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FINISHED Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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agnosia

A

inability to recognize sensory stimuli

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agraphesthesia

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inability to recognize figures written on skin

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agraphia

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loss of ability to write

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akinesia

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loss of ability to initiate and execute voluntary movement

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alexia

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word blindness; loss of ability to interpret written words

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analgesia

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relief of pain without loss of consciousness

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anesthesia

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loss of sensation as a result of pharmacologic depression of nerve function or of pharmacologic disease

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anhidrosis

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absence of sweating

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anomia

A

inability to recall names of objects or persons

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anopsia

A

nonuse of vision in one eye

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anosmia

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absence of sense of smell

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aphasia

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inability to understand or communicate speech, writing, or signs

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apraxia

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inability to carry out a voluntary movement in the absence of paralysis, sensory loss, and ataxia

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ataxia

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loss of muscular coordination

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athetosis

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disorder of movement involving slow, writhing movements of the limbs, particularly with the fingers and hands

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bradycardia

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slowness of heart beat, usually under 60 bpm

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bradykinesia

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extreme slowness of purposeful movements

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chorea

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jerky, spasmodic involuntary movements of limbs or facial muscles

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clonus

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series of alternating contractions and relaxations of flexors and extensors produced by passive stretch of a limb

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20
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cogwheel rigidity

A

intermittent resistance with passive movements

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conduction aphasia

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associative aphasia; patient can speak and write in a way, but skips, substitutes, or repeats words

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dementia

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temporally progressive impairment of higher mental function and memory

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diplopia

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double vision

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dysdiadochokinesia

A

cerebellar disorder manifested by difficulty in rapidly alternating diametrically opposite movements

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dyskinesia

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disorder of voluntary movement

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dyslexia

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disturbance of the ability to read

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dysmetria

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difficulty in controlling the range and force of movement

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dysphagia

A

difficulty in swallowing

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dysphasia

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impairment of speech characterized by a lack of coordination and failure to arrange words in the proper order

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esotropia

A

inward deviation of the eye

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fluent aphasia

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type of language disorder in which words are formed rapidly but they do not make sense because of the loss of ability to comprehend spoken or written words

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global aphasia

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combination of deficits seen in Broca, Wernicke, and conduction aphasias

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graphesthesia

A

ability to recognize and identify figures drawn on skin

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hemianopsia

A

blindness in half of the visual field in one or both eyes

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hemiparesis

A

paralysis on one side of the body

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hyperacusis

A

abnormal loudness of hearing

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hyperkinetic

A

increased or excessive speed in the initiation or performance of movement

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hypertonia

A

excessive tone in the skeletal muscles leading to increased resistance to passive stretch

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hypokinetic

A

decrease or slowing in the initiation or performance of movement

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hypotonia

A

diminution or loss of muscular tonicity; results in decreased resistance to passive stretch

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intention tremor

A

to-and-fro shaking that occurs when a voluntary movement is made

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kinesthesia

A

awareness of position and movement of body parts

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miosis

A

constriction of the pupil

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monoplegia

A

paralysis or paresis in one limb

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mydriasis

A

extreme dilation of the pupil

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nonfluent aphasia

A

difficulty in forming words

47
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nystagmus

A

involuntary rapid movements of the eyeballs

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opthalmoplegia

A

paralysis of the eye muscles

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optokinetic nystagmus

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nystagmus induced by looking at a moving object

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palsy

A

weakness or paralysis of muscles

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paraplegia

A

paralysis of the lower limbs

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paresis

A

partial paralysis or weakness

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proprioception

A

information concerning joint position and movement

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prosopagnosia

A

difficulty in recognizing familiar faces

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quadriplegia

A

paralysis of all four limbs

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rigidity

A

stiffness or inflexibility manifested by pervasive resistance to passive movement

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saccade

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small, quick eye movements on changing point of fixation

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somatotopic

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related to particular regions of the body; describes localization of different body parts in functional pathways

59
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somesthetic

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denoting general sensed of pain, temperature, touch, pressure, proprioception

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spasticity

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condition of increased muscle tone and exaggerated tendon reflexes

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strabismus

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deviation of an eye as a result of impaired function of an extraocular muscle or nerve

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tremor

A

involuntary trembling or shaking

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vertigo

A

sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects

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