nervous system Flashcards
1
Q
poly-
A
many
2
Q
quadri-
A
four
3
Q
semi-
A
partial
4
Q
sub-
A
under
5
Q
trans-
A
across
6
Q
alges/o
A
sense of pain
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
astr/o
A
star
10
Q
cephal/o
A
head
11
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
12
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
13
Q
clon/o
A
rapid contracting and relaxing
14
Q
concuss/o
A
to shake violently
15
Q
crani/o
A
skull
16
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
17
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
18
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
19
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
20
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
21
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
22
Q
gli/o
A
glue
23
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
24
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
25
hydr/o
water
26
isch/o
to hold back
27
later/o
side
28
lumb/o
low back
29
medull/o
medulla oblongata
30
mening/o
meninges
31
meningi/o
meninges
32
ment/o
mind
33
my/o
muscle
34
myel/o
spinal cord
35
neur/o
nerve
36
poli/o
gray matter
37
pont/o
pons
38
radicul/o
nerve root
39
scler/o
hard
40
spin/o
spine
41
thalam/o
thalamus
42
thec/o
sheath
43
tom/o
to cut
44
ton/o
tone
45
topic/o
a specific area
46
vascul/o
blood vessel
47
ven/o
vien
48
ventricul/o
ventricle
49
vertebr/o
vertebra
50
-al
pertaining to
51
-algia
pain
52
-ar
pertaining to
53
-ary
pertaining to
54
-asthenia
weakness
55
-cele
protrusion
56
-eal
pertaining to
57
-ectomy
surgical removal
58
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
59
-gram
record
60
-graphy
process of recording
61
-ia
condition
62
-ic
pertaining to
63
-ical
pertaining to
64
-ine
pertaining to
65
-ion
action
66
-itis
inflammation
67
-logy
study of
68
-nic
pertaining to
69
-oma
tumor, mass
70
-osis
abnormal condition
71
-otomy
cutting into
72
-ous
pertaining to
73
-paresis
weakness
74
-pathy
disease
75
-phasia
speech
76
-plasty
surgical repair
77
-plegia
paralysis
78
-rrhaphy
suture
79
-taxia
muscle coordination
80
-tic
pertaing to
81
-trophic
pertaining to development
82
a-
without
83
an-
without
84
anti-
against
85
oi-
two
86
e-
without
87
dys-
abnormal, difficult
88
endo-
within
89
epi-
above
90
hemi-
half
91
hyper-
excessive
92
in-
inward
93
intra-
within
94
mono-
one
95
para-
abnormal, two like parts of a pair
96
AD
alzheimers disease
97
AHT
abusive head trauma
98
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
99
ANS
autonomic nervous system
100
CNS
central nervous system
101
CP
cerebral palsy
102
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
103
CTE
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
104
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
105
CVD
cerebrovascular disease
106
EEG
electroencephalogram, electroencephalography
107
GA
general anesthesia
108
HA
headache
109
ICP
intracranial pressure
110
IV
intravenous
111
LP
lumbar puncture
112
MS
multiple sclerosis
113
PET
positron emission tomography
114
PNS
peripheral nervous system
115
SBS
shaken baby syndrome
116
SCI
spinal cord injury
117
TBI
traumatic brain injury
118
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
119
TIA
transient ischemic attack
120
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