Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards
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-asthenia
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weakness
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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brain
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crani/o
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head, skull
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dur/o
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tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord
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encephal/o
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brain
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esthesi/o
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feeling, sensation
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gangli/o
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nerve bundle
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gnosi/o
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know
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hypn/o
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sleep
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lob/o
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lobe
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-mania
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excessive desire
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meningi/o, meningl/o
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meninges; membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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myel/o
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spinal cord; bone marrow
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neur/o
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nerve
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-paresis
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slight or partial paralysis
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phas/o
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speech
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-phobia
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excessive fear
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phren/o
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mind
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-plegia
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paralysis
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psych/o
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mind
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somn/o, somn/i
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sleep
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tax/o
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arrangement, order, coordination
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ton/o
muscle tone, tension
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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agnosia
inability to comprehend
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agoraphobia
fear of outdoor spaces
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analgesic
drug that relieves pain
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anesthetic
drug that causes loss of sensation
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anorexia
eating disorder characterized by the patient's restricting food or refusing to eat
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apathy
lack of emotion
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aphasia
inability to speak
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ataxia
lack of coordination
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autism
disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication/interaction and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests
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bulimia
eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by purging or getting rid of the food
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cephalalgia, cephalodynia
head pain
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cerebral aneurysm
widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain
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cerebral atrophy
wasting away of brain tissue
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craniectomy
removal of a piece of the skull
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craniotomy
incision into a skull
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delirium
brief loss of mental function
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dementia
loss/decline of mental function
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dyskinesia
difficulty moving
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dyslexia
difficulty reading
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dystonia
involuntary muscle movements
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encephalopathy
disease of the brain
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epilepsy
disease marked by seizures
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euphoria
positive emotional state
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hematoma
tumor-like mass made up of blood
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hemiparesis
partial paralysis of half the body
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hemiplegia
paralysis of half the body
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hydrophobia
fear of water
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hypnotic
drug that aids sleep
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idiopathic
having no known cause or origin
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insomnia
inability to sleep
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kleptomania
desire to steal
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meningioma
tumor of the meninges
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meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
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meningopathy
disease of the meninges
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microcephaly
abnormally small head
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myasthenia
condition characterized by muscle weakness
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myelogram
image of the spinal cord
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myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
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neuralgia, neurodynia
nerve pain
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neuroma
nerve tumor
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neuropathy
disease of the nervous system
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neurosis
nerve condition
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paralysis
complete loss of sensation and motor function
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paresis
partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function
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psychiatry
branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind
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psychology
branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind
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psychosis
a mind condition
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syncope
fainting
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thrombolytic
drug that dissolves clots
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ADHD
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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CNS
central nervous system
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CP
cerebral palsy
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
cardiovascular accident
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EEG
electroencephalogram
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EMG
electromyogram
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ICP
intracranial pressure
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LOC
level of conciousness
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LP
lumbar puncture
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MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
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MS
multiple sclerosis
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OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
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PET
positron emission tomography
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PNS
peripheral nervous system
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TIA
transient ischemic attack
