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Without feeling.

Total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensibility, induced by disease, injury, acupuncture, or an anesthetic.

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anesthesia

an- = without

-esthesia = feeling, sensation

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Inflammation of the meninges
of the brain and the spinal cord, most often the result of a bacterial or viral infection and characterized by fever, vomiting, intense headache, and stiff neck.

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meningitis

mening/o = meninges

-itis = inflammation

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Of or relating to tears.

Of, relating to, or constituting the glands that produce tears.

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lacrimal

lacrim/o = tears

-al = pertaining to

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Combining form for ‘meninges’

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mening/o

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Combining form for ‘water’

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Hydr/o

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Suffix meaning ‘disease’

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-pathy

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Prefix meaning ‘many’

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multi- or poly-

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Suffix meaning “drooping”

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-ptosis

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram
Or
Electroencephalography

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LP

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Lumbar puncture

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CNS

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Central nervous system

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IOL

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Intraocular lens

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Pertaining to brain & spinal cord

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cerebrospinal

cerebro/ = cerebrum

spin/o = spine

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Of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

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neural

neur/o = nerve

-al = pertaining to

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a physician specializing in neurology.

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neurologist

neur/o = nerve

-logist = one who studies

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the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain.

Without speech

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aphasia

a- = without

-phasia = speech

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a graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph. Abbreviation: EEG.

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electroencephalogram

electr/o = electricity

encephal/o = brain

-gram = record

18
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Sharp, severe paroxysmal pain extending along a nerve or group of nerves.
Nerve pain

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neuralgia

neur/o = nerve

-algia = pain

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An x-ray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space.

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myelogram

myel/o = spinal cord

-gram = record

20
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inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.

Difficult speech

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dysphasia

dys- = painful or difficult

-phasia = speech

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Inflammation of the brain.

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encephalitis

encephal/o = brain

-itis = inflammation

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Inflammation of the spinal cord.

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myelitis

myel/o = spinal cord

-itis = inflammation

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inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.

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polyneuritis

poly- = many

neur/o = nerve

-itis = inflammation

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Of or relating to tears.

Of, relating to, or constituting the glands that produce tears.

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lacrimal

lacrim/o = tears

-al = pertaining to

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located or occurring within or administered through the eye.

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intraocular

intra- = within

ocul/o = eye

-ar = pertaining to

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Of or affecting the pupil of the eye.

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pupillary

pupill/o = pupil

-ary = pertaining to

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Pertaining to sclera

The tough fibrous tunic forming the outer envelope of the eye and covering all of the eyeball except the cornea; the white of the eye.

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scleral

scler/o = sclera

-al = pertaining to

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plastic surgery of the eyelid,

used to remove epicanthic folds, sagging tissue, or wrinkles around the eyes or to repair injury to the eyelid.

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blepharoplasty

blephar/o = eyelid

-plasty = surgical repair

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Double vision

a pathological condition of vision in which a single object appears double (opposed to haplopia ).

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diplopia

dipl/o = double

-opia = vision

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a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.

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ophthalmologist

ophthalm/o = eye

-logist = one who studies

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva,

characterized by redness and often accompanied by a discharge.

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conjunctivitis

conjunctiv/o = conjunctiva (protective mucous membrane in eye)

-itis = inflammation

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an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.

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ophthalmoscope

ophthalm/o = eye

-scope = instrument to view

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Measurement of eye pupil diameter.

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coreometry

core/o = pupil

-metry = process of measuring

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