med term chapter 14

alges/o

sense of pain

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

encephal/o

brain

esthesi/o

sensation

medull/o

medulla oblongata

mening/o

meninges

myel/o

spinal cord

neur/o

nerve

pont/o

pons

radicul/o

nerve root

thalam/o

thalamus

angi/o

vessel

cephal/o

head

electr/o

electricity

hemat/o

blood

hydr/o

water

lumb/o

low back

my/o

muscle

scler/o

hardening

spin/o

spine

tom/o

to cut

vascul/o

blood vessel

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

protrusion

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-esthesia

sensation condition

-gram

a record

-graphy

process of recording

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-malacia

abnormal softening

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-otomy

cutting into

-paresis

weakness

-pathy

disease

-phasia

speech

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhaphy

to suture

-sclerosis

hardening

-tic

pertaining to

-trophic

development

a-

without

an-

without

anti-

against

de-

without

di-

two

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive

mono-

one

para-

two like parts of a pair, besides

poly-

many

quadri-

four

sub-

under

AD

Alzheimer’s disease

ADLs

Activities of daily living

ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ANS

Autonomic nervous system

CNS

Central Nervous System

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid

CTE

Chronic Traumatic encephalopathy

CT scan

Computed tomography scan

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident

CVD

Cerebrovascular disease

EEG

Electroencephalogram, electroencephalography

HA

headache

ICP

intracranial pressure

LP

lumbar puncture

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

NCS

Nerve Conduction study

NCV

Nerve condition velocity

PET

Positron emission tomography

PNS

Peripheral Nervous system

SCI

Spinal Cord Injury

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

VZV

Varicella zoster virus

Alzheimers Disease

Chronic brain condition involving progressive disorientation, speech and gait disturbances, and loss of memory

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

disease with muscular weakness and atrophy due to degeneration of motor neurons of spinal cord; commonly called Lou Gehrig’s diseas

analegic

drug to treat minor to moderate pain without loss of consciousness

anesthetic

Drug that produces loss of sensation or loss of consciousness

Anticovulsant

medication to reduce excitability of neutrons and to prevent uncontrolled neuron activity associated with seizures

Bell’s Palsy

One-sided facial muscle weakness or paralysis; usually is temporary

Brain tumor

Intracranial mass, either benign or malignant; benign tumor of brain can still be fatal because it will grow and cause pressure on normal brain tissue

Cerebral Angiography

Diagnostic x-ray of blood vessels of brain after injection of radiopaque dye

Cerebral contusion

Bruising of brain from impact; symptoms last longer than 24 hours and may include vomiting, dizziness, unconsciousness, unequal pupil size, or shock