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Combining Form Of Nervous System Flashcards

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum, brain

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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Dur/o

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Hard, dura mater

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Gangli/o, ganglion/o

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Ganglion

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Gli/o

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Glia, gluey substance

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Mening/o, meningi/o

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Meninges

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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Nerve root

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Esthesi/o

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Sensation, sensitivity, feeling

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Ment/o, psych/o

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Mind

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Mon/o

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One, single

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Phas/o

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Speech

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Poli/o

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Gray matter

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Quadr/I

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Four

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-iatrist

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Specialist, physician

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-iatry

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Treatment, speciality

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-ictal

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Seizure, attack

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-paresis

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Slight paralysis

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Cerebellitis

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Inflammation of the cerebellum

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Cerebral thrombosis

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Pertaining to the cerebrum, abnormal condition of a clot

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Duritis

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Inflammation of the dura mater

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain

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Encephalomalacia

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Softening of the brain

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Encephalomyeloradiculitis

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Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots

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Gangliitis

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Inflammation of a ganglion

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Glioblastoma

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Tumor composed of developing glial tissue

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Glioma

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Tumor composed of the glial tissue

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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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Meningocele

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Protrusion of the meninges

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Meningomyelocele

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Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord

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Mononeuropathy

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Disease affecting a single nerve

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Neuralgia

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Pain in a nerve

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Neurasthenia

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Nerve weakness

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Neuritis

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Inflammation of a nerve

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Neuroarthropathy

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Disease of nerves and joints

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Poliomyelitis

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Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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Polyneuritis

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Inflammation of many nerves

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Polyneuropathy

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Disease of many nerves

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Radiculitis

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Inflammation of the nerve roots

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Radiculopathy

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Disease of the nerve roots

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Rhizomeningomyelitis

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Inflammation of the nerve roots, meninges, and spinal cord

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Subdural hematoma

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Pertaining to below the dura mater, tumor of blood

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Ganglionectomy

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Excision of a ganglion

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Neurectomy

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Excision of a nerve

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Neurolysis

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Separating of a nerve

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Neuroplasty

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Surgical repair of a nerve

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Neurorrhaphy

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Suture of a nerve

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Neurotomy

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Incision of a nerve

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Radicotomy, rhizotomy

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Incision into a nerve root

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Cerebral angiography

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Radio graphic imaging of the blood vessels in the brain

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CT myelography

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Process of recording the spinal cord

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Electroencephalogram

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Record of the electrical impulses of the brain

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Electroencephalograph

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Instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain

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Electroencephalography

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Process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain

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Anesthesia

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Without feeling or sensation

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Aphasia

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Condition of without speaking

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Cephalalgia

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Pain in the head

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Cerebral

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Pertaining to the cerebrum

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Craniocerebral

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Pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum

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Dysphasia

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Condition of difficulty speaking

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Encephalosclerosis

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Hardening of the brain

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Gliocyte

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Glial cell

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Hemiparesis

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Slight paralysis of half the body

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of half the body, stroke is the most common cause

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Hyperesthesia

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Excessive sensitivity

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Interictal

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Occurring between seizures or attacks

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Intracerebral

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Pertaining to within the cerebrum

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Mental

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Pertaining to the mind

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Monoparesis

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Slight paralysis of one limb

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Monoplegia

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Paralysis of one limb

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Myelomalacia

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Softening of the spinal cord

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Neuroid

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Resembling a nerve

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Neurologist

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Physician who studies and treats diseases of the nerves

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Neurology

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Study of nerves

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Panplegia

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Total paralysis

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Paresthesia

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Abnormal sensation

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Postictal

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Occurring after a seizure or attack

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Preictal

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Occurring before a seizure or attack

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of four limbs

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Subdural

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Pertaining to below the dura mater

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Psychiatrist

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A physician who studies and treats disorders of the mind

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Psychiatry

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Specialty of the mind

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Psychogenic

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Originating in the mind

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Psychologist

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Specialist of the mind

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Psychology

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Study of the mind

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Psychopathy

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Any disease of the mind

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Psychosis

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Abnormal condition of the mind

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Psychosomatic

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Pertaining to the mind and body

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