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Ch. 10 Nervous System Pathological Terms Flashcards

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esthesi/o

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sensation, perception

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esthet/o

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sensation, perception

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-esthesia

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sensation, perception

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gnost/o

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knowledge

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-gnosia

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knowledge

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-gnosis

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knowledge

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mnemon/o

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memory

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-mnesia

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memory

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leth/o

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forgetfulness

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letharg/o

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mental sluggishness, drowsiness

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top/o

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place, spot, region

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stere/o

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solid, three-dimensional

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kinesi/o

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movement

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kine/o

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movement

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-kinesia

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movement

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mot/o

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movement

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prax/o

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activity, doing, practice

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-praxia

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activity, doing, practice

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-praxis

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activity, doing, practice

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tax/o

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coordination, order

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ton/o

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tension, stretching, tone (esp. in muscles)

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spasm/o

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spasm (a sudden involuntary muscle contraction)

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spast/o

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spasm (a sudden involuntary muscle contraction)

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leps/o

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seizure

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lept/o

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seizure

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-ictal

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seizure, strike, blow

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pykn/o

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thick, dense, frequent

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pycn/o

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thick, dense, frequent

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pleg/o

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paralysis, stroke

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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plect/o

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paralysis, stroke

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-plexy

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paralysis, stroke

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palsy

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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sthen/o

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clon/o

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clonus (spasmadic alteration of muscle contractions)

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chore/o

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chorea (involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance

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narc/o

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stupor, sleep

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hypn/o

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somn/o

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sopor/o

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comat/o

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coma (state of unconsciousness that cannot be aroused from)

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-coma

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coma (state of unconsciousness that cannot be aroused from)

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lal/o

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-lalia

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phas/o

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-phasis

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-phasia

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phras/o

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speech, phrase

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-phrasia

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speech, phrase

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lex/o

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word, speech, reading
ex. dyslexia (inability to comprehend written words)

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log/o

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speech, reason, word

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-logy

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speech, reason, word

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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vert/o

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vers/o

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trem/o

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shaking, trembling

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tremul/o

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shaking, trembling

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encephalomore

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part of the brain

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telencephalon

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the endbrain

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prosencephalon

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diencephalon

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interbrain, connects midbrain to forebrain

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metencephalon

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beyond the brain

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rhombencephalon

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hindbrain (looks like a rhombus)

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prosthokeratoplasty

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surgical replacement of diseased or scarred corneal tissue with a transparent prosthesis

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atopognosia

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touching someone somewhere, they don’t know where

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astereognosis

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inability to distinguish the shape of objects by sense of touch

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hypermnesia

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excessive, keen memory

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cryptomnesia

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subconscious, hidden memory

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paramnesia

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distorted or abnormal memory

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pseudomnesia

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false memories

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anamnesis

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recalling of a memory

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amnesia

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lack of memory

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cephalagia

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hematoma

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blood tumor

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syncope

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coma

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lack of arousal, “deep sleep”

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emesis

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