CH.5 Hx, Problems, Complaints Flashcards
aphasia
inability to speak
a (not) + speaking (phas) + ia (condition)
ataxia
lack of coordination
catatonia
condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
cata (down) + ton (muscle) + ia (tone)
delirium
brief loss of mental function
“to plow outside the furrow”
dementia
loss in mental function
de (down) + ment (mind) + ia (condition)
dyskinesia
difficulty moving
dys (bad) + kinesia (movement)
dyslexia
difficulty reading
dys (bad) + lex (reading) + ia (condition)
dysphasia
difficulty speaking
phas (speaking)
dystonia
involuntary muscle movements
myoclonus
muscle twitching
clonus (turmoil)
myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
neurasthenia
nerve weakness
asthenia (weakness)
somnambulism
sleep walking
ambul (walk) + ism (condition)
syncope
fainting, loosing consciousness due to temp loss of blood flow to the brain
“to cut off / contraction”
cephalagia
cephalodynia
head pain
encephalagia
brain pain
hemiparesis
paartial paralysis of half the body
paresis (partial paralysis) `
hemiplegia
paralysis on half the body
plegia (paralysis)
monoparesis
partial paralysis of one limb
paresis (partial paralysis)
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
paralysis
complete loss of sensation and motor control
“disable”
causalgia
painful sensation of burning
caus (burn)
dysesthesia
bad feeling
dys (bad) + esthesia (sensation)
hyperesthesia
over sensation
