Unit 6: Nervous System - Abbreviations

Question 1

EENT

Answer 1

eye, ear, nose, and throat

Question 2

ENT

Answer 2

ear, nose, and throat

Question 3

EMG

Answer 3

electromyogram

Question 4

HD

Answer 4

Huntington’s disease

Question 5

HEENT

Answer 5

head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Question 6

ICP

Answer 6

intracranial pressure

Question 7

IOL

Answer 7

intraocular lens

Question 8

IOP

Answer 8

intraocular pressure

Question 9

LASIK

Answer 9

laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

Question 10

LOC

Answer 10

level of consciousness

Question 11

LP

Answer 11

lumbar puncture,
insertion of needle between lumbar vertebrae to remove CSF sample.

Question 12

MRA

Answer 12

magnetic resonance angiography, used to examine blood vessels

Question 13

MRI

Answer 13

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 14

MS

Answer 14

multiple sclerosis

Question 15

Myop

Answer 15

myopia, nearsightedness

Question 16

NLHL

Answer 16

noise induced hearing loss

Question 17

OCD

Answer 17

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 18

OU

Answer 18

Both eyes
(Latin - oculus uterque)

Question 19

OD

Answer 19

Right eye
(Latin - oculus dexter)

Question 20

OS

Answer 20

Left eye
(latin - oculus sinistra)

Question 21

O.D.

Answer 21

Doctor of optometry

Question 22

OM

Answer 22

otitis media, middle ear infection

Question 23

PET

Answer 23

positron emission tomography

Question 24

PERRLA

Answer 24

pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation

Question 25

PNS

Answer 25

peripheral nervous system

Question 26

REM

Answer 26

rapid eye movement

Question 27

SRS

Answer 27

stereotactit radiosurgery

Question 28

TIA

Answer 28

transient ischemic attack

Question 29

VA

Answer 29

visual activity

Question 30

VF

Answer 30

visual field