Chapter 15 Anatomy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cerebello | cerebellum |
| cerebro | cerebrum, brain |
| duro | hard, dura mater |
| encephalo | brain |
| ganglio, ganglion | ganglion |
| glio | glia |
| meningio, meningo | meninges |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| radico, radiculo, rhizo | nerve root |
| esthesio | sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
| mento, psycho | mind |
| mono | one, single |
| quadri | four |
| iatrist | specialist, physician |
| iatry | treatment, specialty |
| ictal | seizure, attack |
| paresis | slight paralysis |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerebellum |
| cerebral thrombosis | blood clot in the brain |
| encephalomyeloradiculitis | inflammation of the brain, spinal cord and nerve roots |
| glioblastoma | tumor composed of developing glial tissue |
| meningocele | hernia of the meninges |
| meningomyelocele | protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | inflamation of the grey matter of the spinal cord |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
| polyneuropathy | disease of many nerves |
| radiculitis | inflammation of the nerve roots |
| radiculopathy | disease of the nerve roots |
| rhizomeningomyelitis | inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord |
| subdural hematoma | blood tumor in the brain |
| epilepsy | disorder of seizures |
| stroke | disruption of blood flow in the brain |
| radicotomy, rhizotomy | incision into a nerve root |
| cerebral angiography | radiographic imaging of the blood vessels in the brain |
| electroencephalogram | EEG, record of the electrical impulses of the brain |
| computed tomography of the brain | CT scan, using a computer to produce a series of brain tissue images at any desired depth |
| lumbar puncture | LP, spinal tap |
| anesthesia | without sensation or feeling |
| aphasia | condition of without speaking |
| cephalalgia | Headache, or cephalgia |
| craniocerebral | pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum |
| inter | between |
| coma | state of profound unconsciousness |
| seizure | involuntary muscle contractions |
| gait | manner or style of walking |
| bipolar disorder | disturbance in mood. Manic and depressive episodes |
| schizophrenia | gross distortions of reality |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| ischo | deficiency, blockage |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
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