Chapter 14 - Definitions Flashcards by Kayla Brewster

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acetylcholine

a-seat-uhl-choline

A

a neurotransmitter

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akinesia

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condition of lack of movement

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amnesia

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condition of lack of memory

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anesthesia

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condition of a lack of feeling

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anesthesiologist

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specialist in the study of anesthesia

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aphagia

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condition of lack of ability to eat or swallow

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aphasia

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condition of lack of ability to speak

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bradykinesia

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condition of slowness of movement

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cephalalgia

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headache

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cerebellar

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pertaining to the cerebellum

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cerebrospinal

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pertaining to the cerebrum and the spinal cord

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craniectomy

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surgical removal of a portion of the skull

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craniotomy

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surgical incision into the skull

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dysphasia

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condition of difficulty in speaking

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encephalitis

A

inflammation of the brain

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encephalopathy

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disease of the brain

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hyperkinesis

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excessive motion /or/ hyperactivity

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intracranial

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pertaining to within the skull

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lobotomy

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surgical incision into the lobe of the brain

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meningioma

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tumor of the meninges

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

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myelitis

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inflammation of the spinal cord

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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neurectomy

A

surgical removal of a nerve

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neuritis

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inflammation of a nerve

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neurocyte

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nerve cell

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neurologist

A

specialist in the study of nerves

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neurology

A

the study of nerves

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neuroma

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tumor of nerve cells

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neuropathy

A

disease of nerve tissue

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paraplegia

A

paralysis of the lower part of the body

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polyneuritis

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inflammation involving many nerves

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four limbs