diagnosis and pathology nervoys system Flashcards
cerebovascular accident (CVA)
cerebro/vascul/ar
brain/blood vessel/pertaining to
an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain
stroke
loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow/supply to the brain
hemorrhagic stroke
hemo/rrhag/ic
blood/excessive bleeding/pertaining to
a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel
ischemic stroke
isch/em/ic
hold back/blood/pertaining to
a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
a “mini-stroke” caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves or goes away within 24 hours
cerebrovascular disease
a disease of the blood vessels of the brain
cerebral aneurysm
the widening of abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain
cerebral arteriosclerosis
cerebr/al arterio/scler/osis
brain/pertaining to
artery/hardening/condition
the hardening of an artery in the brain
cerebral atherosclerosis
cerebr/al athero/scler/osis
brain/pertaining to
fatty/hardening/condition
cerebral embolism
cerebr/al embol/ism
brain/pertaining to
stopper/condition
the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria
cerebral thrombosis
cerebr/al thromb/osis
brain/pertaining to
clot/condition
the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot
stenosis vs sclerosis
stenosis is narrowing
sclerosis is hardening
root cranio? (think cranium)
skull
craniosynostosis
cranio/syn/ost/osis
skull/together/bone/condition
premature fusing of the skull bones
hydrocephaly
abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
cerebro means what?
brain
