Terminology Ch3 Flashcards
Describe a partial seizure
Small area of cerebrum
Patient doesn’t lose consciousness
Tremors, tongue movement
What does EEG mean?
Electroencephalogram
Describe a generaliZed seizure
All brain affected May deficate/urinate Affects whole body Loses consciences May hyperventilate.
What does idiopathic mean?
You ruled out everything else so the problem is probably hereditary
What is encephalopathy
Degenerative disease of the brain
What effect does kbr have?
General depressive effect
What effect does phenobarbital have?
Depresses the cns
What does co mean?
Tablet
What’s Algia or dynia
Pain
What’s cele mean?
Swelling
What’s ectasis and ectasia
Dilation
What does ia mean?
A disease or condition with location indicated by the root word
What does iasis mean?
Infestation or infection of characterized
What does ism mean?
State or condition or result of pathologic process
What is itis ?
Inflammation of
What is an oma?
Tumor
What is osis ?
Abnormal condition or process often Degenerative
What is pathy ?
Any disorder or disease condition
What is rrhagia?
Hemorrhage
What does the prefix a, an mean ?
Without or not having
What does the prefix anti mean?
Against
What does the prefix Brady mean?
Abnormally slow
What does the prefix contra mean?
Against or opposed
What does the prefix de mean?
Remove, take away, loss of
What does the prefix dia mean?
Through,apart, across or between
What does the prefix dis mean?
Reversal or separation
What does the prefix dys mean?
Difficult or impaired
What does hyper mean?
Excessive or abnormally high
What does hypo mean?
Insufficient or abnormally low
What does mal mean?
Bad, poor
What does patho mean?
Disease
What does poly mean?
Many
What does pyo mean?
Pus
