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

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surgical removal of a nerve

neuritis

inflammation of a nerve

neurocyte

nerve cell

neurologist

specialist in the study of nerves

neurology

the study of nerves

neuroma

tumor of nerve cells

neuropathy

disease of nerve tissue

paraplegia

paralysis of the lower part of the body

polyneuritis

inflammation involving many nerves

quadriplegia

paralysis of all four limbs