Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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afferent

full word 🟫

A

moving toward a center

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efferent

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moving away from a center

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electroencephalogram (EEG)

full word 🟫

A

record of the electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalograph

full word 🟫

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device used to record the electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalography

full word 🟫

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the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain

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electroneurodiagnostic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the use of electricity in the diagnosis of a neurologic disorder

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epilepsy

full word 🟫

A

chronic brain disorder due to paroxysmal

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epilectic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or suffering from epilepsy

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9
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motor

full word 🟫

A

structures of the nervous system that send impulses out to cause muscles to contract or glands to secrete

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nerve

full word 🟫

A

a cord of nerve fibers bound together by connective tissue

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nervous system

full word 🟫

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the whole, integrated nerve apparatus

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neurology

full word 🟫

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medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system

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neurologist

full word 🟫

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medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system

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neurologic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the nervous system

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neurosurgeon

full word 🟫

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one who performs surgery on the nervous system

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neurosurgery

full word 🟫

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operating surgically on the nervous system

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17
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parasympathetic

full word 🟫

A

division of the autonomic nervous system, has opposite effects to the sympathetic nervous system

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sensory

full word 🟫

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pertaining to sensation, structures of the nervous system that carry impulses to the brain

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somatic

full word 🟫

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a division of the peripheral nervous system serving the skeletal muscles or relating to the body in general

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sympathetic

full word 🟫

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division of the autonomic nervous system operating at an unconscious level

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visceral

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the internal organs

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viscus (viscera, pl)

full word 🟫

A

any single internal organ

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electr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

electricity

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encephal/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

brain

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neur/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

nerve

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26
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diagnost-

root 🟥

A

decision

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27
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epilept-

root 🟥

A

seizure

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28
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nerv-

root 🟥

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nerve

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29
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surg-

root 🟥

A

operate

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30
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pathet-

root 🟥

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suffering

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31
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sens-

root 🟥

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feel

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32
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somat-

root 🟥

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body

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33
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viscer-

root 🟥

A

internal organs

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34
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-gram

suffix 🟦

A

recording

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35
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-graph

suffix 🟦

A

to write, record

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36
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-graphy

suffix 🟦

A

process of recording

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37
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-ic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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38
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-ous

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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39
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-logy

suffix 🟦

A

study of

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40
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-logist

suffix 🟦

A

one who studies

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41
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-eon

suffix 🟦

A

one who does

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42
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-ery

suffix 🟦

A

process of

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43
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-ory

suffix 🟦

A

having the function of

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44
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-al

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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45
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para-

prefix 🟩

A

beside

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46
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sym-

prefix 🟩

A

together

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47
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autonomic

full word 🟫

A

self-governing visceral motor division of the peripheral nervous system

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48
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axon

full word 🟫

A

single process of a nerve cell carrying nervous impulses away from the cell body

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49
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dendrite

full word 🟫

A

branched extension of the nerve cell body that recieves nervous stimuli

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50
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dopamine

full word 🟫

A

neurotransmitter in some specific small areas of the brain

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51
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glia

full word 🟫

A

connective tissue that holds a structure together

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52
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glial

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to glia or neuroglia

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53
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neuroglia

full word 🟫

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connective tissue holding nervous tissues together

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54
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myelin

full word 🟫

A

material of the sheath around the axon of a nerve

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55
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neuron

full word 🟫

A

technical term for a nerve cell, consists of cell body with its dendrites and axons

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56
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neurotransmitter

full word 🟫

A

chemical agent that relays messages from one nerve cell to the next

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57
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synapse

full word 🟫

A

junction between two nerve cells, or a nerve fiber and its target cell, where electrical impulses are transmitted between the cells

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58
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nom-

root 🟥

A

law

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59
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glia-

root 🟥

A

glue

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60
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myel-

root 🟥

A

spinal cord

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61
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mitt-

root 🟥

A

send

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62
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apse-

root 🟥

A

clasp

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63
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-in

suffix 🟦

A

chemical compund, substance

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-er

suffix 🟦

A

agent

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65
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trans-

prefix 🟩

A

across

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66
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syn-

prefix 🟩

A

together

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67
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cerebellum

full word 🟫

A

the most posterior area of the brain located between the midbrain and the cerebral hemispheres

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cerebrospinal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord

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cerebrospinal fluid

full word 🟫

A

fluid formed in the ventricles of the brain, surrounds the brain and spinal cord

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70
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cerebrum

full word 🟫

A

cerebral hemispheres

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cerebral

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the cerebral hemispheres of the brain

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corpus callosum

full word 🟫

A

bridge of the nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

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frontal lobe

full word 🟫

A

front area of the cerebral hemisphere

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gyrus (gyri, pl)

full word 🟫

A

rounded elevation on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres

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hypothalamus

full word 🟫

A

an endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain

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hypothalamic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the hypothalamus

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occipital lobe

full word 🟫

A

posterior area of the cerebral hemisphere

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parietal lobe

full word 🟫

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area of the brain under the parietal bone

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sulcus (sulci, pl)

full word 🟫

A

groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres that separates gyri

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80
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temporal lobe

full word 🟫

A

posterior two-thirds of cerebral hemispheres

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80
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thalamus

full word 🟫

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mass of grey matter under the ventricle in each cerebral hemisphere

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cerebr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

brain

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82
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cerebell-

root 🟥

A

little brain

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83
Q

spin-

root 🟥

A

spinal cord

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84
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cerebr-

root 🟥

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cerebrum

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85
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corpus-

root 🟥

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body

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86
Q

callos-

root 🟥

A

thickening

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87
Q

front-

root 🟥

A

front of

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88
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thalam-

root 🟥

A

thalamus

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89
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occipit-

root 🟥

A

back of head

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90
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pariet-

root 🟥

A

wall

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91
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tempor-

root 🟥

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time, temple

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92
Q

hypo-

prefix 🟩

A

below

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93
Q

analgesia

full word 🟫

A

state in which pain is reduced

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94
Q

anesthesia

full word 🟫

A

complete loss of sensation

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95
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arachnoid mater

full word 🟫

A

weblike middle layer of the three meninges

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dura mater

full word 🟫

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hard, fibrous outer layer of the meninges

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97
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epidural

full word 🟫

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above the dura

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98
Q

epidural space

full word 🟫

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space between the dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal

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meninges

full word 🟫

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three-layered covering of the brain and spinal cord

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meningitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the meninges

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101
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pia mater

full word 🟫

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delicate inner layer of the meninges

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102
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subarachnoid space

full word 🟫

A

space between the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane

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103
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alges-

root 🟥

A

sensation of pain

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104
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esthes-

root 🟥

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feeling

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105
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arachn-

root 🟥

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cobweb, spider

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106
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mater

root 🟥

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mother

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107
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dura

root 🟥

A

hard

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108
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dur-

root 🟥

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dura

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109
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mening-

root 🟥

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meninges

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110
Q

pia

root 🟥

A

delicate

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111
Q

-ia

suffix 🟦

A

condition

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112
Q

-oid

suffix 🟦

A

resembling

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113
Q

-itis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

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114
Q

an-

prefix 🟩

A

without

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115
Q

sub-

prefix 🟩

A

under

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116
Q

Alzheimer disease

full word 🟫

A

common form of dementia

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117
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cognition

full word 🟫

A

process of acquiring knowledge through thinking, learning, and memory

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118
Q

confusion

full word 🟫

A

mental state in which enviornmental stimuli are not processed appropriately

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119
Q

delirium

full word 🟫

A

acute altered state of consciousness with agitation and disorientation

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120
Q

dementia

full word 🟫

A

chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of the mind’s cognitive and intellectual functions

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121
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empathy

full word 🟫

A

ability to place yourself into the feelings, emotions, and reactions of another person

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122
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sympathy

full word 🟫

A

appreciation and concern for another person’s mental and emotional state

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123
Q

sedative

full word 🟫

A

agent that calms nervous excitement

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124
Q

sedation

full word 🟫

A

state of being calmed

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125
Q

senile

full word 🟫

A

characteristic of old age

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126
Q

stroke

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

full word 🟫

A

acute clinical event caused by impaired cerebral circulation

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127
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confus-

root 🟥

A

bewildered

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128
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deliri-

root 🟥

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disorientation, confusion

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129
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ment-

root 🟥

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mind

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130
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sedat-

root 🟥

A

to calm

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131
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sen-

root 🟥

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old age

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-ion

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condition, action

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-um

suffix 🟦

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structure

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-pathy

suffix 🟦

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emotion, disease

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-ive

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to, quality of

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-ile

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pertaining to

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de-

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removal, without

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em-

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into

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grand mal

full word 🟫

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previous name for generalized tonic-clonic seizure

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narcolepsy

full word 🟫

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involuntary falling asleep

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petit mal

full word 🟫

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previous name for absence seizures

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postictal

full word 🟫

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transient neurologic deficit after a seizure

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ictal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to, or a condition caused by, a stroke or epilepsy

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tic

full word 🟫

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sudden, involuntary, repeated contraction of muscles

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tonic

full word 🟫

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state of muscular contraction

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tonic-clonic seizure

full word 🟫

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the body alternates between excessive muscular rigidity (tonic) and jerking muscular contractions (clonic)

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Tourette syndrome

full word 🟫

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disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics

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148
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grand-

root 🟥

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big

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mal-

root 🟥

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bad

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petit-

root 🟥

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small

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ict-

root 🟥

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seizure

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ton-

root 🟥

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pressure, tension

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clon-

root 🟥

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tumult

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seiz-

root 🟥

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to grab

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narc/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

stupor

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-lepsy

suffix 🟦

A

seizure

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-ure

suffix 🟦

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a process

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post-

prefix 🟩

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after

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aneurysm

full word 🟫

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small, circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber

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arteriography

full word 🟫

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x-ray visualization of an artery after injection of contrast material

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autism

full word 🟫

A

a disorder with severly abnormal social and communication skills

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austistic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to autism

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bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

full word 🟫

A

disease of cattle (mad cow disease) that can be transferred to humans, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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carotid endarterectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of diseased lining from the carotid artery to leave a smooth lining and restore blood flow

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

full word 🟫

A

progressive, incurable, neurologic disease caused by infectious prions

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166
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encephalitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the brain cells and tissues

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migraine

full word 🟫

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paroxysmal severe headache confined to one side of the head

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Parkinson disease

full word 🟫

A

disease of muscular rigidity, tremors, and a mask-like facial expression

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prion

full word 🟫

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small, infectious protein particle

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syncope

full word 🟫

A

temporary loss on consciousness and postural tone due to dimisnished cerebral blood flow

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tremor

full word 🟫

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small, shaking, involuntary, repetative movements of hands, extremities, neck, or jaw

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autis-

root 🟥

A

autism

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bov-

root 🟥

A

cattle

174
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graine-

root 🟥

A

head pain

175
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-graphy

suffix 🟦

A

recording

176
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-tic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

177
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-form

suffix 🟦

A

apperance of

178
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-ectomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical excision

179
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end-

prefix 🟩

A

inside

180
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mi-

prefix 🟩

A

derived from hemi, half

181
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acoustic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to hearing

182
Q

Bell palsy

full word 🟫

A

paresis, or paralysis of one side of the face

183
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concussion

full word 🟫

A

mild brain injury

184
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contrecoup

full word 🟫

A

injury to the brain at a point directly opposite the point of contact

185
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contusion

full word 🟫

A

hemorrhage into a tissue including the brain

186
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coup

full word 🟫

A

injury to the brain directly under the skill at the point downtown

187
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fibromyalgia

full word 🟫

A

pain in the muscle fibers

188
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meningococcal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the meningococcus

189
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neuroma

full word 🟫

A

any tuor arising from cells in the nervous system

190
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subdural space

full word 🟫

A

space between the arachnoid and dura mater layers of the meninges

191
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trauma

full word 🟫

A

a physical or mental injury

192
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traumatic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or caused by trauma

193
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trigeminal

full word 🟫

A

fifth cranial nerve with three branches supplying the face

194
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neuralgia

full word 🟫

A

trigeminal neuralgia; painful facial muscles supplied by the trigeminal nerve

195
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tic douloureux

full word 🟫

A

synonym for trigeminal neuralgia

196
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concuss-

root 🟥

A

sensation of pain

197
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contus-

root 🟥

A

bruise

198
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cocc-

root 🟥

A

round bacterium

199
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trauma-

root 🟥

A

injury

200
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gemin-

root 🟥

A

double

201
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fibr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

fiber

202
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my/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

muscle

203
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mening/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

meninges

204
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-algia

suffix 🟦

A

pain

205
Q

-oma

suffix 🟦

A

tumor

206
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demyelination

full word 🟫

A

process of losing the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber

207
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exacerbation

full word 🟫

A

period where there is an increase in the severity of a disease

208
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intermittent

full word 🟫

A

alternately ceasing and beginning again

209
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modify

full word 🟫

A

change the form or qualities of something

210
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paresthesia (paresthesias, pl)

full word 🟫

A

abnormal sensation

211
Q

remission

full word 🟫

A

period when there is a lessening or absence of the symptoms of a disease

212
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sclerosis

full word 🟫

A

thickening and hardening of a tissue by fibrous and glial connective tissue

213
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myelin-

root 🟥

A

myelin

214
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exacerbat-

root 🟥

A

increase, aggravate

215
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mitt-

root 🟥

A

send

216
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esthes-

root 🟥

A

sensation

217
Q

miss-

root 🟥

A

send

218
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scler/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

hardness

219
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-sis

suffix 🟦

A

abnormal condition

220
Q

inter-

prefix 🟩

A

between

221
Q

par(a)-

prefix 🟩

A

abnormal

222
Q

re-

prefix 🟩

A

back

223
Q

amyotrophic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to musculat atrophy

224
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compression

full word 🟫

A

squeeze together to increase density and/or decrease a dimension of a structure

225
Q

herniation

full word 🟫

A

protrusion of an anatomical structure from its normal location

226
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A
227
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hernia

full word 🟫

A

protrusion of a structure through the tissue that normally contains it

228
Q

herniate

full word 🟫

A

protrustion of a stricture through the tissue that normally contains it

229
Q

myelitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the spinal cord

230
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neuropathy

full word 🟫

A

any disorder of the nervous system

231
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mononeuropathy

full word 🟫

A

disorder affecting a single nerve

232
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polyneuropathy

full word 🟫

A

disorder affecting many nerves

233
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paralyze

full word 🟫

A

to make incapable of movement

234
Q

paralysis

full word 🟫

A

loss of voluntary movement

235
Q

paralytic

full word 🟫

A

suffering from paralysis

236
Q

paresis

full word 🟫

A

partial paralysis

237
Q

hemiparesis

full word 🟫

A

weakness of one side of the body

238
Q

poliomyelitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord, leading to paralysis of the limbs and muscles of respiration

239
Q

postpolio syndrome (PPS)

full word 🟫

A

progressive muscle weakness in a person previously affected by polio

240
Q

syringomyelia

full word 🟫

A

abnormal longitudinal cavities in the spinal cord that causes paresthesias

241
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troph-

root 🟥

A

nourishment, development

242
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press-

root 🟥

A

squeeze

243
Q

herni-

root 🟥

A

rupture

244
Q

lyze-

root 🟥

A

destroy

245
Q

-lysis

root 🟥

A

destruction

246
Q

lyt-

root 🟥

A

destroy

247
Q

paresis-

root 🟥

A

weakness

248
Q

polio-

root 🟥

A

grey matter

249
Q

drome-

root 🟥

A

running

250
Q

syring/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

tube, pipe

251
Q

-pathy

suffix 🟦

A

disease

252
Q

com-

prefix 🟩

A

together

253
Q

mono-

prefix 🟩

A

one

254
Q

poly-

prefix 🟩

A

many

255
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anencephaly

full word 🟫

A

born without cerebral hemispheres

256
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microcephaly

full word 🟫

A

an abnormally small head

257
Q

ataxia

full word 🟫

A

inability to coordinate muscle activity, leading to jerky movements

258
Q

ataxic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from ataxia

259
Q

athetosis

full word 🟫

A

slow, writhing involuntary movements

260
Q

athetoid

full word 🟫

A

resembling or suffering from athetosis

261
Q

hemiplegia

full word 🟫

A

paralysis of one side of the body

262
Q

hemiplegic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from hemiplegia

263
Q

hemiparesis

full word 🟫

A

weakness of one side of the body

264
Q

meningocele

full word 🟫

A

protrusion of the meninges from the spinal cord or brain through a defect in the vertebral column or cranium

265
Q

meningomyelocele

full word 🟫

A

protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral arch of one or more vertebrae

266
Q

monoplegia

full word 🟫

A

paralysis of one limb

267
Q

monoplegic

full word 🟫

A

paralysis of one leg

268
Q

monoplegic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from monoplegia

269
Q

palsy

full word 🟫

A

paralysis of paresis from brain drain

270
Q

paraplegia

full word 🟫

A

paralysis of both lower extremities

271
Q

paraplegic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from paraplegia

272
Q

quadriplegia

full word 🟫

A

paralysis of all four limbs

273
Q

quadriplegic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from quadriplegia

274
Q

spina bifida

full word 🟫

A

failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development

275
Q

spina bifida cystica

full word 🟫

A

meninges and spinal cord protruding through the absent vertebral arch and having tha appearance of a cyst

276
Q

spina bifida occulta

full word 🟫

A

the deformity of the vertebral arch is not apparent from the surface

277
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teratogen

full word 🟫

A

agent that produces fetal deformities

278
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enceph-

root 🟥

A

brain

279
Q

ceph-

root 🟥

A

head

280
Q

tax-

root 🟥

A

coordination

281
Q

athet-

root 🟥

A

without position

282
Q

pleg-

root 🟥

A

paralysis

283
Q

fida-

root 🟥

A

split

284
Q

cyst-

root 🟥

A

cyst

285
Q

spin/a-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

spine

286
Q

occult/a-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

hidden

287
Q

terat/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

monster, malformed

288
Q

-aly

suffix 🟦

A

condition

289
Q

-cele

suffix 🟦

A

hernia

290
Q

-ica

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

291
Q

micro-

prefix 🟩

A

small

292
Q

hemi-

prefix 🟩

A

half

293
Q

quadri-

prefix 🟩

A

four

294
Q

bi-

prefix 🟩

A

two

295
Q

angiography

full word 🟫

A

x-ray visualization of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

296
Q

electromyography

full word 🟫

A

recording of electrical activity in muscle

297
Q

neuromuscular

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to both nerves and muscles

298
Q

ultrasonography

full word 🟫

A

imaging using ultra sound that detects direction, velocity, and turbulence of blood flow

299
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muscul-

root 🟥

A

muscle

300
Q

son/o-

root 🟥

A

sound

301
Q

-graphy

suffix 🟦

A

process of recording

302
Q

ultra-

prefix 🟩

A

beyond

303
Q

affect

full word 🟫

A

external display of feelings, emotions, and thoughts

304
Q

congruent

full word 🟫

A

coinciding or agreeing with

305
Q

delusion

full word 🟫

A

fixed, unyielding false belief despite strong evidence to the contrary

306
Q

hallucination

full word 🟫

A

perception of an object or event when there is no such thing present

307
Q

mute

full word 🟫

A

unable or unwilling to speak

308
Q

paranoia

full word 🟫

A

presence of persecutory delusions

309
Q

paranoid

full word 🟫

A

having persecutory delusions

310
Q

psychiatry

full word 🟫

A

diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

311
Q

psychiatrist

full word 🟫

A

licensed medical specialist in psychiatry

312
Q

psychology

full word 🟫

A

science concerned with the behavior of the human mind

313
Q

psychologist

full word 🟫

A

licensed specialist in psychology

314
Q

psychosis

full word 🟫

A

disorder with loss of contact with reality

315
Q

psychotic

full word 🟫

A

affected by psychosis

316
Q

schizophrenia

full word 🟫

A

disorder of perception and behavior with loss of reality

317
Q

schizophrenic

full word 🟫

A

suffering from schizophrenia

318
Q

suicide

full word 🟫

A

the act of killing oneself

319
Q

suicidal

full word 🟫

A

wanting to kill oneself

320
Q

gru-

root 🟥

A

to move

321
Q

delus-

root 🟥

A

deceive

322
Q

hallucin-

root 🟥

A

imagination

323
Q

noia-

root 🟥

A

to think

324
Q

phren-

root 🟥

A

mind

325
Q

psych/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

mind

326
Q

schiz/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

to split

327
Q

su/i-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

self

328
Q

cid/e-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

kill

329
Q

-ent

suffix 🟦

A

end result

330
Q

-ation

suffix 🟦

A

condition

331
Q

-iatry

suffix 🟦

A

treatment

332
Q

-iatrist

suffix 🟦

A

one who treats

333
Q

acrophobia

full word 🟫

A

pathologic fear of heights

334
Q

agoraphobia

full word 🟫

A

pathologic fear of being trapped in a public place

335
Q

anxiety

full word 🟫

A

distress caused by fear

336
Q

biofeedback

full word 🟫

A

training techniques to achieve voluntary control of responses to stimuli

337
Q

bipolar disorder

full word 🟫

A

a mood disorder with alternating episodes of depression and mania

338
Q

claustrophobia

full word 🟫

A

pathologic fear of being trapped in a confined space

339
Q

cognitive

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the mental activities of thinking and learning

340
Q

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

full word 🟫

A

psychotherapy that emphasizes thoughts and atitudes in one’s behavior

341
Q

cognitive processing therapy (CPT)

full word 🟫

A

psychotherapy to build skills to deal with the effects of trauma in other areas of life

342
Q

compulsion

full word 🟫

A

uncontrollable impulses to perform an act repetitively

343
Q

compulsive

full word 🟫

A

possesing uncontrollable impulses to perform an act repetitively

344
Q

depression

full word 🟫

A

mental disorder with feelings of deep sadness and despair

345
Q

electroconvulsive therapy

full word 🟫

A

passage of electric currect through the brain to produce convulsions and treat persistent depression, mania, and other disorders

346
Q

hypochondriac

full word 🟫

A

a person who exaggerates the significance of symptoms

347
Q

hypochondriasis

full word 🟫

A

belief that a minor symptom indicates a severe disease

348
Q

insomnia

full word 🟫

A

inability to sleep

349
Q

mania

full word 🟫

A

mood disorder with hyperactivity, irritability and rapid speech

350
Q

manic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or characterized by mania

351
Q

manic-depressive disorder

full word 🟫

A

an outdated name for bipolar disorder

352
Q

obsession

full word 🟫

A

persistentm recurrect, uncontrollable thoughts or impulses

353
Q

obsessive

full word 🟫

A

possessing persistent, recurrent, uncontrollable thoughts or impulses

354
Q

phobia

full word 🟫

A

pathologic fear or dread

355
Q

posttraumatic

full word 🟫

A

occuring after and caused by trauma

356
Q

psychosomatic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to disorders of the body usually resulting from disturbances of the mind

357
Q

unipolar disorder

full word 🟫

A

depression

358
Q

acr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

peak, highest point

359
Q

agor/a-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

marketplace

360
Q

claustr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

confined space

361
Q

feed-

root 🟥

A

to give food, nourish

362
Q

back-

root 🟥

A

back, return

363
Q

pol-

root 🟥

A

pole

364
Q

cognit-

root 🟥

A

thinking

365
Q

behav-

root 🟥

A

mental activity

366
Q

cess-

root 🟥

A

going foreward

367
Q

compuls-

root 🟥

A

drive, compel

368
Q

depress-

root 🟥

A

press down

369
Q

vuls-

root 🟥

A

tear, pull

370
Q

chondr-

root 🟥

A

cartilage

371
Q

somn-

root 🟥

A

sleep

372
Q

man-

root 🟥

A

mania

373
Q

obsess-

root 🟥

A

besieged by thoughts

374
Q

soma-

root 🟥

A

body

375
Q

-phobia

suffix 🟦

A

fear

376
Q

-ior

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

377
Q

-ing

suffix 🟦

A

doing

378
Q

-iac

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

379
Q

pro-

prefix 🟩

A

before

380
Q

in-

prefix 🟩

A

not

381
Q

addict

full word 🟫

A

person with a psychologic or physical dependence on a substance or practice

382
Q

addiction

full word 🟫

A

habitual psychologic and psysiologic dependence ona substance or practice

383
Q

antisocial personality disorder

full word 🟫

A

disorder of people who lie, cheat, steal, and have no guilt about their behavior

384
Q

dissociative identity disorder

full word 🟫

A

mental disorder in which part of an individuals personality is separated from the rest, leading to multiple personalities

385
Q

kleptomania

full word 🟫

A

uncontrollable need to steal

386
Q

narcissism

full word 🟫

A

self-love, person interprets everything purely in relation to themself

387
Q

narcissistic

full word 🟫

A

relating everything to oneself

388
Q

pathologic gambling

full word 🟫

A

morbid, constant, uncontrollable, destructive gambling

389
Q

psychopath

full word 🟫

A

person with antisocial personality disorder

390
Q

pyromania

full word 🟫

A

morbid impulse to set fires

391
Q

schizoid

full word 🟫

A

withdrawn, socially isolated

392
Q

self-mutilation

full word 🟫

A

injury or disfigurement made to one’s own body

393
Q

sociopath

full word 🟫

A

person with antisocial personality disorder

394
Q

dict-

root 🟥

A

surrender

395
Q

soci-

root 🟥

A

partner, ally, community

396
Q

person-

root 🟥

A

person

397
Q

narciss-

root 🟥

A

selflove

398
Q

mutil-

root 🟥

A

to maim

399
Q

klept/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

to steal

400
Q

-mania

suffix 🟦

A

frenzy

401
Q

-ism

suffix 🟦

A

a process

402
Q

-istic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

403
Q

ad-

prefix 🟩

A

toward

404
Q

antiepileptic

full word 🟫

A

an agent to supress seizures

405
Q

anxiolytic

full word 🟫

A

an agent that reduces the symptoms of anxiety

406
Q

dependence

full word 🟫

A

state of needing someone or something

407
Q

depressant

full word 🟫

A

substance that diminishes activitym sensation, or tone

408
Q

antidepressant

full word 🟫

A

an agent to supress the symptoms of depression

409
Q

endorphin

full word 🟫

A

natural substance in the brain that has the same effect as opium

410
Q

euphoria

full word 🟫

A

exaggerated feeling of well-being

411
Q

narcotic

full word 🟫

A

drug derived from opium or a synthetic drug with similar effects

412
Q

psychedelic

full word 🟫

A

agent that intensifies sensory perception

413
Q

psycoactive

full word 🟫

A

able to alter mood, behavior, and/or cognition

414
Q

stimulant

full word 🟫

A

agent that excites or strengthens functional activity

415
Q

tolerance

full word 🟫

A

the capacity to become accustomed to a stimulus or drug

416
Q

tranquilizer

full word 🟫

A

agent that calms without sedating or depressing

417
Q

epilet-

root 🟥

A

seizure

418
Q

orphin-

root 🟥

A

morphine

419
Q

phor-

root 🟥

A

to carry

420
Q

del-

root 🟥

A

visivle

421
Q

act-

root 🟥

A

performance

422
Q

stimul-

root 🟥

A

excite

423
Q

toler-

root 🟥

A

endure

424
Q

tranquil-

root 🟥

A

calm

425
Q

anxi/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

anxiety

426
Q

narc/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

sleep

427
Q

-lytic

suffix 🟦

A

soluble

428
Q

-ance

suffix 🟦

A

condition

429
Q

-ant

suffix 🟦

A

agent

430
Q

-izer

suffix 🟦

A

affect in a particular way

431
Q

anti-

prefix 🟩

A

against

432
Q

eu-

prefix 🟩

A

normal

433
Q

end-

prefix 🟩

A

within