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aden/o

adren/o

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gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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calc/o

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calcium

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gluc/o

glyc/o

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sugar, sweetness

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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pituitar/o

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pituitary glands

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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thyr/o

thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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toxic/o

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poison

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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AP

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anterioposterior

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PA

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posterioanterior

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hyper/calc/emia

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excessively high blood calcium

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glucagon

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increases blood glucose level

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insulin

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lowers blood glucose level

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glyc/o/gen

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forming or producing sugar

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gluc/o/genesis

glyc/o/gensis

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forming, producing, or origin of sugar

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gluc/o/meter

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instrument used to monitor blood glucose level

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hypo/glyc/emia

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insufficient amounts of glucose in the blood

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IV

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intravenous

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hyper/glyc/emia

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excessive glucose in the blood

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poly/dipsia

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excessive thirst

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poly/phagia

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excessive eating

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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encephal/o

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brain

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gli/o

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glue; neuroglial tissue

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mening/o

meningi/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerve

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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meningi/oma

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tumor composed of meninges

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neur/o/lysis

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destruction of a nerve

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hemi/paresis

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paralysis of one half of the body

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myel/algia

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pain of the spinal cord or its membranes

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cerebr/o/spin/al

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pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

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a/phasia

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absence of speech

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mening/o/cele

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saclike protrusion of the meninges through the skull or vertebral column

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encephal/itis

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inflammation of the brain

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gli/oma

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tumor composed of neuroglial tissue

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quadri/plegia

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paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk

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encephala/oma

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tumor of the brain

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cerebr/al

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pertaining to the cerebrum

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cerebr/o/tomy

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incision of the cerebrum

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vasomotor center

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influences blood pressure by dilating or constricting blood vessel walls

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cardiac center

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slows heart rate when its beating too rapidly

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respiratory center

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controls respiratory muscles in response to chemicals or other stimuli

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cervic/al nerves

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pertaining to nerves of the neck

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thorac/ic nerves

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pertaining to nerves in the back of the chest

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sacr/al nerves

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pertaining to nerves of the sacrum

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spin/al

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pertaining to the spine

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cerebr/o/spin/al

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pertaining to the cerebrum and spine

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mening/itis

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inflammation of the meninges

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dur

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dura matter; hard

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myel/itis

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inflammation of the spinal cord

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myel/o/pathy

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any disease of the spinal cord

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myel/o/tome

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instrument to cut or dissect the spinal cord

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dors/o

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back of the body

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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neur/algia

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nerve pain

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neur/itis

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inflammation of the nerve

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neur/oma

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tumor of nerve tissue

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neur/o/pathy

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any disease of the nerves

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myel/o/malacia

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softening of the spinal cord

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myel/oma

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tumor of bone marrow

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thromb/o/cyte

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promotes formation of clots and prevents bleeding

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thromb/o/genesis

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producing, forming, or origin of a blood clot

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hem/o/rrhage

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bursting forth of blood

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cerebr/o/vascul/ar

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pertaining to the cerebrum and blood vessels

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aneurysm/ectomy

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excision of an aneurysm

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neur/o/glia

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nerve glue

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neur/o/cyte

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nerve cell

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carcin/o/phobia

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extreme fear of cancer

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xen/o/phobia

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fear of strangers

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neur/osis

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abnormal condition of nerves

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psych/iatry

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medical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

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psych/o/therapy

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treatment of the mind

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-mania

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state of mental disorder of frenzy

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schiz/o/phren/ia

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psychiatric disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, or both

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ADH

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antidiuretic hormone

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BG

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blood glucose

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DM

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diabetes melitus

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GH

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growth hormone

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C1, C2, and so on

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1st cervical vertebra, 2nd cervical vertebra, and so on

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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L1, L2, and so on

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1st lumbar vertebra, 2nd lumbar vertebra, and so on

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S1, S2, and so on

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1sr sacral vertebra, 2nd sacral vertebra, and so on

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T1, T2, and so on

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1st thoracic vertebra, 2nd thoracic vertebra, and so on

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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Addison disease

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rare chronic disease caused by a deficiency of cortical hormones and can life-threatening

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Cushing syndrome

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cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts or cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone in the blood

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diabetes mellitus (DM)

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chronic metabolic disorder of impared carb, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient production of insulin

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type 1 diabetes

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failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, abrupt onset (childhood and young adult)

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type 2 diabetes

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inability to produce enough insulin, gradual onset

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Graves disease

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multisystem autoimmune disorder that involves hyperthyroidism associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine

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myxedema

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advanced form of hypothyroidism in adults that results from hypofunction of the thyroid gland

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Alzheimer disease

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chronic mental disorder that is a progressive form of presenile dementia

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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degenerative disorder in which the progressive loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem leads to muscle weakness and paralysis

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epilepsy

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neurological disorder in which the nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed causing a seizure

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Huntington chorea

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hereditary nervous disorder caused by the progressive loss of brain cells, leading to bizarre, involuntary, dancelike movements

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multiple sclerosis (MS)

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progressive degenerative disease of the CNS which produces weakness and other muscle symptoms

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neuroblastoma

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malignant tumor principally of cells resembling neuroblasts

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palsy

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partial or complete loss of motor function

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Bell palsy

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facial paralysis on one side of the face caused by inflammation of a facial nerve

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cerebral palsy (CP)

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bilateral, symmetrical, nonprogressive motor dysfunction and partial paralysis caused by damage to the cerebrum during birth or gestation

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paralysis

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loss of voluntary motion due to an inability to contract one or more muscles

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paraplegia

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paralysis of the lower portion of the body and both legs

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Parkinson disease

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progressive, degenerative neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement

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poliomyelitis

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disease in which the gray matter of the spinal cord is destroyed by a slow-acting virus, leading to paralysis and muscle atrophy

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sciatica

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severe pain in the leg alond the course of the sciatic nerve

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seizure

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abnormal, uncontrolled discharge of electrical activity in the brain

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tonic-clonic (grand mal)

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seizure characterized by unconsciousness with excessive motor activity and alternating between muscle tone rigidity and involuntary muscle contractions

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absence (petit mal)

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seizure characterized by a brief, sudden loss of consciousness lasting only a few seconds

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shigles

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acute eruption of inflammatory, herpetic vesicles on the trunk of the body

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spina bifida

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congenital neural tube defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal

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spina bifida occulta

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most common and least severe form of spina bifida

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spina bifida cystica

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most severe type of spina bifida that involves protusion of the meninges, spinal cord, or both

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transient ischemic attack

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short episodes of neurological dysfunction due to interference with blood supply to the brain

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis

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lab test in which CSF is obtained from lumbar puncture is evaluated macrosopically

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electroencephalography (EEG)

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diagnostic procedure in which electrodes on the scalp record patterns of electrical activity within the brain

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lumbar puncture (LP)

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insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space of the spinal column to withdraw CSF to evaluate

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magnetoencephalography (MEG)

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noninvasive functional imaging technique in which magnetic forces associated with the electrical activity of the brain are recorded

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