Med term Ch. 10 & 11

Medical Terminology

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

dur/o

dura mater

encephal/o

brain

gli/o

glial cells

lept/o

thin, slender

mening/o, meningi/o

membranes, meninges

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord

neur/o

nerve

pont/o

pons

radicul/o

nerve root

thalam/o

thalamus

thec/o

sheath

vag/o

vagus nerve

alges/o, -algesia

sensitivity to pain

\-algia

pain

caus/o

burning

comat/o

deep sleep (coma)

esthesi/o, -esthesia

feeling, nervous sensation

kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

movement

lex/o

word, phrase

\-paresis

weakness

\-phasia

speech

\-plegia

paralysis

\-praxia

action

\-sthenia

strength

syncop/o

to cut off, cut short

tax/o

order, coordination

AD

Alzheimer disease

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AVM

arteriovenous malformation

BBB

blood-brain barrier

CNS

central nervous system

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CTE

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

EEG

electroencephalography

GABA

gamma-aminobutyric acid

ICP

intracranial pressure

LP

lumbar puncture

MAC

monitored anesthetic care

MG

myasthenia gravis

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MS

multiple sclerosis

1/2 P

hemiparesis

PCA

patient-controlled analgesia

PET

positron emission tomography

PNS

peripheral nervous system

PSRS

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

Sz

seizure

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TENS

transcutaneous electrical nerve

TIA

transient ischemic attack

TLE

temporal lobe epilepsy

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arter/o, arteri/o

artery

ather/o

yellowish plaque

atri/o

atrium, upper heart chamber

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

cholesterol/o

cholesterol (a lipid substance)

coron/o

heart

cyan/o

blue

myx/o

mucus

ox/o

oxygen

pericardi/o

pericardium

phleb/o

vein

rrhythm/o

rhythm

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

valvul/o, valv/o

valve

vas/o

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

ven/o, ven/i

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle, lower heart chamber

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

ACE inhibitor

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

ACLS

advanced cardiac life support

ACS

acute coronary syndrome

ADP

adenosine diphosphate

AED

automatic external defibrillator

AF, a-fib

atrial fibrillation

AICD

automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillation

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

ARB

angiotensin II receptor blocker

ARVD

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

AS

aortic stenosis

ASD

atrial septal defect

AV, A-V

atrioventricular

AVR

aortic valve replacement

BBB

bundle branch block

BNP

brain natriuretic peptide; elevated in congestive heart failure

CABG

coronary artery bypass grafting

CAD

coronary artery disease

CCTA

coronary computed tomography angiography