Chapter 15 Flashcards
1
Q
-Algesia
A
Sensitivity to pain
2
Q
-asthenia
A
Weakness
3
Q
-esthenia
A
Sensitivity to pain
4
Q
-Lexia
A
Words, phrases
5
Q
Arachn/o
A
Spider
6
Q
Audi/o
A
Hearing
7
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
8
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Brain
9
Q
Chem/o
A
Chemical
10
Q
Conjunctiv/o
A
Conjunctiva
11
Q
Dacry/o
A
Tear
12
Q
Dendr/o
A
Tree
13
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
14
Q
Gli/o
A
Neuroglia or a sticky substance
15
Q
Ir/o, irid/o
A
Iris
16
Q
Kerat/o
A
Cornea, hard, horny
17
Q
Lacrim/o
A
Tear
18
Q
Mechan/o
A
Mechanical
19
Q
Mening/o, mening/i
A
Meninges
20
Q
Ment/o
A
Mind
21
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord sometimes bone marrow
22
Q
Nerv/o, neur/o
A
Nerve
23
Q
Noc/i
A
Cause harm, injury, or pain
24
Q
Ocul/o, ophthalm/o
A
Eye
25
Opt/o, optic/o
Vision
26
Ot/o
Ear
27
Phot/o
Light
28
Phren/o
Mind or diaphragm
29
Pseud/o
False
30
Psych/o
Mind
31
Pyr/o
Fire
32
Retin/o
Retina
33
Schist/o, schiz/o
Split
34
Therm/o
Heat
35
ADD
Attention deficit disorder
36
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
37
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
38
CNS
Central nervous system
39
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
40
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident, costrovertebral
41
DB
Decibel
42
DSM
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
43
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
44
EEG
Electroencephalogram
45
ICP
Intracranial pressure
46
IOL
Intraocular lens
47
LBP
Lower back pain
48
MS
Multiple sclerosis
49
OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder
50
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
51
SCI
Spinal cord injury
52
TENS
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
53
TIA
Transcript ischemic attack
