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Lesson 11 Med Terms Flashcards

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Jarring or shaking that results in injury; brain concussions may be caused by slight or servers head injury; symptoms include vertigo, headache, and loss of consciousness

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Concussion

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AD - Disease characterized by early dementia, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, restlessness, and impaired memory.

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Disorder caused by increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, which can cause enlargement of the cranium in infants

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Hydrocephalus

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LP - diagnostic procedure performed by insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae; performed for many reasons, including the removal of cerebrospinal fluid (also called spinal tap)

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Lumbar puncture

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MS - degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain and spinal cord

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Multiple sclerosis

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Paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord

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Paraplegia

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PD - chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system; symptoms include resting tremors of the hands and feet, rigidity, expressionless face, and shuffling gait

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Parkinson disease

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Sudden attack with an involuntary series of contractions

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Seizure (convulsion)

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CVA - disorder caused by interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain, depriving nerve cells in the affected area of oxygen and nutrients; cells may be damaged or die within minutes. Speech, movement, memory, and other CNS functions may be affected in varying degrees.

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Stroke(cerebrovascular accident)

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Bleeding caused by ruptured blood vessel just outside the brain (usually a ruptured cerebral aneurysm) that rapidly fills the space between the brain and skull (subarachnoid space) with blood

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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TIA - sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time; symptoms may be similar to stroke, but are temporary and the usual outcome is complete recovery. TIAs are often warning signs for eventual occurrence of stroke

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Transient ischemic attack

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Condition without speaking or loss of the ability to speak

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Aphasia

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Pain in the head or headache

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Cephalalgia

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Pertaining to the head

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the cerebrum

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Cerebral

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Process of radio graphic imaging of the (blood) vessels of the cerebrum

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Cerebral angiography

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Abnormal condition of a (blood) clot in the cerebrum

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Cerebral thrombosis

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Condition of difficulty in speaking

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Dysphasia

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Record of electrical impulses of the brain

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Electroencephalogram

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Instrument used to record electrical impulses of the brain

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Electroencephalograph

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Process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain

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Electroencephalography

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Inflammation of the brain

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Encephalitis

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Disease of the brain and spinal cord

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Encephalomyelopathy

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Condition of paralysis of half of the body

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Hemiplegia

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Inflammation of the meninges

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Meningitis

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Hernia of the meninges

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Miningocele

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Inflammation of the meninges and the spinal cord

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Meningomyelitis

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Hernia of the meninges and the spinal cord

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Meningomyelocele

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Radio graphic image of the spinal cord

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Myelogram

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Process of radio graphic imaging of the spinal cord

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Myelography

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Pertaining to a nerve

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Neural

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Pain in the nerve

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Neuralgia

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Nerve weakness

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Neurasthenia

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A specialist (physician) who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system

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Neurologist

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Study of nerves

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Neurology

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Suture of a nerve

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Neurorrhaphy

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Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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Poliomyelitis

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Inflammation of many joints

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Polyarthritis

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Pain of many muscles

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Polymyalgia

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Inflammation of many nerves

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Polyneuritis

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Originating in the mind

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Psychogenic

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Specialist who studies and treats the mind

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Psychologist

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Study of the mind

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Psychology

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Disease of the mind

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Psychopathy

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Condition of paralysis of four limbs

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Quadriplegia

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