Nervous Flashcards
(138 cards)
1
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CSF
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cerebral spinal fluid
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Q
CVA
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Cerebral vascular accident
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Q
EEG
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electroencephalogram
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Q
HA
A
Head ache
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Q
LOC
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Level/Loss if consciousness
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Q
af-
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Toward
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Q
-al
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Pertaining to
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Q
-algia
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Pain
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Q
an-
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Without, absence of
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Q
baro-
A
pressure
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Q
-blast
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Tissue building cell
14
Q
-cele
A
Herniation
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Q
-cyte
A
Cell
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Q
de-
A
Down, from
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Q
dys -
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Bad, painful, difficult
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Q
Ef-
A
Away from
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Q
epi-
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Upon
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Q
-ferent
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Carry
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Q
-glia
A
Glue
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Q
-graphy
A
Process of making a picture or record
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Q
hemi-
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Half
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Q
-ia
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State of, condition
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HEENT
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
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OD
oculus dexter- right eye
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OS
oculus sinister- left eye
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OU
Oculus uterque- each eye
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PO
orally by mouth
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TM
Tympanic membrane
31
UV
ultraviolet
32
VA
Visual acuity
33
intra
Within
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-lepsy
Seizure
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-mania
Madness
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Mentia
Mind
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micro-
Very small
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-otomy
Incision into
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para-
Beyond, beside
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-paresis
Partial, partial paralysis
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-pathy
Disease
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-phasia
Speaking
43
-plegia
Paralysis
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polio-
Grey matter disease
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poly-
Many
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quad-
Four
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radi-
Radiation
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-um
Pertaining to
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-y
Condition of
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Alges/i
Sense of pain
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astr/o
Star
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blast/o
Developing cell
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cephal/o
Head
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cerebel/o
Small hind brain: cerebellum
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disk
Flat round structure
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dur/o
dura matter, outer covering
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electr/o
Electricity
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encephal/o
Brain
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esthesi/o
Feeling, sensation
60
gangli/o
Ganglion, mass of tissue
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Hormone
To excite
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hydr/o
Water
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Kinesi/o
Movement
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megal/o
Large
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mening/o
Meninges
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myel/o
Spinal cord
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cerebr/o
Brain/cerebrum
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crani/o
Skull, cranium
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cyt/o
Cell
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dendr/o
Trees
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neur/o
Nerve, neuron
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olig/o
Few
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phrenia
Mind
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psych/o
Mind
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radicul/o
Nerve root
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rhiz/o
Nerve root
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reticul/o
Network of cells
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schiz/o
Split
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Sense
Feeling
80
Soma
Body
81
spin/o
Spine
82
vertebr/o
Vertebrae
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-gram
Record or picture
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Hyper
Above, more than normal
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Hypo
Below, less than normal
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Infra
Below, beneath
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Intra
Within
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Itis
Inflammation
90
Meter
Instrument to measure
91
Mono
Single, one
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-Opia
Vision
93
-ory
Referring to
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-ostomy
Create a surgical opening
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-otomy
Surgical incision
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
97
-phasia
Speech
98
-phobia
Condition or fear
99
-plasty
Surgical repair
100
-plegia
Paralysis
101
-ptosis
Prolapse or drooping
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-scope
Instrument to view
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acoust/o
hearing
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audi/o
Hearing, sound
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aur/i
Ear
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blephar/o
Eyelid
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cac/o
Bad or ill
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Chrom/o
Color
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Chromat/o
Color
110
Conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva, lining of the
| surface of the eye
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lacrim/o
Tears
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medi/ media
Middle
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myring/o
Eardrum
114
Ocul
Eye
115
olfact
Smell
116
Ophthalm
Eye
117
Opt
Vision
118
Or
Mouth
119
Orb, orbit
Circular round
120
Ot
Ear
121
Core/ cor
Pupil
122
corne
Cornea
123
crys
Cold
124
cyst
Fluid filled sac
125
dacry
Tears tear duct
126
dipl
Double
127
fovea
Pit or depression
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Gloss
Tongue
129
Irid
Iris
130
Kerat
Hard tissue
131
Phon
Sound
132
Phot
Light
133
Presby
Aging old age old
134
retin
Retina inner lining of the eye
135
Staped
Bones of the middle ear
136
Ton
Tension pressure
137
Tympan
Eardrum Timpanic
138
Vitre
Glass like
