Medical Terminology Simplified

434 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems Parkinson disease PĂR-kĭn-sŭn Progressive, degenerative neurological disorder affec ...

Short episodes of neurological dysfunction due to temporary interference with blood supply to the brain, lasting a few minutes t ...

436 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems Nervous System Laboratory test in which CSF obtained from a lumbar puncture is eval ...

Additional Medical Terms • CHAPTER 9 437 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) măg-NĔT-ĭc RĔZ-ĕn-ăns ĬM-ĭj-ĭng positron emission tomo ...

438 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems Nervous System Surgical procedure that creates an opening in the skull to gain acce ...

ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TERMS REVIEW Match the medical terms below with the definitions in the numbered list. Alzheimer disease Hunti ...

is the withdrawal of spinal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. is a neurological disorder in which the nerve cell ac ...

Medical Record Activities • CHAPTER 9 441 Term Definition glycosuria glĭ-kō-SŪ-rē-ă Humulin L HŪ-mū-lĭn Humulin R HŪ-mū-lĭn keto ...

442 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems Reading Practice pronunciation of medical terms by reading the following medical re ...

Medical Record Activities • CHAPTER 9 443 MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 9-2 STROKE Terminology Terms listed in the table below come fr ...

444 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems Term Definition pruritus proo-RĪ-tŭs stroke STRŌK vertigo VĔR-tĭ-gō Visit the Medic ...

445 Evaluation Review the medical record to answer the following questions. Use a medical dictionary such as Taber’s Cyclopedic ...

446 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems ENDOCRINE AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS CHAPTER REVIEW WORD ELEMENTS SUMMARY The following ta ...

Endocrine and Nervous Systems Chapter Review • CHAPTER 9 447 Word Element Meaning Word Element Meaning -logy study of -tome inst ...

448 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems WORD ELEMENTS CHAPTER REVIEW This review provides a verification of your knowledge ...

Endocrine and Nervous Systems Chapter Review • CHAPTER 9 449 Medical Term Word Elements Meaning encephal/itis gli/oma gluc/o/ge ...

450 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems Medical Term Word Elements Meaning hypo/pituitar/ism hyper/trophy mening/o/cele my ...

Endocrine and Nervous Systems Chapter Review • CHAPTER 9 451 Medical Term Word Elements Meaning poli/o/myel/itis quadri/plegia ...

452 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems VOCABULARY REVIEW Match the medical term(s) below with the definitions in the numbe ...

453 CHAPTER 10 Musculoskeletal System OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the type of med ...