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med term chapter 11 Flashcards

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cognition

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process of thought

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nerve impulse

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electrical signal transmitted along the nerve fiber

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals in the brain that transmit messages between nerve cells

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peripheral

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pertaining to the outside surface or surrounding area of an organ or structure

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traumatic

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pertaining to an injury

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vascular

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pertaining to blood vessels

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vascul

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vessel

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ar

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pertaining to

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neurology

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branch of medicine concerned with disease of the nervous system

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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spin

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spine

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al

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pertaining to

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encephal/o

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brain

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itis

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inflammation

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gli/o

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glue; neuroglial tissue

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oma

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tumor

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mening/o

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meninges

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cele

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hernia; swelling

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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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algia

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pain

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neur/o

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nerve

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ltsis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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lepsy

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seizure

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epi

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above, upon

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phasia

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speech

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a

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without

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dys

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bad, painful, difficult

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hemi

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one half

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paresis

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partial paralysis

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para

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near; beside; beyond

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quadri

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four

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neuroma

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tumor composed of nervous tissue

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neurolysis

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separation or destruction of a nerve

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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encephaloma

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tumor composed of brain tissue

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encephalocel

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herniation or protusion of brain tissue

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myelalgia

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pain in the spinal cord

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myelocele

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herniation of the spinal cord

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cerbrospinal

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pertaining to the cerebrum and spinal cord

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aphasia

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without or lacking speech

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dysphasia

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difficult speech

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dementia

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progressive irreversible deterioration of mental function

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alzheimer disease

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chronic brain sydrome by death of neurons in the cerebral cortex

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epilepsy

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the generation of electrical signals inside the brain causing recurring seizures

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hunting chorea

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inherited degenerative disease of the cns

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hydrocephalus

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accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain

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multiple sclerosis

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progressive degenerative disease of the cns

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hydro

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water

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cephal

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head

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us

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condition, structure

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scler

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hardening; sclera

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osis

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abnormal condition

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neuroblastoma

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malignant tumor composed mainly of cells most commonly in infants and children

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neur/o

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nerve

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blast

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embryonic cell

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neurosis

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nonpsychotic mental illness

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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

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cerebral palsy

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bilateral, symmetrrical nonprogressive motor dysfunction and partial paralysis

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paralysis

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loss of muscle function loss of senation or both as a result of spinal cord injury

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parkinson disease

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progressive neurologial disorder caused by a neurotransmitter deficiency

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polimylitis

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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cordcaused by a virus

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poli/o

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gray; gray matter

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myel

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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psychosis

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mental disorder marked by loss of contact with reality

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sciatica

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

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shingles

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eruption of acute, inflammatory vesicle caused by the herpes zoster virus

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spina bifida

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congenital incomplete closure of the spinal cord

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spina bifida occulta

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most common and least severe without protusion of the spinal cord

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spina bifida cystica

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more severe type involves protrusion of meninges

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stroke

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brain tissue damage caused by a disorder within the blood vessels

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transient ischemic attach

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interruption in blood supply to the brain

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ischem

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to hold back, block

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ic

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pertaining to

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craniotomy

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surgical procedure that creats an opening in the skull

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craniotomy

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surgical procedure that creates an opening in the skull

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thalamotomy

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partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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tomy

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incision

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anesthetics

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produce partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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anticonvulsants

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prevent or control seizures

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antiparkinsonian agents

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reduce the signs and symptoms associated with parkinson disease

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c1, C2, and so on

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first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CO

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coccygeal nerves

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident, costovertebral angle

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CVD

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cerebrovascular disease

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EEG

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electrocardiogram; electrencephalography

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L!, L2, and so on

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first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, and so on

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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MS

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mitral stenosis, musclosketetal; multiple sclerosis; mental status;

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S1, S2

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first sacral vertebra, second sacral vertebra, and so on

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T1-T12

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first thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra, and so on

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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