Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards
-asthenia
weakness
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
brain
crani/o
head, skull
dur/o
tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord
encephal/o
brain
esthesi/o
feeling, sensation
gangli/o
nerve bundle
gnosi/o
know
hypn/o
sleep
lob/o
lobe
-mania
excessive desire
meningi/o, meningl/o
meninges; membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
neur/o
nerve
-paresis
slight or partial paralysis
phas/o
speech
-phobia
excessive fear
phren/o
mind
-plegia
paralysis
psych/o
mind
somn/o, somn/i
sleep
tax/o
arrangement, order, coordination
ton/o
muscle tone, tension
acrophobia
fear of heights
agnosia
inability to comprehend
agoraphobia
fear of outdoor spaces
analgesic
drug that relieves pain
anesthetic
drug that causes loss of sensation
anorexia
eating disorder characterized by the patient’s restricting food or refusing to eat
apathy
lack of emotion
aphasia
inability to speak
ataxia
lack of coordination
autism
disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication/interaction and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests
bulimia
eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by purging or getting rid of the food