Chapter 5 - Treatment & Therapy / Abbreviations Flashcards
anestetic
an / esthetic
not / sensation
a drug that causes loss of sensation
general anesthetic
general anesthetic
anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness
local anesthetic
local anesthetic
anesthetic that does not affect consciousness
regional anesthetic
regional anesthetic
anesthetic that is injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area
topical anesthetic
topical anesthetic
local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized
epidural anesthetic
epi / dur / al
upon / dura
anesthetic applied in the dural region of the spinal cord
analgesic
an / alge / sic
not / pain / agent
a drug that relieves pain
anticonvulsant
anti / convuls / ant
against / convulsion / agent
a drug that opposes convulsions
antidepressant
anti / depress / ant
against / depression / agent
a drug that opposes depression
antipsychotic
anti / psycho / tic
against / psychosis / agent
a drug that opposes pychoses
anxiolytic
anxio / lytic
anxiety / breakdown agent
a drug that lessens anxiety
hypnotic
hypno / tic
sleep / agent
a drug that aids sleep
neuropharmacology
neuro / pharmaco / logy
nerve / drug / study
the study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system
psychopharmacology
psycho / pharmaco / logy
mind / drug / study
the study of the effects of drugs on mental processes
thrombolytic
thrombo / lytic
clot / breakdown agent
a drug that dissolves clots
cerebrotomy
cerebro / tomy
brain / incision
incision into the brain
chemotherapy
chemo / therapy
chemical / treatment
treatment using chemicals
craniectomy
crani / ectomy
skull / removal
removal of a piece of the skull
craniotomy
cranio / tomy
skull / incision
incision into the skull
endarterectomy
end / arter / ectomy
inside / artery / removal
removal of the inside of an artery
endovascular neurosurgery
endo / vascul / ar neuro / surgery
inside / vessel / pertaining to nerve / surgery
surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels
lobectomy
lob / ectomy
lobe / removal
removal of a lobe
lobotomy
lobo / tomy
lobe / incision
incision into a lobe
neurectomy
neur / ectomy
nerve / removal
removal of a nerve
neurolysis
neuro / lysis
nerve / loose
destruction of a nerve
*one common treatment for chronic nerve pain is to destroy the nerve causing it
neuroplasty
neuro / plasty
nerve / reconstruction
reconstruction of a nerve
neurorrhaphy
neuro / rrhaphy
nerve / suture
suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve)
neurotomy
neuro / tomy
nerve / incision
incision into a nerve
ADHD
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ALS
Lou Gehrig’s disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
CNS
central nervous system
CP
cerebral palsy
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
EEG
electroencephalogram
EMG
electromyogram
HD
Huntington’s disease
ICP
intracranial pressure
LOC
level of consciousness
LP
lumbar puncture
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
MS
multiple sclerosis
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
PET
positron emission tomography
PNS
peripheral nervous system
SRS
stereotactic radiosurgery
TIA
transient ischemic attack
