CH11&17

Question 1

-thymia

Answer 1

mind (condition of)

Question 2

hydrocephalus

Answer 2

an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.

Question 3

multiple sclerosis

Answer 3

a chronic degenerative, often episodic disease of the central nervous system marked by patchy destruction of the myelin that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers, usually appearing in young adulthood and manifested by one or more mild to severe neural and muscular impairments, as spastic weakness in one or more limbs, local sensory losses, bladder dysfunction, or visual disturbances.

Question 4

-esthesia

Answer 4

feeling, sensation

Question 5

cerebr/o-

Answer 5

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

Question 6

-philia

Answer 6

attraction for

Question 7

quadri-

Answer 7

four, square

Question 8

-trophy

Answer 8

nourishment; development (condition of)

Question 9

hypn/o-

Answer 9

sleep

Question 10

syncope

Answer 10

brief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting.

Question 11

Parkinson disease

Answer 11

a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression

Question 12

encephal/o

Answer 12

brain

Question 13

cerebrovascular accident

Answer 13

a sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain caused by rupture of an artery in the brain ( cerebral haemorrhage) or the blocking of a blood vessel, as by a clot of blood ( cerebral occlusion)

Question 14

psych/o-

Answer 14

mind

Question 15

phren/o-

Answer 15

diaphragm, mind

Question 16

tri-

Answer 16

three

Question 17

lex/o

Answer 17

word; phrase

Question 18

schiz/o

Answer 18

split

Question 19

contusion

Answer 19

an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.

Question 20

epilepsy

Answer 20

a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)

Question 21

pyr/o

Answer 21

fever, fire

Question 22

mania

Answer 22

excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze

Question 23

ment/o

Answer 23

mind

Question 24

mega/o-

Answer 24

large

Question 25

-phoria

Answer 25

to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

Question 26

-asthenia

Answer 26

Weakness is a symptom used to describe a number of different conditions, including: lack of muscle strength, malaise, dizziness or fatigue.

Question 27

-lepsy

Answer 27

siezure

Question 28

phot/o-

Answer 28

light

Question 29

hematoma

Answer 29

a circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.

Question 30

transient ischemic attack

Answer 30

a brief vascular spasm in which a partially blocked artery impedes blood flow to the brain, resulting in symptoms such as impaired vision, dizziness, numbness, or unconsciousness.

Question 31

narc/o-

Answer 31

stupor, sleep

Question 32

panic attack disorder

Answer 32

iagnosed in people who experience spontaneous seemingly out-of-the-blue panic attacks and are preoccupied with the fear of a recurring

Question 33

-paresis

Answer 33

weakness

Question 34

delirium

Answer 34

a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations,

Question 35

xen/o-

Answer 35

foreign

Question 36

mening/o-

Answer 36

meningeo

Question 37

-plegia

Answer 37

paralysis; palsy

Question 38

Alzheimer disease

Answer 38

a common form of dementia, believed to be caused by changes in the brain, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability

Question 39

-kinesia

Answer 39

movement

Question 40

aneurysm

Answer 40

a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.

Question 41

seizure

Answer 41

the act or an instance of seizing

Question 42

-mania

Answer 42

obsessive preoccupation

Question 43

cerebell/o-

Answer 43

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

Question 44

olig/o-

Answer 44

scanty, few

Question 45

cephal/o-

Answer 45

head

Question 46

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 46

an anxiety disorder in which patients are driven to repeat the same act, such as washing their hands, over and over again, usually for many hours OCD

Question 47

dementia

Answer 47

severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.

Question 48

Munchausen syndrome

Answer 48

a factitious disorder in which otherwise healthy individuals seek to hospitalize themselves with feigned or self-induced pathology in order to receive surgical or other medical treatment

Question 49

concussion

Answer 49

injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like.

Question 50

-phasia

Answer 50

speech

Question 51

tax/o

Answer 51

order; coordination

Question 52

ton/o-

Answer 52

tension

Question 53

somat/o

Answer 53

body

Question 54

astr/o-

Answer 54

starlike structure

Question 55

para-

Answer 55

to bear, bring forth (live births)