Med Term III - COMPLETE

cerebr/o

brain

encephal/o

brain

lob/o

lobe

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cephal/

head

crani/o

head/skull

myel/o

spinal cord

neuro/o

nerve

gangli/o

ganglia (nerve bundle)

phren/o

mind

psych/o

mind

esthes/o

feeling or sensation

somn/o

sleep

somni/o

sleep

hypn/o

sleep

gnosi/o

knowledge

-phobia

excessive fear or sensitivity

-mania

excessive desire

-paresis

slight or partial paralysis

-plegia

paralysis

-asthenia

weakness

central nervous system

the brain and spinal cord

peripheral nervous system

the nerves that send information to and from the central nervous sysem

cephalgia

head pain

cephalodynia

head pain

insomnia

inability to sleep

syncope

fainting

paresis

partial loss of sensation and movement

paralysis

full loss of sensation and movement

paresthesia

abnormal sensation (tingling)

pseudesthesia

false sensation (phantom limb pain)

synesthesia

one sensation is experienced as another

causalgia

burning pain

depression

persistent feeling of sadness

anxiety

feeling upset, frustrated, or nervous

phobias

abnormal fears

acrophobia

abnormal fear of heights

agoraphobia

abnormal fear of outdoor spaces

photophobia

abnormal fear of light

hyrdophobia

abnormal fear of water

encephalalgia

brain pain

somnambulism

sleep walking

PET scan (positron emission tomography scan)

nuclear medicine technique used to create cross sections of the brain

magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

use of MRI with contrast dye to see the blood vessels of the brain

echoencephalography

examination of the brain using sound waves

electroencephalography (EEG)

recording of the electrical activity on the brain waves

lumbar puncture (LP)

removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lumbar area

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

cranial hematoma

hematoma beneath the skull

epidural hematoma

hematoma on top of the dura

intracerebral hematoma

hematoma inside the brain

subdural hematoma

hematoma beneath the dura

dura (dura mater)

a thick, fibrous membrane that covers and protects the brain and spinal cord

cerebral atrophy

wasting away of brain tissue

microcephaly

abnormally small skull

macrocephaly

abnormally large skull

neuroma

nerve tumor

craniosynostosis

premature fusion of the skull bones (in babies)

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

condition due to the blood vessels of the brain (stroke)

ischemic stroke

stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage

hemorrhagic stroke

stroke due to rupture of blood vessel resulting in blood spilling out into the brain

FAST

Face (is it drooping?), Arms (are they weak?), Speech (is it impaired?), Time (has 911 been called yet?) ; method for handling a suspected stroke

cerebral aneurysm

abnormal widening of a blood vessel in the brain

meningitis

inflammation of the meninges

meninges

three protective membranes (dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater) that surround the brain and spinal cord, forming a layered unit of connective tissue

anorexia

refusal to eat due to distorted body image

bulimia

behavior characterized by over eating following by forced vomiting

epilepsy

disease marked by seizures

narcolepsy

disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness

neuropharmacology

study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system

anesthetics

drugs that block the sensation of pain

anticonvulsants

drugs that opposes convulsions, used to treat seizures

hypnotics

aids in producing sleep, sleeping pills

thrombolytics

medication that dissolves blood clots (clot buster)

chemotherapy

broad term for any drug used to treat cancer, literally meaning treatment with chemicals

psychopharmacology

study of effect of drugs on mood, sensation, thinking and behavior

psychotropic

drugs that affect the mind

antipsychotic

medication used to manage psychoses

anxiolytic

medication that reduces anxiety

antidepressant

medication that is used to treat depression and elevate mood

endovascular neurosurgery

surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels

lobectomy

surgical removal of a lobe of the cerebrun

craniectomy

surgery to remove a skull bone

ophthalmology

branch of medicine that specializes in vision

otolaryngology

branch of medicine that specializes in hearing

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

eye

lacrim//o

tear

dacry//o

tear

blephar/o

eyelid

scler/o

sclera (the white of the eye)

corne/o

cornea (clear part of the eye)

kerat/o

cornea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cerumin/o

ear wax

-opia

vision

-opsia

vision

pinna

outer ear (what we think of when we say ear)

cerumin

ear wax