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Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards

1
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-asthenia

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weakness

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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brain

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crani/o

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head, skull

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dur/o

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tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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feeling, sensation

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gangli/o

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nerve bundle

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gnosi/o

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know

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hypn/o

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sleep

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lob/o

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lobe

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13
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-mania

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excessive desire

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meningi/o, meningl/o

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meninges; membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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neur/o

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nerve

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17
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-paresis

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slight or partial paralysis

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phas/o

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speech

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-phobia

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excessive fear

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20
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phren/o

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mind

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21
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-plegia

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paralysis

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psych/o

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mind

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somn/o, somn/i

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sleep

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tax/o

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arrangement, order, coordination

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ton/o

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muscle tone, tension

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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agnosia

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inability to comprehend

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28
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agoraphobia

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fear of outdoor spaces

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29
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analgesic

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drug that relieves pain

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30
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anesthetic

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drug that causes loss of sensation

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31
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anorexia

A

eating disorder characterized by the patient’s restricting food or refusing to eat

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apathy

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lack of emotion

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33
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aphasia

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inability to speak

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34
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ataxia

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lack of coordination

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35
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autism

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disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication/interaction and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests

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bulimia

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eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by purging or getting rid of the food

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cephalalgia, cephalodynia

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cerebral aneurysm

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widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain

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cerebral atrophy

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wasting away of brain tissue

40
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craniectomy

A

removal of a piece of the skull

41
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craniotomy

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incision into a skull

42
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delirium

A

brief loss of mental function

43
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dementia

A

loss/decline of mental function

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dyskinesia

A

difficulty moving

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dyslexia

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difficulty reading

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dystonia

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involuntary muscle movements

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encephalopathy

A

disease of the brain

48
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epilepsy

A

disease marked by seizures

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euphoria

A

positive emotional state

50
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hematoma

A

tumor-like mass made up of blood

51
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hemiparesis

A

partial paralysis of half the body

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half the body

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hydrophobia

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fear of water

54
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hypnotic

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drug that aids sleep

55
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idiopathic

A

having no known cause or origin

56
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insomnia

A

inability to sleep

57
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kleptomania

A

desire to steal

58
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meningioma

A

tumor of the meninges

59
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meningitis

A

inflammation of the meninges

60
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meningopathy

A

disease of the meninges

61
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microcephaly

A

abnormally small head

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myasthenia

A

condition characterized by muscle weakness

63
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myelogram

A

image of the spinal cord

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myospasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

65
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neuralgia, neurodynia

A

nerve pain

66
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neuroma

A

nerve tumor

67
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neuropathy

A

disease of the nervous system

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neurosis

A

nerve condition

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paralysis

A

complete loss of sensation and motor function

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paresis

A

partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function

71
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psychiatry

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branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind

72
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psychology

A

branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind

73
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psychosis

A

a mind condition

74
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syncope

75
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thrombolytic

A

drug that dissolves clots

76
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ADHD

A

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

77
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ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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CNS

A

central nervous system

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CP

A

cerebral palsy

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

A

cardiovascular accident

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EEG

A

electroencephalogram

83
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EMG

A

electromyogram

84
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ICP

A

intracranial pressure

85
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LOC

A

level of conciousness

86
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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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OCD

A

obsessive compulsive disorder

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PET

A

positron emission tomography

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PNS

A

peripheral nervous system

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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