MED101 Ch 15

Question 1

cerebr/o, encephal/o

Answer 1

brain

Question 2

myel/o

Answer 2

spinal cord ( aslo= bone marrow)

Question 3

mening/o

Answer 3

meninges ( membranes surrounding the brain & spinal cord)

Question 4

dur/o

Answer 4

dura mater (outer layer of the meninges)

Question 4

neur/o

Answer 4

nerve, nervous system

Question 5

rhyz/o, radicul/o

Answer 5

root (nerve root)

Question 6

esthesi/o

Answer 6

sensation

Question 7

psych/o, ment/o

Answer 7

mind

Question 8

mono-

Answer 8

one

Question 9

quadri-

Answer 9

four

Question 10

para-, par-

Answer 10

beside ( also=abnormal)

Question 11

-plegia

Answer 11

paralysis

Question 12

-iatrist

Answer 12

physician

Question 13

-iatry

Answer 13

medical specialty

Question 14

encephal/itis

Answer 14

inflammation of the brain

Question 15

myel/itis

Answer 15

inflammation of the spinal

Question 16

mening/itis

Answer 16

inflammation of the meninges

Question 17

sub/dur/al hematoma

Answer 17

mass of blood below the dura mater

Question 18

neur/oma

Answer 18

tumor of the nerve

Question 19

neur/o/pathy

Answer 19

disease of the nerve

Question 20

poly/neur/o/pathy

Answer 20

disease of multiple nerves

Question 21

radicul/o/pathy

Answer 21

disease of the nerve root

Question 22

mening/o/cele

Answer 22

protrusion of meninges

Question 23

rhyz/o/tomy

Answer 23

incision into the nerve root

Question 23

meninge/o/myel/o/cele

Answer 23

protrusion of meninges and spinal cord

Question 24

electr/o/encephal/o/gram (EEG)

Answer 24

record of the electrical activity of the brain

Question 25

electr/o/encephal/o/graphy

Answer 25

recording of the electrical activity of the brain

Question 26

an/esthesi/a

Answer 26

absence of sensation ( also= agent producing anesthesia)

Question 27

par/esthesi/a

Answer 27

abnormal sensation (ex. burning, prickling, tingling)

Question 28

para/plegia

Answer 28

paralysis from waist down

Question 29

quadri/plegia

Answer 29

paralysis of four limbs

Question 30

hemi/plegia

Answer 30

paralysis of the left or right half

Question 31

de/ment/ia

Answer 31

progressive loss of mental function

Question 32

psych/iatrist

Answer 32

physician specializing in mental disorders

Question 33

psych/osis

Answer 33

disturbed perception of reality

Question 34

neur/o/logist

Answer 34

specialist in the mind or behavior

Question 35

pituitar/o

Answer 35

pituitary gland

Question 36

thyroid/o, thyr/o

Answer 36

thyroid gland

Question 37

parathyroid/o

Answer 37

parathyroid gland

Question 38

adren/o, adrenal/o

Answer 38

adrenal gland

Question 39

cortic/o

Answer 39

cortex (the outer layer)

Question 40

calc/i

Answer 40

calcium

Question 41

kal/i

Answer 41

potassium

Question 42

natr/i

Answer 42

sodium

Question 43

dips/o

Answer 43

thirst

Question 44

acro-

Answer 44

peak, extremity

Question 45

hyper/pituitar/ism

Answer 45

excess activity of the pituitary gland

Question 46

hypo/pituitar/ism

Answer 46

deficient activity of the pituitary gland

Question 47

pan/hypo/pituitar/ism

Answer 47

deficiency of all pituitary gland

Question 48

thyroid/itis

Answer 48

inflammation of the thyroid gland

Question 49

hypo/thyroid/ism

Answer 49

deficient activity of the thyroid gland

Question 50

hyper/thyroid/ism

Answer 50

excessive activity of the thyroid gland

Question 51

thyr/o/toxicosis

Answer 51

condition of excessive thyroid hormone

Question 52

eu/thyroid

Answer 52

normal thyroid actvity

Question 53

hyper/parathyroid/ism

Answer 53

excessive activity of the parathyroid gland

Question 54

hypo/calc/emia

Answer 54

deficient calcium in the blood

Question 55

hyper/calc/emia

Answer 55

excess calcium in the blood

Question 56

hyper/glyc/emia

Answer 56

excess glucose in the blood

Question 57

poly/dips/ia

Answer 57

excessive thirst

Question 58

acid/osis

Answer 58

state of excessive thirst

Question 59

hypo/kal/emia

Answer 59

deficient potassium in the blood

Question 60

hypo/natr/emia

Answer 60

deficient sodium in the blood

Question 61

adren/o/cortic/o/hyperplasia

Answer 61

excess development of the adrenal cortex

Question 62

thyroid/ectomy

Answer 62

surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Question 63

parathyroid/ectomy

Answer 63

surgical removal of the parathyroid gland

Question 64

thyr/o/parathyroid/ectomy

Answer 64

surgical removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Question 65

adrenal/ectomy

Answer 65

surgical removal of the adrenal gland

Question 66

par/esthes/ia

Answer 66

condition of abnormal sensation

Question 67

ment/al

Answer 67

of mind

Question 68

anesthesia

Answer 68

no sensation/ numbing sensation

Question 69

electr/o/graphy

Answer 69

recording of the electric activity

Question 70

-ism

Answer 70

state of being

Question 71

al, ic, ac, eal

Answer 71

pertaining to

Question 72

para-

Answer 72

nest to, beyond normal condition

Question 73

per-

Answer 73

through

Question 74

trans-

Answer 74

through, across

Question 75

peri-

Answer 75

wraps around

Question 76

de/ment/ia

Answer 76

loss of mind

Question 77

-phasi/o

Answer 77

speaking

Question 78

-phasia

Answer 78

unable to speak

Question 79

-paresis

Answer 79

incomplete

Question 80

polyphagia

Answer 80

over eating

Question 81

-emia

Answer 81

of blood/in blood

Question 82

-phagia

Answer 82

abnormal eating

Question 83

polydipsia

Answer 83

too much drinking

Question 84

adrenocorticohyperplasia

Answer 84

too much growth of the adrenal cortex

Question 85

hypercalcemia

Answer 85

too much calcium in blood

Question 86

-gram

Answer 86

recording

Question 87

electr/o/encephal/o/gram

Answer 87

recording of electric activity of the brain

Question 88

hemi

Answer 88

half

Question 89

plegia

Answer 89

paralysis

Question 90

quadriplegia

Answer 90

half of all four