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Chapter 14 & 15
Nervous & Special Senses
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08/19/2010
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Term
-acusia
 Definition
hearing
Term
AD
 Definition
Alzheimer Disease
Term
ADHD
 Definition
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algesia
 Definition
pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig Disease
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ambly/o
 Definition
dull, dim
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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ANS
 Definition
Autonomic Nervous System
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aque/o
 Definition
water
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AS
 Definition
Aortic Stenosis, *left ear
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility
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AU
 Definition
both ears
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audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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aur/o
 Definition
ear
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BEAM
 Definition
Brain Electrical Activity Mapping
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bi-
 Definition
two
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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cata-
 Definition
down
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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choroid/o
 Definition
choroid
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CNS
 Definition
Central Nervous System
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conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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core/o
 Definition
pupil
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corne/o
 Definition
cornea
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CP
 Definition
Cerebral Palsy
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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CSF
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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CT
 Definition
Computer Tomography
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-cusis
 Definition
hearing
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CVA
 Definition
Cerebrovascular Accident
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cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body of eye, circular, cycle
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dacry/o
 Definition
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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dacryocyst/o
 Definition
lacrimal sac
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dendr/o
 Definition
tree
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dipl/o
 Definition
double
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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EEG
 Definition
Electroencephalography
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EMG
 Definition
Electromyography
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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ENT
 Definition
Ear, Nose and Throat
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EOM
 Definition
Extraocular Movement
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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eso-
 Definition
inward
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-esthesia
 Definition
feeling
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray
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gli/o
 Definition
glue, neuroligical tissue
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goni/o
 Definition
angle
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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heter/o
 Definition
different
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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ICP
 Definition
Intracranial Pressure
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intra-
 Definition
in, within
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IOL
 Definition
Intraocular Lenses
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IOP
 Definition
Intraocular Pressure
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irid/o
 Definition
iris
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue, hard, cornea
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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labyrinth/o
 Definition
labyrinth (inner ear)
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lacrim/o
 Definition
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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lept/o
 Definition
thin, slender
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lex/o
 Definition
word, phrase
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LOC
 Definition
Loss Of Consciousness
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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LP
 Definition
Lumbar Puncture
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-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid process
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MEG
 Definition
Magnetoencephalograohy
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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meningi/o
 Definition
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
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-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
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MRA
 Definition
Magnetic Resonance Angiogram
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MRI
 Definition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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MS
 Definition
Mitral Stenosis, Musculoskeletal, Multiple Sclerosis, Mental Status, Magnesium Sulfate
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus (plural, fungi)
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
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myring/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor, numbness, sleep
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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NIHL
 Definition
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
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O.D.
 Definition
Doctor of Optometry
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye
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OD
 Definition
overdose
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-opsia
 Definition
vision
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opt/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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optic/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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OS
 Definition
left ear, by mouth (pharmacology)
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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OU
 Definition
both eyes
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
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-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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PERRLA
 Definition
Pupils Equal, Round, and Reactive to Light and Accommodation
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PET
 Definition
Positron Emission Tomography
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phac/o
 Definition
lens
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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phot/o
 Definition
light
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-plexy
 Definition
stroke
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PND
 Definition
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
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poli/o
 Definition
gray, gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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presby/o
 Definition
old age
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, downward displacement
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pupill/o
 Definition
pupil
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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retin/o
 Definition
retina
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RK
 Definition
Radial Keratotomy
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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salping/o
 Definition
tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube)
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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scot/o
 Definition
darkness
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SNS
 Definition
Sympathetic Nervous System
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staped/o
 Definition
stapes
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sthen/o
 Definition
strength
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-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
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syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined
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-taxia
 Definition
order, coordination
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thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
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thec/o
 Definition
sheath (usually refers to meninges)
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TIA
 Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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ton/o
 Definition
tension
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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-tropia
 Definition
turning
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tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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uni-
 Definition
one
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URI
 Definition
Upper Respiratory Infection
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VA
 Definition
Visual Acuity
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle (of heart or brain)
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VF
 Definition
Visual Field
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vitr/o
 Definition
vitreous body (of eye)
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