Unit 6 Vocab and Abbreviations

cerebral/o

pertaining to the cerebrum (the largest portion of the brain)

concuss/o

shaken together, violently agitated

klept/o

to steal

-tropic

influencing

claustrophobia

fear of enclosed or narrow spaces

electroencephalography

process of recording the electrical activity of the brain

dysphasia

speech difficulty resulting from brain injury

ADHD

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

CP

cerebral palsy

CVA

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

demyelination

process of losing the myelin sheaths of a nerve fiber

echoencephalography

the use of ultrasound imaging to create a detailed visual image of the brain for diagnostic purposes

kleptomania

a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive

delirium

mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement

-maina

madness

contus/o

bruise

encephal/o

brain

myel/o

bone marrow / spinal cord

-esthesia

sensation, feeling

mening/o

membranes, meninges

dementia

a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgement, that is often accompanied by personality changes

pyromania

a compulsion to set things on fire

poliomyelitis

inflammation if the gray matter of the spinal cord; also known as polio

epidural

pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater

ADD

attention deficit disorder

OCD

obsessive compulsive disorder

PTSD

post traumatic stress disorder

EEG

electroencephalogram

enesthesia

loss of feeling or sensation

anesthetic

drug that prevents sensation or feeling of pain

lethargy

a lack of energy and enthusiasm

-phobia

fear of

esthet/o

feeling

neur/o

nerve

caus/o

burn burning

-graphy

process of recording

psych/o

mind, spirit

acrophobia

fear of being at a great height

somnambulsim

sleepwalking

cerebrovascular

pertaining to the cerebrum and blood vessels

LOC

level of consciousness

TIA

transient ischemic attack

opt/I opt/o

vision

irid/o

iris

acoust/o

hearing, sound

myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

presby/o

old age

scler/o

hardening

diplopia

double vision

otomycosis

fungal infection of the ear

glaucoma

increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision

presbycusis

age related hearing loss

AS

auris sinistral, left ear

CAT

computerized axial tomography

tinnitus

ringing in the ears

otopyorrhea

discharge of pus from the ear

cataract

clouding if the lens of the eye

strabismus

crossed eyes

retin/o

retnia

karat/o

cornea

tympan/o

eardrum

audi/o

hearing

optic/o; opthalm/o

eye, vision

dacryocyst/o

lacrimal sac

audit/o

hearing

labyrinth/o

labyrinth (inner ear)

-opia

vision

myopia

nearsightedness

blepharoptosis

drooping eyelid

vertigo

condition of dizziness “room spinning'“

CI

convergence insufficiency (sight) or cerebral infarction (brain)

RD

retinal detachment

presbyopia

impaired vision as a result of aging

impacted cerumen

accumulation of earwax that forms a solid mass by adhering to the walls of the external auditory canal

chalazion hordeolum

stye

hyperopia

farsightedness

trop/o

turn, change

ot/o

ear, hearing

blephar/o

eyelid

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct

ir/i

iris

pinn/i

outer ear

phac/o

lens

esotropia

inward turning of the eye

-metry

process of measuring

-cusis

hearing