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Medicial Terminology Unit 8
Nervous System and Sensory Organs
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Undergraduate 1
11/08/2010
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Term
asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
bi
 Definition
half, two
Term
-cele
 Definition
herniation
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cephal
 Definition
head
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cerebr
 Definition
cerebrum,brain
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conjunctiv
 Definition
eye tissue
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encephal
 Definition
brain
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fid
 Definition
split
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hemi
 Definition
half (left vs right)
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mening
 Definition
meninges
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myel
 Definition
spinal cord
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nas
 Definition
nose
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neur, nerv
 Definition
nerve
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ophthalm
 Definition
eye
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phag
 Definition
swallow, eat
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pleg
 Definition
paralysis
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poli
 Definition
gray matter
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psych
 Definition
mind
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quad
 Definition
four
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sin
 Definition
sinus
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spin
 Definition
spine
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syncope
 Definition
fainting, dizziness
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ALS
 Definition
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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AMS
 Definition
altered mental status
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CAT
 Definition
computed axial tomography
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CBS
 Definition
chronic brain syndrome
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CF
 Definition
cystic fibrosis
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CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
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CP
 Definition
cerebral palsy
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CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
 Definition
electroencephalogram
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HA
 Definition
headache
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HOH
 Definition
hard of hearing
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ICH
 Definition
intracranial hemorrhage
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MAO
 Definition
monoamine oxidase inhibitor
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MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
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OBS
 Definition
organic brain syndrome
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PD
 Definition
parkinson's disease
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PKU
 Definition
phenylketonuria
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PNS
 Definition
peripheral nervous system
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SLE
 Definition
systemic lupus erythematosus
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TIA
 Definition
transient ichemic attack
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