Glossary

Intramedullary spinal cord tumors. Refers to tumors confined to the interior of the spinal cord.

The amount of an infective organism that a host is exposed to at the time of an infection.

Pertaining to the alteration of force or speed of a muscle’s contraction.

International Normalized Ratio.  A test that determines the time for a sample of blood to clot.

INR.  A test that determines the time for a sample of blood to clot.

Inside of, as in intramedullary spinal cord tumor which refers to a tumor inside of the spinal cord.

Using electrodiagostic technology such as evoked potentials to monitor CNS function during surgery.

The use of electrodiagnostic testing technology such as evoked potentials to follow the nervous system’s function.

Within the cerebrospinal fluid.

IntraOperative Monitoring. Also referred to as intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring or intraoperative physiologic monitoring. This is the use of evoked physiological potentials (motor evoked potentials, sensory evoked potentials, brainstem ausitory evoked potentials, electromyography, etc.) to follow the function of the nervous system during surgery.