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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (little brain)

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crani/o

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skull

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encephal/o

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entire brain

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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gangli/o

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ganglion (knot)

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gli/o

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glue

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gnos/o

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knowing

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kinesi/o

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movement

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lex/o

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word or phrase

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges (membrane)

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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narc/o

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stupor or sleep

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neur/o

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nerve

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phas/o

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speech

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phob/o

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exaggerated fear or sensitivity

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phor/o

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carry or bear

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phren/o, psych/o, thym/o

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mind

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schiz/o

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split

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somat/o

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body

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somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o

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sleep

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spin/o

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spine (thorn)

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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vertebra

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stere/o

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three-dimensional or solid

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tax/o

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order or coordination

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thalam/o

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thalamus (a room)

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ton/o

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tone or tension

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top/o

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place

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (belly or pouch)

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cata-

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down

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31
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-asthenia

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weakness

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-mania

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condition of abnormal impulse toward

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-plegia

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paralysis

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aphasia

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impairment because of localized brain injury that affects the understanding, retrieving, and formulating of meaningful and sequential elements of language, as demonstrated by an inability to use or comprehend words; occurs as a result of a stroke, head trauma, or disease

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dementia (dementio = to be mad)

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an impairment of intellectual function characterized by memory loss, disorientation, and confusion

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neuralgia

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pain along the course of a nerve

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paralysis

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temporary or permanent loss of motor control

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flaccid paralysis

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defective (flabby) or absent muscle control caused by a nerve lesion

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spastic paralysis

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stiff and awkward muscle control caused by a central nervous system disorder

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hemiparesis

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partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body

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sciatica

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pain that follows the pathway of the sciatic nerve, caused by compression or trauma of the nerve or its roots

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hyperesthesia

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increased sensitivity to stimulation such as touch or pain

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paresthesia

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abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without objective cause

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agnosia

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any of many types of loss of neurologic function involving interpretation of sensory information

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astereognosis

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inability to judge the form of an object by touch (e.g., a coin from a key)

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CVA (meaning of the condition)

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(Cerebrovascular Accident)
stroke; damage to the brain caused by cerebrovascular disease, such as occlusion of a blood vessel by a thrombus or embolus (ischemic stroke) or intracranial hemorrhage after rupture of an aneurysm (hemorrhagic stroke)

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TIA (meaning of the condition)

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(Transient Ischemic Attack)
brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain, usually caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurologic deficit (impairment); often precedes a CVA

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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epilepsy

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disorder affecting the central nervous system; characterized by recurrent seizures

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glioma

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tumor of glial cells graded according to degree of malignancy

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hydrocephalus

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abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain as a result of developmental anomalies, infection, injury, or tumor

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

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spina bifida

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defect in development of the spinal column characterized by the absence of vertebral arches, often resulting in pouching of the meninges (meningocele) or of the meninges and spinal cord (meningomyelocele); considered to be the most common neural tube defect (spina = spine; bifida = split into two parts)

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plegia

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paralysis

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hemiplegia

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paralysis on one side of the body

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paraplegia

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paralysis from the waist down

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four limbs

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craniotomy

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incision into the skull to approach the brain

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discectomy

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removal of a herniated disk; often done percutaneously (per = through; cutaneous = skin)

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laminectomy

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excision of one or more laminae of the vertebrae to approach the spinal cord

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spondylosyndesis

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spinal fusion

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analgesic

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agent that relieves pain

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hypnotic

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agent that induces sleep

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dysphoria

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a restless, dissatisfied mood

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mania

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state of abnormal elation and increased activity

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neurosis

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a psychologic condition in which anxiety is prominent

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psychosis

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a mental condition characterized by distortion of reality resulting in the inability to communicate or function within ones environment

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hypochondriasis

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a preoccupation with thoughts of disease and concern that one is suffering from a serious condition that persists despite medical reassurance to the contrary

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ideation

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the formation of thoughts or ideas, such as suicidal ideation (thoughts of suicide)

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affect

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emotional feeling or mood

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anxiolytic agent

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antianxiety agent: drugs used to reduce anxiety

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neuroleptic agent

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drugs used to treat psychosis, especially schizophrenia

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ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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ADHD

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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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DTR

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deep tendon reflexes

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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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GAD

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generalized anxiety disorder

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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NCV

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nerve conduction velocity

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OCD

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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PET

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positron-emission tomography

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SPECT

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single-photon emission computed tomography

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