nerves
400
means tension, tone
What is ton/o
400
soft blowing sound caused by turbulent blood flow in a vessel
What is bruit
400
GBS means
What is Guillain-Barre syndrome
400
abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
What is exophalamus
500
comprises the brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system (CNS)
500
means spinal cord, bone marrow
What is myel/o
500
disorder that affects the blood vessels in the fingers, toes, ears and nose
What is raynaud's disease
500
CMC means
what is chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
500
the expectoration of blood that arises from the larnyx, trachea and lungs
What is hemoptysis
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