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Lesson 30

Terms

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/active
acting
/glia
type of brain cell
/lepsy, /leptic
seizure, taking hold of
/mentia
condition of the mind
/opaque
impervious to light or x-rays
/opia, opsia
vision
/paresis, paretic
relaxation, slight or incomplete paralysis
/plegia, /plegic
paralysis
/taxia, taxis
order or arrangement
adnex/o
appendages or adjunct parts
adren/o
from or relating to the adrenal glands, from or relating to epinephrine
aneurysm/o
aneurysm, a widening
aque/o
water, aqueous humor of the eye
arteriol/o
little artery
auricul/o
auricle, ear
AV nicking
AV 1. arteriovenous. 2. atrioventricular. AV, n 1. the abbreviation for atrioventricular. n 2. the abbreviation for auriculoventricular. nicking: (n) A localized constriction in blood vessels of the retina of the eye.
capillar/o
capillary, hair-like (blood vessels)
cataract
an opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye or its capsule.cataracĀ“tous
cerebell/o
cerebellum
claudication
limping; lameness
cleid/o
clavicle
CNS
central nervous system
concussion
An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function.
conjunctiv/o
conjunctivae, membranes lining eyelids and covering eye whites
cornea
The transparent convex anterior portion of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil and is continuous with the sclera
cry/o
cold, freezing
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
cerebrovascular accident, stroke
dipl/o
double
disease
Takayasu's, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's (ALS), Meniere's
encephalitis
St. Louis, equine, herpes simplex type 1, progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis, Venezuelan
epinephrine
1. A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pre
episode, episodic
sporadic; occurring in episodes
epistaxis
a nosebleed
eustachian tube
A slender tube that connects the tympanic cavity with the nasal part of the pharynx and serves to equalize air pressure on either side of the eardrum. Also called auditory tube, salpinx
fasicul/o
fascicle, little bundle
gangli/o
knot, group of nerve cell bodies, outside the CNS
gingiv/o
gums
glaucoma
closed-angle, open-angle
GSW
gunshot wound
gyrus, gyri
ridge or confolution of the surface of the brain
heter/o
different or opposite
insidious
Being a disease that progresses with few or no symptoms to indicate its gravity
ir/o, irid/o
iris of the eye
isch/o
suppress
masseter
A muscle with origin from the inferior border and medial surface of the zygomatic arch, with insertion into the lateral surface of the ramus of the mandible, with nerve supply from the masseteric nerve, AND WHOSE ACTION CLOSES THE JAW DURING CHEWING
meninges
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
MS
multiple sclerosis
NAD
no acute distress
nystagmus
involuntary rapid movement (horizontal, vertical, rotatory, or mixed, i.e., of two types) of the eyeball
O.D. - oculous dexter O.S. - oculous sinister
right eye, left eye
ocul/o
eye
olig/o
decreased or few
palat/o
palate
phas/o
speech
polariz/o
line up between poles
presby/o
elder or aging
prolapse
1. ptosis; the falling down, or downward displacement, of a part or viscus. 2. to undergo such displacement.
pyramid/o
pyramid, pyramid-shaped organ
RAM
rapid alternating movements
reflex
gag reflex
retin/o
retina of the eye
scler/o
sclera of the eye
scleral buckling
technique for repair of a detached retina, in which indentations or infoldings of the sclera are made over the tears in the retina to promote adherence of the retina to the choroid
scopolamine
use: prevention of motion sickness
scotoma, scotomata
an area of depressed vision in the visual field, surrounded by an area of less depressed or of normal vision
seizure
1. the sudden attack or recurrence of a disease. 2. a single episode of epilepsy, often named for the type it represents.
sequela, sequelae
an abnormal condition that follows and is the result of a disease, treatment, or injury, such as paralysis after poliomyelitis or scar formation after a laceration
stern/o
sternum
stigm/o, stigmat/o
point or focus
strabismus
A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles
strept/o
twisted chains
syncope
temporary loss of consciousness due to generalized cerebral ischemia
syndrome
subclavian steal, Horner's
tempor/o
temple, lateral portion of head
TIA
transient ischemic attack
tinnitus
a noise in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, roaring, or clicking
tremor
an involuntary trembling or quivering
uve/o
uvea
uvul/o
uvula
vag/o
vagus nerve, cranial nerve X

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