Chapter 10: Nervous System Flashcards
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebellar
pertaining to cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerebrospinal fluid
fluid that circulates through cerebrum and spinal cord
dur/o
dura mater
subdural hematoma
collection of blood under dura mater
epidural hematoma
collection of blood above dura mater
encephal/o
brain
encephalitis
inflammation of brain
encephalopathy
disease of brain
mening/o
meningi/o
membranes, meninges
meningeal
pertaining to meninges
meningioma
benign tumor of meninges
myelomeningocele
hernia of spinal cord in meninges
my/o
muscle
myoneural
pertaining to muscle and nerve
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myelopathy
disease of spinal cord
poliomyelitis
inflammation of gray matter in spinal cord
neur/o
nerve
neuropathy
disease of nerves
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
thalam/o
thalamus
thalamic
pertaining to thalamus
thec/o
sheath (refers to the meninges)
intrathecal injection
injection within the meninges
- chemotherapeutic drugs can be delivered into the subarachnoid space
alges/o
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
analgesia
no sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
neuralgia
nerve pain
caus/o
burning
causalgia
burning pain
comat/o
deep sleep
comatose
pertaining to deep sleep
esthesi/o
-esthesia
feeling, nervous sensation
anesthesia
lack of normal sensation
kines/o
kinesi/o
-kinesia
-kinesis
-kinetic
movement
bradykinesia
slow movement
hyperkinesis
excessive movement
dyskinesia
abnormal movement
akinetic
no movement
-lepsy
seizure
epilepsy
chronic disorder of seizures
narcolepsy
sudden, uncontrollable compulsion to sleep
cephalgia
head pain (headache)
lex/o
word, phrase
dyslexia
abnormal word
-paresis
weakness
hemiparesis
weakness in half the body
-phasia
speech
aphasia
difficult speech
-plegia
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
hemiplegia
paralysis in half the body
paraplegia
paralysis in lower half of the body
quadriplegia
paralysis in all four extremities
-praxia
action
apraxia
lack of action
-sthenia
strength
neurasthenia
lack of nerve strength
CNS
central nervous system
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
EEG
electroencephalography
LP
lumbar puncture
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
MS
multiple sclerosis
PCA
patient-controlled analgesia
TIA
transient ischemic attack (temporary interference with the blood supply to brain)