What is diseased nerve
neur/o = nerve
-pathy = disease
100
Polyneuritis
What is inflammation of many nerves
poly- = many
neur/o = nerve
-it is = inflammation
100
Neuroplasty
What is surgical repair of the nerve
neur/o = nerve
-plasty = surgical repair
200
the function of the nervous system
What is to send and receive messages
200
Abbreviation: CVA
What is cerebrovascular accident
200
myelography
What is process of recording the spinal cord
myel/o = spinal cord
-graphy = process of recording
200
radiculopathy
What is disease of the nerve root
radicul/o = nerve root
-pathy = disease
200
cerebrospinal
What is pert. to the cerebrum and the spine
cerebr/o = cerebrum
spin/o = spine
-al = pert.to
300
The medical term for a stroke
What is cerebrovascular disease
cerebr/o = cerebrum
vascul/o = vessels
-ar = pert. to
meaning: accident/injury pert. to the vessels of the cerebrum
300
Intrathecal
What is pert. to w/n meninges
Intra- = w/n
thec/o = meninges
-al = pert. to
300
Electroencephalogram
What is record of the electrical activity in the brain
electr/o = electricity
encephala/o = brain
-gram = record
300
Amyotrophic
What is pert. to w/o muscle development
AKA Lou Gehrig's disease (muscular weakness & atrophy due to degeneration of motor neurons)
A- = w/o
my/o = muscle
-trophy = development; -ic = pert. to
300
myasthenia
What is muscle weakness
my/o = muscle
-asthenia = weakness
400
An analgesic?
What is a drug that reduces pain
Tylenol, Oxycontin, Motrin, Morphine, Aleve
An- = w/o
alges/o = sense of pain
-ic = pert. to
400
TIA
What is transient ischemic attack
400
paraplegia, hemiplegia, quadriplegia
What is paralysis of 2 like parts, 1/2 (2 limbs), all 4 limbs
para- = 2 like parts; hemi- = 1/2, quadri- = 4
-plegia = paralysis
400
myelomeningocele
What is protrusion of meninges & spinal cord
(AKA Spina Bifida)
myel/o = spinal cord
mening/o = meninges
-cele = protrusion
400
cephalalgia
What is head pain (headache)
cephal/o = head
-algia = pain
500
hydrocephalus
What is "water on the brain". Fluid buildup w/n ventricles of the brain cause the head to enlarge. Can lead to seizures and retardation
500
Hemiparesis
What is weakness on half of the body
Hemi- = 1/2
-paresis = feeling, sensation
500
Aphasia, Ataxia
What is w/o speech and muscle coordination
A- = w/o
-phasia = speech
-taxia = muscle coordination
500
Poliomyelitis
What is inflammation of the gray matter in the spinal cord
poli/o = gray matter
myel/o = spinal cord
-itis = inflammation
500
Subdural Hematoma
What is blood swelling below the dura mater
sub- = below; dur/o = dura mater; -al = pert. to
hemat/o = blood; -oma: mass