chapter 9 wpa abv Flashcards
1
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anxi/o
A
anxious; uneasy
2
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cephal/o
A
head
3
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
4
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
5
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contus/o
A
bruise
6
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crani/o
A
skull
7
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dur/o
A
dura mater
8
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encephal/o
A
brain
9
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esthes/o; esthesi/o
A
nervous sensation
10
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gli/o
A
glue
11
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hydr/o
A
water
12
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hypn/o
A
sleep
13
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isch/o
A
back; to hold back
14
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lamin/o
A
lamina (thin plate or arch)
15
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lex/o
A
word
16
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medull/o
A
medulla oblongata
17
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mening/o; meningi/o
A
meninges
18
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neur/o
A
nerves
19
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phas/o
A
speech
20
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phob/o
A
fear
21
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phren/o
A
mind
22
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radicul/o
A
nerve root
23
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schiz/o
A
split
24
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somat/o
A
body
25
synaps/o; synapt/o
point of contact; to join
26
syncop/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
27
tax/o
coordination; order
28
tempor/o
temples
29
thalam/o
thalamus
30
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
31
traumat/o
trauma; injury; wound
32
troph/o
development; nourishment
33
ventricul/o
ventricle
34
dys-
painful; difficult
35
mono-
one; single
36
par-, para-
near, beside, alongside, beyond
37
poly-
many, much
38
-algesia
pain; sensitivity
39
-asthenia
weakness
40
-cele
hernia, swelling, portrusion
41
-esthesia
feeling; sensation
42
-lepsy
seizure
43
-lysis
breakdown; separation; losing
44
-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
45
-orexia
appetite
46
-paresis
weakness
47
-phasia
speech
48
-rrhagic
abnormal flow/discharge
49
-rrhapy
suture
50
-taxia
muscle coordination
51
-tropic
turning
52
-um; -us
structure; tissue; thing
53
AD
alzheimer's disease
54
ADHD
attention deficit hyper disorder
55
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
56
ANS
automatic nervous system
57
ASD
autism spectrum disorder
58
CBT
cognitive behavioral therapy
59
CNS
central nervous system
60
CP
cerebral palsy
61
CSF
cerebrovascular accident
62
DTR(s)
deep tendon reflex(es)
63
ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
64
EDH
epidural hematoma
65
EEG
electroencephalogram
66
END
electroneurodiagnostic
67
FH
family history
68
GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
69
GB
Guillain-Barre
70
HA
headache
71
HEENT
head, eye, ear, nose & throat
72
H&P
history and physical
73
HPI
history of present illness
74
ICP
intracranial pressure
75
ID, IDD
intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder
76
LP
lumbar puncture
77
MG
myasthenia gravis
78
MS
multiple sclerosis
79
NCV
nerve conduction velocity
80
OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder
81
OP
outpatient
82
P
pulse
83
PD
parkinson's disease; panic disorder
84
PE
physical examination
85
PET
positron emission tomography
86
PMH
past medical history
87
PNS
peripheral nervous system
88
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
89
R
right, respirations
90
RLE
right lower extremity
91
R/O
rule out
92
ROS
review of systems
93
s
without
94
SAD
seasonal affective disorder
95
SCI
spinal cord injury
96
SDH
subdural hematoma
97
SH
social history
98
SNS
somatic nervous system
99
T
temperature
100
TBI
traumatic brain injury
101
TIA
transient ischemic attack
102
WNL
within normal limits
103
