Nervous system medical terminology
there are ____ cranial nerves
12
what is an inflammation of the tear sac?
Dacryocystitis
The medical term Glauc/oma actually means:
Waterfall, Cloudy, or Gray Vision
dyslexia literally means
a condition of words that are faulty or difficult
The medical term Para/noia literally means "mind/beyond or beside" or refers to a behavior that is out of touch with reality or:
abnormal thinking or reasoning
Lou Gehrig's disease
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
which of the following is a personality disorder in cluster B
antisocial personality disorder
cerebral ischemia results in a condition termed
apoplexy
A specialist who specializes in the study of hearing is an:
audiologist
the hypoglossal nerve is located
below the tongue
The medical term Hemat/oma means:
blood swelling or tumor
the diagnostic term for a condition characterized by brain damage and lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is
cerebral palsy
the ___ deals with hearing, and the ___ deals with balance
cochlea, labyrinth
the mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and eyeball globe is the
conjunctiva
___ is caused by foreign bodies or pathogenic organisms that cause inflammation and petechial hemorrhages
conjunctivitis
biotic eye drops cause the eye's pupils to
constrict
which of the following can be diagnosed by looking at the retina
diabetes
mydriatic drops ____ the pupils
dilate
the word part oto- means
ear and hearing
the word part pia- means
gentle
which of the following is not a personality disorder in cluster c
histrionic personality disorder
which of these is not a sign of brain concussion
increased appetite
the medical term myring/itis actually means
inflammation of the eardrum
The medical term Kerat/itis actually means:
inflammation of the eye's cornea
the diagnostic term blephar/itis means
inflammation of the eyelid
The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and literally means membrane is called the:
meninges
opisthotonos is frequently associated with
meningitis
what is an inflammation of the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord
meningitis
The term that means spinal cord inflammation is:
myel/itis
the medical term "myopic" actually means
nearsighted
the diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is
neuroma
____ is devoid of rods and cones and hence is referred to as the blind spot
optic nerve
the medical term for a fungal infection of the ear is
otomycosis
what covers the inner surface of the ciliary process?
pars ciliaris
the diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is
poliomyelitis
the medical term trach/oma refers to a chlamydial infection causing
rough swollen eye lesions
The medical term Epi/lepsy means:
seizure upon the mind and body
what is caused by a staphylococcus infection of the eyelid and sebaceous gland?
stye
The medical term Opistho/tonos means:
tension that bends head backward
herpes in greek means
to creep
psychotherapy is the process of
treating the mind with non physical therapies
pterygium literally means
wing
