Neuroloy Flashcards
neur/o
nerve
encephal/o
brain
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
crain/o
skull, cranium
dur/o
dura mater
menig/o
meninges
cord/o
spinal cord
myel/o
spinal cord
spin/o
spine
vertebr/o
vertebra
spondyl/o
vertebra
hydr/o
water
-cephalus
head
hemi
half
-plegia
paralysis
-paresis
slight paralysis
quardi
four
aphasia
lack of ability to form speech
dysphagia
difficult swallowing
syncope
fainting
vertigo
dizziness
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
meningioma
tumor of the meninges
neuroma
tumor of the nerves
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
TIA
transient ischemic attack
LP
lumbar puncture
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
disorder in the manner of walking
abnormal gait
most common cause of dementia
Alzheimer disease
lack of sense of smell
anosmia
fainting
syncope
paralysis of the facial nerve
bell palsy
muscle weakness
myasthenia
feeling of prickling, burning, or numbness
parasthesia
abnormal opening of the spinal column with a protrusion of the spinal cord and or meninges
spina bifida
neurodegenerative disease characterized by the destruction of myelin sheath
MS
deep, prolonged unconsciousness
coma
involuntary muscle contraction of sudden onset
spasm
brain bruise
cerebral contusion
disorder characterized by sudden attacks of sleep
narcolepsy
inability to perform mathematical calculations
acalculia
inherited disease caused by enzyme deficiency that results in CNS deficiency
tay-sachs disease
localized collection of blood in an organ, tissue, or space
hematoma
headache of the vascular region
migraine
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain
hydrocephalus
autoimmune disorder of acute polyneuritis
guillain-barre
involuntary contraction of small, local muscles
fasciculation
myel/o
spinal cord
somat/o
body
encephal/o
brain
cyte
cell
glia
glue
neur/o
nerve
radicul/o
nerve root
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cortic/o
cortex