med term chapter 11 Flashcards
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cognition
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process of thought
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nerve impulse
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electrical signal transmitted along the nerve fiber
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neurotransmitters
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chemicals in the brain that transmit messages between nerve cells
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peripheral
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pertaining to the outside surface or surrounding area of an organ or structure
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traumatic
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pertaining to an injury
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vascular
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pertaining to blood vessels
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vascul
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vessel
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ar
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pertaining to
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neurology
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branch of medicine concerned with disease of the nervous system
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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spin
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spine
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al
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pertaining to
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encephal/o
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brain
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itis
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inflammation
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gli/o
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glue; neuroglial tissue
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oma
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tumor
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mening/o
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meninges
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cele
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hernia; swelling
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meningi/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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algia
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pain
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neur/o
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nerve
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ltsis
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separation; destruction; loosening
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lepsy
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seizure
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epi
above, upon
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phasia
speech
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a
without
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dys
bad, painful, difficult
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hemi
one half
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paresis
partial paralysis
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para
near; beside; beyond
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quadri
four
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neuroma
tumor composed of nervous tissue
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neurolysis
separation or destruction of a nerve
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encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
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encephaloma
tumor composed of brain tissue
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encephalocel
herniation or protusion of brain tissue
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myelalgia
pain in the spinal cord
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myelocele
herniation of the spinal cord
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cerbrospinal
pertaining to the cerebrum and spinal cord
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aphasia
without or lacking speech
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dysphasia
difficult speech
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dementia
progressive irreversible deterioration of mental function
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alzheimer disease
chronic brain sydrome by death of neurons in the cerebral cortex
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epilepsy
the generation of electrical signals inside the brain causing recurring seizures
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hunting chorea
inherited degenerative disease of the cns
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hydrocephalus
accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain
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multiple sclerosis
progressive degenerative disease of the cns
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hydro
water
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cephal
head
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us
condition, structure
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scler
hardening; sclera
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osis
abnormal condition
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neuroblastoma
malignant tumor composed mainly of cells most commonly in infants and children
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neur/o
nerve
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blast
embryonic cell
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neurosis
nonpsychotic mental illness
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palsy
partial or complete loss of motor function
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bell palsy
facial paralysis on one side of the face
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cerebral palsy
bilateral, symmetrrical nonprogressive motor dysfunction and partial paralysis
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paralysis
loss of muscle function loss of senation or both as a result of spinal cord injury
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parkinson disease
progressive neurologial disorder caused by a neurotransmitter deficiency
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polimylitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cordcaused by a virus
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poli/o
gray; gray matter
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myel
bone marrow; spinal cord
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psychosis
mental disorder marked by loss of contact with reality
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sciatica
severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve
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shingles
eruption of acute, inflammatory vesicle caused by the herpes zoster virus
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spina bifida
congenital incomplete closure of the spinal cord
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spina bifida occulta
most common and least severe without protusion of the spinal cord
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spina bifida cystica
more severe type involves protrusion of meninges
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stroke
brain tissue damage caused by a disorder within the blood vessels
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transient ischemic attach
interruption in blood supply to the brain
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ischem
to hold back, block
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ic
pertaining to
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craniotomy
surgical procedure that creats an opening in the skull
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craniotomy
surgical procedure that creates an opening in the skull
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thalamotomy
partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain
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thalam/o
thalamus
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tomy
incision
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anesthetics
produce partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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anticonvulsants
prevent or control seizures
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antiparkinsonian agents
reduce the signs and symptoms associated with parkinson disease
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c1, C2, and so on
first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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CNS
central nervous system
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CO
coccygeal nerves
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CVA
cerebrovascular accident, costovertebral angle
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CVD
cerebrovascular disease
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EEG
electrocardiogram; electrencephalography
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L!, L2, and so on
first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, and so on
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LP
lumbar puncture
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MS
mitral stenosis, musclosketetal; multiple sclerosis; mental status;
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S1, S2
first sacral vertebra, second sacral vertebra, and so on
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T1-T12
first thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra, and so on
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TIA
transient ischemic attack
