Chapter 10 Flashcards
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Cerebellar
A
Pertaining to the cerebrum
2
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Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
3
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Encephalopathy
A
Brain disease
4
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-algesia
A
Sensitivity to pain
5
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Myel/o
A
Spinal cord
6
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Abbreviation: ALS
A
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
7
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Cerebellum
A
Smallest part of the brain
8
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Abbreviation: Sz
A
Seizure
9
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-paresis
A
Weakness
10
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Thalamic
A
Pertaining to the thalamus
11
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My/o
A
Muscle
12
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Neuropathy
A
Disease of the nerve
13
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Narcolepsy
A
Sudden compulsion to sleep
14
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-plegia
A
Paralysis
15
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Thalam/o
A
Thalamus
16
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Glioblastoma
A
Malignant tumor of the glial cells
17
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Neur/o
A
Nerve
18
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Neuralgia
A
Nerve pain
19
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Abbreviation: AD
A
Alzheimer Disease
20
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Hemiplegia
A
Paralysis on one side of the body
21
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-phasia
A
Speech
22
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Syncopal
A
Pertaining to cutting off
23
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Gli/o
A
Glial cells
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Abbreviation: CNS
A
Central Nervous System
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Abbreviation: MS
Multiple Sclerosis
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Caus/o
Burning
27
Abbreviation: LP
Lumbar Puncture
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Abbreviation: CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
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Abbreviation: CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
30
Abbreviation: MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
31
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
32
Meningeal
Pertaining to the meninges
33
Bradykinesia
Slow movement
34
Cerebrovascular
Pertaining to the vessels in the cerebrum
35
Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
36
Radicul/o
Nerve root (of spinal nerves)
37
Encephal/o
Brain
38
Abbreviation: CT
Computed Tomography
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Quadriplegia
Paralysis of all four excremities
40
Meningi/o
Meninges
41
Polyneuritis
Inflammation of more than one (many) nerve
42
Abbreviation: EEG
Electroencephalography
43
Syncop/o
To cut off, cut short
44
Aphasia
No/without speech
45
Dyslexia
Difficulty reading (developmental reading disorder)
46
Abbreviation: TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
