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ambul/o

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to walk

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Caus/o

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Burning/Burn

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cephal/o

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Head

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concuss/o

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Shaken toghether (violently agitated

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contus/o

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Bruise

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echo

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sound

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encephal/o

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Brain

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-esthesia or esthesi/o

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Feeling / nervious sensation

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Esthet/o

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Feeling / sensation / can preceive

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klept/o

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to steal

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-mainia

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madness

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mening/o

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Membranes or meninges

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myel/o

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Spinal cord (also bone marrow)

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narc/o

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Stupor

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neur/i; neru/o

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Nerve

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-phobia

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fear

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psych/o

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Mind

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somn/o

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sleep

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-phasia

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speech

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An/esthesi/ologist

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Specialist (physician, MD) in giving anesthetics

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an

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without

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esthesi

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feeling

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ologist

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specialist

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An/esthet/ist

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person trained in giving anesthesia; not necessarily an MD - could be a nurse

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Caus/algia

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Persistent, severe burning pain, usually following injury to a sensor nerve

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neur/ologist

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specialist in diagnosing and treating of the nervous system

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neur/o/surgeon

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physician who specializes in surgery of the nervous system

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psych/iatrist

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Is an MD, specializing in diagnosing and treating emotional disorders/mental illness; CAN dispense psycho/troph/ic drugs.

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psych

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mind

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iatrist

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specialist

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psychologist

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is not a medical dr.; holds a PHD or PsyD; specializes in psyche testing, talk therapy. CANNOT dispense drugs
*gives the test

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therapist

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Is not a medical Dr.; holds an MFT (marraige and family therapy) license or LCSW; cannot do psyche testing or dispense drugs. They ONLY do talk therapy

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cephal/algia

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headache

“pain in head”

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cephalo/dynia

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headach

“pain in head”

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encephalo/cele

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congenital gap in the skull with brain herniating through

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craniocele

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congenital gap in the skull with brain herniating through

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meningo/cele

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protrusion of the membranes or meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect of the skull or spinal column

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hydro/cephal/us

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abnormally increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid withing the brain

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hydro

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water

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us

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singular noun ending

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mening/itis

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inflammation of the meninges or membranes of the brain and spinal cord

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encephal/itis

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inflammation of the brain

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cognition

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mental activities associated with thinking, learning and memory

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alzheimer’s disease

AD

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degenerative changes in the brain structure, leading to progressive memory loss, impaired cognition (personality changes, and finally inability to walk, talk, chew, swallow, lack of bowel, bladder control, ETC)

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parkinson’s disease

PD

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slowly progressive degeneration of the central nervous system (CNS).
(Fine muscle tremors, shuffling gait, mask like face)

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tetanus 
AKA
tet
AKA
lockjaw
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acute, potentially fatal bacterial infection of the CNS. (caused by tetanus bacillus. “immunize!”)

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amnesia

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disturbance in memory with total/partial inability to recall past experiences cause by (brain injury, illness psychological disturbances)

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concuss/ion

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violent shaking/jarring of the brain

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ion

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condition

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cerebral contusion

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bruising of the brain tissue due to head injury

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cranial hemat/oma

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collection of blood trapped in brain tissue (types: epidural, sub-dural, intracerebral)

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conscious

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alert

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syncope

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fainting (brief loss of oxygen to the brain)

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lethargy

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lower level of consciousness (marked by apathy or indifference)

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stupor

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impaired consciousness (not responding to environmental stimuli)

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coma (noun)

comatose (adjective)

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deep state of unconsciousness (no spontaneous eye movement, no speech, no response to painful stimuli)

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delirium

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potentially reversible condition of confusion associated with high fever

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dementia

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slow decline in mental ability

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transient ischemic attack (TIA)

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temporary interruption of the blood supply to the brain; could be warning of impending stroke

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ischemic stroke

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carotid artery narrowed so that the flow of the blood in the brain is blocked - common in elderly

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cerebral thrombosis

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clot blocks the carotid artery

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hemorrhagic stroke

a bleed

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vessel in the brain leaks or ruptures due to high BP - less common stroke but way more deadly

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a/phasia

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loss of ability to speak, write or understand written/spoken words (caused from stroke)

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in/somn/ia

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inability to sleep on an ongoing basis.

symptom of another problem; depression, pain, excess caffeine, stress, etc

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narcolepsy

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syndrome with recurrent uncontrollable seizures of drowsiness or sleep

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narco

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stupor

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lepsy

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seizure

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echo/encephalo/graphy

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use of ultrasound imaging of the brain

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echo

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sound

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electro/encephalo/graphy

EEG

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process of recording electrical brain wave activity

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electro

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electric

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encephalo/graphy

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radiographic study of the brain

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myelo/graphy

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x-ray or radio graphic study of the spinal cord after injecting dye

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LOC

A

Level Of Consciousness

Medical Terminology (19 decks)

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