Medical Terminology

Poliomyelitis

Inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord.poli/0 = gray mattermyel/0 = spinal corditis = inflammation

aur/0

ear

ot/0

ear

ocul/0

eye

ophthalm/0

eye

otalgia

pain in the earalgia = painot/0 = ear

neurosurgeon

medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the brain, spinal column, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.

ocul/0

eye

ophthalm/0

eye

hemiplegia

one side of body paralysis left or righthemi = halfplegia= paralysis

paraplegia

paraplegia = paralysis of the lower bodypara = beside

aphasia

no speecha = not, nophasia = speech

dysphasia

difficult speechdys = difficult phasia = speech

myring/0

Tympanic membrane, eardrum

encephalitis

inflammation of the brainencephal/0 = brainitis = infammation

dementia

de - lack ofment/0 = brainia = condition

Paresthesia

abnormal sensationPara -= abnormalesthesia = sensation

retinopathy

Disease of the retniapathy = diseaseretin/0 = retina

plegia

paralysis

spin/o

spinal cord, spine

optomitrist

visual function , non surgicalopt/0 vision, sightmetrist = specialist in te messure of