Unit #6 - Words on Test Flashcards
af-
going into
ef-
going out of
end or endo-
inside
pre-
in front of
ischemia
to hold back blood
eu-
good, well
con-
together, with
quadri-
four
eso-
outward
aneurysm
dilation of an artery
asthen
weakness
decussate
cross; make a shape like the letter X
dura
tough
blephar/o
eyelid
conjunctiva
joining [the eyelids and globe of the eye]
cycl/o
“circle”, describing the ciliary body of the eye
dacry/o or lacrim
tear [as in teardrop]
phac/o or phak
lens
retin/a or retin/o
the receptive surface of the eye
scler/a or scler/o
the white of the eye
Chemoreceptors detect
chemicals
Mechanoreceptors detect
mechanical stimuli (i.e. pressure)
Photoreceptors detect
light particle-waves
Proprioceptors detect
one’s own body position
cauda
tail
sulcus
groove in the brain
insula
island
gyrus
elevation or bump on the brain
cornu
horn
cortex
the outside of a multilayered structure
medulla
the inside of a multilayered structure
myel/o or spin/o
spinal column or spinal cord
ampulla
a flask with a long, narrow neck
cochlea
snail shell
labyrinth
a maze
myring/o
eardrum, a membrane at the end of the ear canal.
utricle
bag
vestibul/o
an entrance hall
asthen
weakness
clonus
violent shaking
convuls
jerking movement
embol
arterial blockage
paresis
weakness
ictus
seizure; sudden, unexpected illness
nystagmus
nodding or jerking back-and-forth motion of the eyes
vertigo
spinning sensation
pleg, as in hemiplegia, quadriplegia, or tetraplegia
weakness
hypno, narc/o, and somn/o
sleep
–ellum
it is a diminutive suffix (makes the word in front of it smaller)
–ellum
it is a diminutive suffix (makes the word in front of it smaller)
–iatrist
a clinician who studies
–iatry
the act of studying
–lytic
drug or agent that causes a breakdown or destruction
–metry
the act of measuring
–logy and –ology
study of
–plegia
inability to move
–rrhag or –rrhage
abnormal flow
–tatic
pertaining to stretching
–tomy
–tome
–trophic
nourishment or growth
-algia
pain in
OU
both eyes
AU
both ears
LP
spinal tap
PERRLA
normal condition
ALS, MS, TIA
diseases or disorders
EEG, EMG, LP, MRA, MRI, PET
tests or procedures
blephar-edema
swelling of the eyelid
blephar-itis
inflammation of the eyelid
blepharo-plasty
surgical revision of the eyelid
blepharo-conjunctiv-itis
inflammation of the eyelid and mucous membranes of the eye
blepharo-pleg-ia
paralysis of the eyelid
blepharo-ptosis
drooping of the eyelid
blepharo-pyo-rrhea
flow of pus from the eyelid
blepharo-spasm
involuntary contraction of the eyelid
blepharo-tomy
cutting into the eyelid
dacryo-aden-ectomy
removal of a lacrimal gland
dacryo-cyst-ectomy
surgical removal of the nasolacrimal sac
dacryo-cysto-rhino-stomy
surgery to enlarge the opening of the nasolacrimal sac
dacryo-cysto-tomy
cutting into the nasolacrimal sac
myring-ectomy
surgical removal of the eardrum
myring-itis
inflammation of the eardrum
myringo-dermat-itis
inflammation of the eardrum and the adjacent skin of the ear canal
myringo-myc-osis
fungal infection of the eardrum
myringo-plasty
surgical revision of the eardrum
myringo-tomy
cutting into the eardrum
cerebell-ar
pertaining to the part of the brain under the cerebrum
cerebell-itis
inflammation of the cerebellum
cerebell-um
part of the brain under the cerebrum and attached to the brainstem
cerebr-al
pertaining to the cerebrum
cerebro-pathy
disease of the brain
cerebro-spin-al
pertaining to the brain and spinal cord
cerebro-tomy
cutting into the brain
cerebro-vasul-ar
pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain
cerebr-um
the large, wrinkled part of the brain; right and left hemispheres
intra-cerebr-al
within the brain
mening
coverings of the brain
meningi-oma
tumor of the coverings of the brain
mening-itis
inflammation of the coverings of the brain
meningo-cele
hernation of the coverings of the brain
meningo-pathy
disease of the coverings of the brain
myelo-meningo-cele
herniation of the spinal cord and its coverings
