Nervous System Terminology Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
3
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dur/o
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dura mater, hard
4
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esthesi/o
A
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
5
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gangli/o or ganglion/o
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ganglion
6
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gli/o
A
glia, gluey substance
7
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mening/o or meningi/o
A
meninges
8
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ment/o
A
mind
9
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mon/o
A
one, single
10
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
11
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phas/o
A
speech
12
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poli/o
A
gray matter
13
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psych/o
A
mind
14
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radic/o or radicul/o or rhiz/o
A
nerve root
15
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-paresis
A
slight paralysis
16
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-ictal
A
seizure, attack
17
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-iatry
A
specialty, treatment
18
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AD
A
Alzheimer’s disease
19
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ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
20
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CNS
A
central nervous system
21
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CP
A
cerebral palsy
22
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CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
23
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CTE
A
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
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CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
25
EEG
electroencephalogram
26
EP studies
evoked potential studies
27
LP
lumbar puncture
28
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
29
MS
multiple sclerosis
30
PD
Parkison's disease
31
PET
positron emission tomography
32
PNS
peripheral nervous system
33
SAH
subarachnoid hemorrhage
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