In the Beginning
What is extremities, height
-iratrist
What is specialist or physician
poli/O
What is gray matter
Meningioma
What is a usually benign and slow tumor of the meninges.
ji-GAN-tizm
What is gigantism
Kal/i
What is potassium
-drome
What is run or running
dips/O
What is thirst
Hyponatremia
What is deficient sodium in the blood.
mik-se-DE-ma
What is myxedema
Natr/O
What is sodium
-iatry
What is treatment or specialty
encephal/O
What is brain
FBS
What is fasting blood sugar. Used to determine amount of glucose.
sub-e-RAK-noid HEM-o-rij
What is subarachnoid hemorrhage
Phas/O
What is speech
-paresis
What is slight paralysis
Myel/O
What is spinal cord
Shunt
What is a tube implanted in the body to redirect flow of fluid.
nor-ep-i-NEF-rin
What is norepinephrine
Esthesi/O
What is sensitivity, feeling, and or sensation
-ictal
What is seizure or attack
rhiz/O
What is nerve root
Gait
What is the manner or style of walking.
MA-jor de-PRESH-un
What is major depression