Chap 14 & 16 Flashcards by Sarah Jansa

Without feeling.

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

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.

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.

lacrimal

lacrim/o = tears

-al = pertaining to

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Combining form for ‘meninges’

mening/o

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Combining form for ‘water’

Hydr/o

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Suffix meaning ‘disease’

-pathy

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Prefix meaning ‘many’

multi- or poly-

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Suffix meaning “drooping”

-ptosis

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CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid

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EEG

Electroencephalogram
Or
Electroencephalography

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Lumbar puncture

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CNS

Central nervous system

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IOL

Intraocular lens

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Pertaining to brain & spinal cord

cerebrospinal

cerebro/ = cerebrum

spin/o = spine

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Of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

neural

neur/o = nerve

-al = pertaining to

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a physician specializing in neurology.

neurologist

neur/o = nerve

-logist = one who studies

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

aphasia

a- = without

-phasia = speech

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

electroencephalogram

electr/o = electricity

encephal/o = brain

-gram = record

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

neuralgia

neur/o = nerve

-algia = pain

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

myelogram

myel/o = spinal cord

-gram = record

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

Difficult speech

dysphasia

dys- = painful or difficult

-phasia = speech

Inflammation of the brain.

encephalitis

encephal/o = brain

-itis = inflammation

Inflammation of the spinal cord.

myelitis

myel/o = spinal cord

-itis = inflammation

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

polyneuritis

poly- = many

neur/o = nerve

-itis = inflammation

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

lacrimal lacrim/o = tears -al = pertaining to

located or occurring within or administered through the eye.

intraocular intra- = within ocul/o = eye -ar = pertaining to

Of or affecting the pupil of the eye.

pupillary pupill/o = pupil -ary = pertaining to

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.

scleral scler/o = sclera -al = pertaining to

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

blepharoplasty blephar/o = eyelid -plasty = surgical repair

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

diplopia dipl/o = double -opia = vision

a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.

ophthalmologist ophthalm/o = eye -logist = one who studies

Inflammation of the conjunctiva, characterized by redness and often accompanied by a discharge.

conjunctivitis conjunctiv/o = conjunctiva (protective mucous membrane in eye) -itis = inflammation

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

ophthalmoscope ophthalm/o = eye -scope = instrument to view

Measurement of eye pupil diameter.

coreometry core/o = pupil -metry = process of measuring