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Medical Terminology of Nervous System Flashcards

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condition of paralysis of four (limbs)

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quadriplegia

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inflammation of many joints

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polyarthritis

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disease of the nerves

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neuropathy

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4
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condition of without speech

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aphasia

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5
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pain in the head

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cephalalgia

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hemi-

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half

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cephal/o

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head

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psych/o

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mind

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poly-

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many

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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encephal/p

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brain

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quadr/i

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four

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phas/o

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speech

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal chord

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aphasia

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loss of speech

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cephalgia

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pain in the head

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dysphasia

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difficulty with speech

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half the body

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hydrocephalus

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water in the head/ increases amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the head

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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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hernia of the meninges

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poli/o

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grey matter

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-us

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no meaning

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micro

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small

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cerebral

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pertaining to the cerebrum

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cerebral angiography

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radiographic imaging of the blood vessels in the cerebrum

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cerebral thrombosis

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abnormal condition of a blood clot in the cerebrum

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electroencephalogram

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record electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalograph

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instrument used to record electrical activity of the brain

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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encephalopathy

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disease of the brain

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neural

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pertaining to the nerves

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neuralgia

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pain in the nerves

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neurologist

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physician who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system

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neurology

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study of the nerves

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neuropathy

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disease of the nerves

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polyarthritis

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inflammation of many joints

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polymyalgia

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pain in many muscles

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polyneuritis

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inflammation of many nerves

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meningomyelitis

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inflammation of the meninges and the spinal cord

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microcephalus

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small head

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myelogram

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radiographic image of the spinal cord

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myelography

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radiographic imaging of the spinal cord

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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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psychogenic

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originating in the mind

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psychologist

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specialist who studies and treats the mind

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psychosis

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abnormal condition of the mind (major mental disorder characterized by extreme derangement, often with delusions and hallucinations)

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psychopathy

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(any) disease of the mind

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psychology

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study of the mind

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