Med Term Nervous and Sensory

Part of a word meaning speech

• Phagia

• Plegia

• Neuro

• Buccal

Part of a word meaning paralysis

• Plegia

• Phasia

• Neuro

• Buccal

Prefix meaning without

• A

• Co

• Epi

• Para

Everyday term often used in place of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

• Concussion

• Aphasia

• Palsy

• Migraine

Class of drugs used in pain management

• Narcotics

• Stimulants

• Depressants

• Syncopes

Medical term for fainting

• Syncope

• Palsy

• Coma

• Nyctalopia

Medical term for night blindness

• Nyctalopia

• Nystagmus

• Tinnitus

• Vertigo

Vertigo is

• dizziness

• fainting

• ringing in the ears

• loss of movement

An example of a time when lumbar punctures are used

• Epidural

• Hemiplegia

• Aphasia

• Epilepsy

The hole in the front of the eye allowing light to pass through

• Pupil

• Iris

• Cornea

• Retina