Word List 11 Flashcards
(39 cards)
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Cerebro
A
Cerebrum
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Crani
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skull
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encephal
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brain
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gli
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neuroglial tissue
5
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mening
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meninges
6
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meningi
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meninges
7
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myel
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bone marrow. spinal cord
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nuer
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nerve
9
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lepsy
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seizure
10
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oma
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tumor
11
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phasia
A
speech
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dys
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bad. painful. difficult
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hemi
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one half
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para
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near. beside. beyond
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quadri
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four
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aphasia
A
without speech
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ataxia
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without muscle coordination
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clonus
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series if rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations
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craniotomy
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incision of the cranium
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dysarthria
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difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth face
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dysphagia
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painful swallowing or eating
22
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electroencephalography
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process of recording the electrical signals of the brain
23
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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epilepsy
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above or upon seizure. electrical signals in the brain cause recurring seizures
25
glioma
tumor of glial tissue
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hemiparesis
partial paralysis of one half
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hemiplegia
paralysis on one half
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hydrocephalus
condition of water head
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meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
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meningioma
tumor of the meninges
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meningocele
swelling of the meninges
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neuroblastoma
tumor of a nerve embryonic cell
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neurolysis
separation destruction of a nerve
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neurosis
abnormal condition of a nerve
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paralysis
loss of muscle function and sensation because of spinal cord injury
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paraplegia
paralysis of legs or lower body from spinal cord injury
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parasthesia
altered skin sensation such as burnings prickling or tingling
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poliomyelitis
inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord
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quadriplegia
paralysis of four (all four limbs)
