Additional Terms and parts Exam 4

phleb-

vein

-phobia

fear

-plegia

paralyze

-pne-

breathe

pneumo-

lungs

pod-

feet

-poie-

making, producing

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-, pro-

before, in front

pseudo-

false

psych-

mind

pyo-

pus

renal

related to kidney

rhin, rhino-

nose

-rrhea

flow

-sclero-

hard

-some

body

-stasis

stop

steno-

narrowed

-stomy

making an opening

supra-

above

tachy-

rapid

therm-

heat

-tomy

cut

-uria

urine

vas-

vessel

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

“stroke”- circulation to the brain is interrupted. Either a vessel in the brain ruptures causing hemorrhage into the brain, or there is a blockage in a vessel that prevents blood flow to a part of the brain.

Dementia

loss of intellectual abilities, including memory, judgment, and personality

encephalitis

inflammation of the brain

Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

blood flow to the brain is temporarily disrupted causing temporary symptoms similar to a CVA