5.2 Flashcards
(neuralgia, causalgia)
brains may be sending painful signals
hyperesthesia, dysesthesia
brains could have problems receiving sensations
a / phas / ia
not / speaking / condition
a / taxia
no / coordination
cata / ton / ia
down / muscle / tone,
condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
delirium
from Latin, for “to plow outside the furrow”; perhaps translates to “go off the tracks”,
de / ment / ia
down / mind / condition,
loss/decline in mental function
dys / kinesia
bad / movement
dys / phas / ia
bad / speaking / condition
dys / ton / ia
bad / muscle tone / condition
condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
myo / clonus
muscle / turmoil,
muscle twitching
myo / spasm
muscle / involuntary contraction
neur / asthenia
nerve / weakness
somn / ambul / ism
sleep / walk / condition
syncope
from Greek, for “contraction” or “cut off”,
fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain
cephal / algia
head / pain
cephalo / dynia
head / pain
encephal / algia
head / pain
hemi / paresis
half / partial paralysis
hemi / plegia
half / paralysis
mono / paresis
one / partial paralysis
mono / plegia
one / paralysis
paralysis
from Greek, for “to disable”
caus / algia
burn / pain
dys / esthesia
bad / sensation
hyper / esthesia
over / sensation
par / esthesia
beside / sensation, abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in the skin)
pseud / esthesia
false / sensation
syn / esthesia
together / sensation
agora / phobia
fear of outdoor spaces
Note: Agora is Greek for “marketplace”; similar to the Roman forum.
photo / phobia
light / excessive sensitivity
cerebr / al angio / graphy
brain / pertaining to vessel / writing procedure,
procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain
positron emission tomography (PET) scan
Definition an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain
e / mission tomo / graphy
out / send cut / writing procedure
trans / cranial Doppler sono / graphy
through / skull Doppler sound / writing procedure
cerebr / al a / trophy
brain / pertaining to no / nourishment
encephalo / cele
brain / hernia
macro / cephal / y
large / head / condition
micro / cephal / y
small / head / condition
myelo / cele
spinal cord / hernia
a / gnos / ia
not / knowledge / condition
a / path / y
no / suffering / condition,
lack of emotion
neur / asthenia
nerve / weakness
neuro / glyco / penia
deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity
nystagmus
from Greek, for “to nod”,
involuntary back and forth eye movements
prosop / a / gnos / ia
face / no / knowledge / condition
af / ferent nerve
a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
ef / ferent nerve
a nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system
idio / path / ic
having no known cause or origin
private / disease / pertaining to
inter / ictal
between / seizure
ton / ic
pertaining to muscle tone (normally weak or unresponsive)
clonus
from Greek, for “violent”
tonic-clonic seizure
a seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain
ischemic stroke
a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
a “mini-stroke” caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves (goes away) within 24 hours
cerebral aneurysm
cerebr / al an / eury / sm
brain / pertaining to out / wide / condition
cerebral atherosclerosis
FATHY
the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque
cerebral embolism
the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria
