Combining Form Of Nervous System Flashcards
(91 cards)
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum, brain
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Cerebell/o
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Cerebellum
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Dur/o
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Hard, dura mater
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Encephal/o
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Brain
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Gangli/o, ganglion/o
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Ganglion
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Gli/o
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Glia, gluey substance
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Mening/o, meningi/o
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Meninges
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Myel/o
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Spinal cord
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
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Nerve root
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Esthesi/o
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Sensation, sensitivity, feeling
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Ment/o, psych/o
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Mind
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Mon/o
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One, single
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Phas/o
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Speech
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Poli/o
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Gray matter
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Quadr/I
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Four
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-iatrist
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Specialist, physician
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-iatry
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Treatment, speciality
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-ictal
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Seizure, attack
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-paresis
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Slight paralysis
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Cerebellitis
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Inflammation of the cerebellum
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Cerebral thrombosis
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Pertaining to the cerebrum, abnormal condition of a clot
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Duritis
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Inflammation of the dura mater
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Encephalitis
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Inflammation of the brain
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Encephalomalacia
Softening of the brain
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Encephalomyeloradiculitis
Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots
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Gangliitis
Inflammation of a ganglion
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Glioblastoma
Tumor composed of developing glial tissue
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Glioma
Tumor composed of the glial tissue
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Meningioma
Tumor of the meninges
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Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
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Meningocele
Protrusion of the meninges
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Meningomyelocele
Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord
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Mononeuropathy
Disease affecting a single nerve
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Neuralgia
Pain in a nerve
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Neurasthenia
Nerve weakness
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Neuritis
Inflammation of a nerve
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Neuroarthropathy
Disease of nerves and joints
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Poliomyelitis
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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Polyneuritis
Inflammation of many nerves
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Polyneuropathy
Disease of many nerves
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Radiculitis
Inflammation of the nerve roots
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Radiculopathy
Disease of the nerve roots
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Rhizomeningomyelitis
Inflammation of the nerve roots, meninges, and spinal cord
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Subdural hematoma
Pertaining to below the dura mater, tumor of blood
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Ganglionectomy
Excision of a ganglion
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Neurectomy
Excision of a nerve
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Neurolysis
Separating of a nerve
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Neuroplasty
Surgical repair of a nerve
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Neurorrhaphy
Suture of a nerve
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Neurotomy
Incision of a nerve
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Radicotomy, rhizotomy
Incision into a nerve root
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Cerebral angiography
Radio graphic imaging of the blood vessels in the brain
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CT myelography
Process of recording the spinal cord
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Electroencephalogram
Record of the electrical impulses of the brain
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Electroencephalograph
Instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain
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Electroencephalography
Process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain
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Anesthesia
Without feeling or sensation
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Aphasia
Condition of without speaking
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Cephalalgia
Pain in the head
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Cerebral
Pertaining to the cerebrum
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Craniocerebral
Pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum
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Dysphasia
Condition of difficulty speaking
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Encephalosclerosis
Hardening of the brain
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Gliocyte
Glial cell
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Hemiparesis
Slight paralysis of half the body
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis of half the body, stroke is the most common cause
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Hyperesthesia
Excessive sensitivity
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Interictal
Occurring between seizures or attacks
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Intracerebral
Pertaining to within the cerebrum
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Mental
Pertaining to the mind
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Monoparesis
Slight paralysis of one limb
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Monoplegia
Paralysis of one limb
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Myelomalacia
Softening of the spinal cord
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Neuroid
Resembling a nerve
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Neurologist
Physician who studies and treats diseases of the nerves
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Neurology
Study of nerves
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Panplegia
Total paralysis
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Paresthesia
Abnormal sensation
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Postictal
Occurring after a seizure or attack
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Preictal
Occurring before a seizure or attack
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Quadriplegia
Paralysis of four limbs
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Subdural
Pertaining to below the dura mater
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Psychiatrist
A physician who studies and treats disorders of the mind
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Psychiatry
Specialty of the mind
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Psychogenic
Originating in the mind
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Psychologist
Specialist of the mind
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Psychology
Study of the mind
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Psychopathy
Any disease of the mind
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Psychosis
Abnormal condition of the mind
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Psychosomatic
Pertaining to the mind and body
