Chapter 11- Applied Terminology for Neurology and Special Senses Flashcards
a state without pain
Analgesia
a state without sensation
Anesthesia
condition of unequal pupils
Anisocoria
pertaining to the ear
Aural
eyelid violent contraction
Blepharospasm
pertaining to the cerebrum
Cerebral
pertaining to the cornea
Corneal
inflammation of the brain
Encephalitis
an in turning
Entropion
pertaining to the conjunctiva
Conjunctival
an out turning
Ectropion
the study of cause
Etiology
pertaining to upon the dura (mater)
Epidural
condition of excess temperature
Hyperthermia
condition of low temperature
Hypothermia
pertaining to one’s own disease
Idiopathic
pertaining to within the eye
Intraocular
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
Keratoconjunctivitis
pertaining to tears
Lacrimal
inflammation of the meninges
Meningitis
pertaining to dilated pupils
Mydriatic
an injury/ pain receptor
Nociceptor
inflammation of the ear
Otitis
pertaining to the eye
Opthalmic
measurement of pressure
Tonometry
pertaining to a drum
Tympanic
pertaining to organs
Visceral