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1
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Cerebr/o,

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Brain

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Crani/o

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Cranium

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Ment/o

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Mind

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Mening/o, Meningi/o

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Meninges

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Dur/o

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Dura Mater: the tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.

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Thalam/o

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Thalamus

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricles

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Gangli/o

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Ganglion

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Gli/o

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Neuroglial tissue (in the brain)

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Neur/o, neur/i, nerv-

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Nerve & nervous systm

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Radicul/o

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Nerve root

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Afferent

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Input, sensory

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Efferent

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Output, motor

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17
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Seizure

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sudden behavior changes because of uncontrolled brain activity

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Anxiety

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Psychological condition of excessive worry

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Depression

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Mood disorder associated with sadness, despair & discouragement

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coma

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abnormally deep unconsciousness with an absence of voluntary response to stimuli

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Spina Bifida

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Congenital deformity of the neural tube

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syncope

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brief loss of consciousness & posture cause by a temp decrease of blood flow to the brain

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Equilibrium

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provides balance and body awareness

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Gustation

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taste

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olfaction

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smell

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cornea, pupil, lens

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sight

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optic nerve

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carries info to the brain

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Tympan/o, Myring/o

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tympanic membrane: sound waves hit “ear drum”

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Cochle/o

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Cochlea: creates electrical impulses

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30
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cochlear nerve

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transmits sound signals to brain

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Vestibul/o

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vestibular nerve : transmits info from ear to brain

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32
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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Choroid/o

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Choroid: the pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva

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Pupill/o, Core/o, cor-, coro-

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Pupil

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Dacry/o, Lacrim/o

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Tear

38
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Glauc/o

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Gray

39
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Irid/o

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Iris

40
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Ocul/o, Ophthalm/o

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Eye

41
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Phac/o

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Lens

42
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Phot/o

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Light

43
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Retin/o

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Rentina

44
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Vitr/o

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Vitreous body: clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball of humans and other vertebrates

45
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-Opia, -opsia

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vision

46
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Audi/o, -acusia, -acusis

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Hearing

47
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Ot/o

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Ear

48
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Salping/o

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Tubes

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Staped/o

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Stapes

50
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acuity

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clearness or sharpness of a sensory function

51
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humor

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any fluid or semifluid of the body

52
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Labyrinth

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series of intricate communicating passages

53
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nystagmus

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involuntary eye movements that appear jerky and may reduce vision

54
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tinnitus

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perception of ringing, hissing or other sounds when no external sound is present

55
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vertigo

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sensation of spinning motion

56
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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

57
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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

58
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Parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid glands

59
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Thym/o

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Thymus

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Thyr/o, Thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

61
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Test/o, Testicul/o

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Testes

62
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Ovari/o

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Ovaries

63
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Calc/o

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Calcium

64
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Crin/o, -crine

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Secrete

65
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Gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o

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Glucose, sugar,

66
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Kal/i

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Potassium

67
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-dipsia

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thirst

68
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-gen

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forming, producing

69
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-uria

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Urine

70
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Home/o

A

same, alike

71
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glucagon

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hormone that raises blood glucose

72
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insulin

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hormone that decreases blood glucose

73
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diabetes

A

endocrine disorder related to unregulated blood glucose levels

74
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myxedema

A

severe hypothyroidism

75
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goiter

A

enlarged thyroid gland

76
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hirsutism

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hair growth in unusual places, especially in women

77
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Aden/o, aden/i

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gland

78
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Natr/o

A

sodium

79
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Acous/io

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hearing

80
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Aur/i

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pertaining to the ear

81
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cephal/o

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the head

82
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Cerebell/o

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cerebellum

83
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-lepsis, -lepsy

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Attack, seizure

84
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lex/o

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words

85
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narc/o

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sleep, numb

86
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optic/o

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chemical properties of the eye

87
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-paresis

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slight paralysis

88
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phren/i, phren/o

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mind

89
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-plegia

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paralysis

90
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-plexy

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stroke or seizure

91
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psych/e, psych/o

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pertaining to the mind

92
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schiz/o

A

split or double-sided

Medical Terminology (7 decks)

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