LESSON 8: NERVOUS SYSTEM WORD PARTS Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
Q
concuss/o
A
shaken together, violently agitated
4
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contus/o
A
bruise
5
Q
crani/o
A
cranium, skull
6
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
7
Q
gli/o
A
glial cell
8
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges
9
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
10
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
11
Q
poli/o
A
gray matter of brain and spinal cord
12
Q
radicul/o
A
nerve root
13
Q
a-, an-
A
without, absence
14
Q
post-
A
after
15
Q
-blast
A
immature
16
Q
-esthesia
A
feeling, sensation
17
Q
-graphy
A
the process of producing a record
18
Q
-oma
A
tumor
19
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease
21
Q
-phasia
A
speech
22
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-phobia
A
irrational fear
23
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
24
Q
-tropic
A
having an affinity for
25
AD
Alzheimer’s disease
26
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
27
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
28
CNS
central nervous system
29
CP
cerebral palsy
30
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
31
CVA
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
32
EEG
electroencephalography
33
EMG
electromyography
34
GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
35
LOC
loss of consciousness
36
LP
lumbar puncture
37
MS
multiple sclerosis
38
OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder
39
PD
Parkinson’s disease
40
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
41
RLS
restless legs syndrome
42
Sz
seizure
43
TBI
traumatic brain injury
44
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
45
TIA
transient ischemic attack
