Chapter 4 creative Assignment Flashcards
cerebell/o
cerebellum
Narc/o
sleep
Phas/o
speech
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
phor/o
carry or bear
psych/o
mind
schiz/o
split
plegia
paralysis
frontal lobe
anterior section , responsible for voluntary muscle movement
GCS
Glasgow Coma Scale
cata
down
asthenia
weakness
mania
condition of abnormal impulse toward
top/o
place
hypochondriasis
thoughts of disease and concern that one is suffering from a serious condition that persists despite medical reassurance
anorexia nervosa
eating behavior caused by abnormal perceptions about one’s body weight.
light therapy
use of specialized illumination light boxes and visors to treat seasonal affective disorder
ADHD
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
HD
huntingtons disease
PET
positron-emission tomography
SPECT
single-photon emission computed tomography
aphasia
impairment because of localized brain injury that affects the understand, retrieving of meaningful and sequential elements of language
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord
nuclear medicine imaging
radionuclide organ imaging
disectomoy
removal of a herniated disc
neuro plasty
surgical repair of a nerve
apathy
aa lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
