Med term unit 3

ear eyes and nervous system

-esthesia

nervous sensation

kines/o

movement or motion

-paresis

weakness

-phasia

speech

lept/o

thin

-asthenia

weakness or lack of strength

-lepsy

condition of seizure

comat/o

deep sleep

-plegia

paralysis

syncop/o

to cut off

tax/o

coordination

CNS

Central Nervous System

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident

EEG

Electroenchephalogram

LP

Lumbar Puncuture

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MS

Multiple sclerosis

PNS

Peripheral nervous system

TIA

transient ischemic attack

Labyrinth

Inner ear

acous/o, audit/o, -cusis

hearing

audi/o

sense of hearing

-otia

ear condition

Otitis Media

Inflammation of middle ear

Vertigo

irregular or whirling motion; balance and equilibrium is affected

Tinnitus

tinkling sound in the ear

Meniere’s Disease

disorder of labyrinth

Otosclerosis

Bone growth around oval window causing improper vibration

AD

right ear

AS

left ear

AU

Both ears

ENT

ear, nose and throat

EENT

eyes, east, nose and throat

cor/o , pupil/o

pupil

corne/o , kerat/o

cornea

phak/o , phac/o

flat lens

retin/o

retina

cconjuctiv/o

conjuctiva (transparent membrane)

scler/o

white

choroid

dark brown membrane inside the sclera that provides nutrients to the eye

ir/o

iris

AH - aqueous humor

fluid in the anterior portion of the eye

Vitre/o

VH - vitreous humor; posterior portion of the eye

Optic disc

bind spot

Accomodation

nromal vision

Astigmatism

image disorted; curved cornea

Presbyopia

associated with aging; impaired vision of cornea

Hyperopia

farsightedness

Myopia

nearsightedness

ambly/o

dull, dim

blephar/o

eyelid

nyct/o

night

phot/o

light

-opsia

visual condition

lacrim/o , dacry/o

tear

OD

right eye

OS

left eye

OU

both eyes

VF

visual field

IOP

Intraocular

AH

Aqueous humor

VH

vitreous humor

Thyroid gland

thryroxine, triiodothyronine, calcitonin

Parathyroid gland

parathoid hormone (PTH)

Adrenal Gland

epinephrine, norepinephrine

Adrenal cortex

Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, Gonadocorticoids

Pancreas

Insulin, glucagon

gonads

either ovaries- estrogen and progesterone

or testes- testosterone

Pineal Gland

Melatonin

thymus Gland

thymosin

pituitary gland

two lobes

anterior lobe - adenohypophysis

posterior lobe - neurohypophysis

Posterior lobe hormones

ADH and OT

Anterior lobe hormones

GH, STH, TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, PRL