Neuroloy Flashcards
1
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neur/o
A
nerve
2
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encephal/o
A
brain
3
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
4
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
5
Q
crain/o
A
skull, cranium
6
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
7
Q
menig/o
A
meninges
8
Q
cord/o
A
spinal cord
9
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
10
Q
spin/o
A
spine
11
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
12
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
13
Q
hydr/o
A
water
14
Q
-cephalus
A
head
15
Q
hemi
A
half
16
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
17
Q
-paresis
A
slight paralysis
18
Q
quardi
A
four
19
Q
aphasia
A
lack of ability to form speech
20
Q
dysphagia
A
difficult swallowing
21
Q
syncope
A
fainting
22
Q
vertigo
A
dizziness
23
Q
encephalitis
A
inflammation of the brain
24
Q
meningitis
A
inflammation of the meninges
25
meningioma
tumor of the meninges
26
neuroma
tumor of the nerves
27
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
28
TIA
transient ischemic attack
29
LP
lumbar puncture
30
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
31
disorder in the manner of walking
abnormal gait
32
most common cause of dementia
Alzheimer disease
33
lack of sense of smell
anosmia
34
fainting
syncope
35
paralysis of the facial nerve
bell palsy
36
muscle weakness
myasthenia
37
feeling of prickling, burning, or numbness
parasthesia
38
abnormal opening of the spinal column with a protrusion of the spinal cord and or meninges
spina bifida
39
neurodegenerative disease characterized by the destruction of myelin sheath
MS
40
deep, prolonged unconsciousness
coma
41
involuntary muscle contraction of sudden onset
spasm
42
brain bruise
cerebral contusion
43
disorder characterized by sudden attacks of sleep
narcolepsy
44
inability to perform mathematical calculations
acalculia
45
inherited disease caused by enzyme deficiency that results in CNS deficiency
tay-sachs disease
46
localized collection of blood in an organ, tissue, or space
hematoma
47
headache of the vascular region
migraine
48
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain
hydrocephalus
49
autoimmune disorder of acute polyneuritis
guillain-barre
50
involuntary contraction of small, local muscles
fasciculation
51
myel/o
spinal cord
52
somat/o
body
53
encephal/o
brain
54
cyte
cell
55
glia
glue
56
neur/o
nerve
57
radicul/o
nerve root
58
cerebell/o
cerebellum
59
cerebr/o
cerebrum
60
cortic/o
cortex
