Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
alges
A
pain
2
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cerebr
A
cerebrum
3
Q
encephal
A
brain
4
Q
ethes
A
sensation
5
Q
lex
A
word, phrase
6
Q
mening
A
meninges
7
Q
ment
A
mind
8
Q
myel
A
spinal cord
9
Q
neur
A
nerve
10
Q
phas
A
speech
11
Q
psycho
A
mind
12
Q
somat
A
body
13
Q
an/esthes/ia
A
lack of sensation
14
Q
anti/depressant
A
drug that counteracts depression
15
Q
a/phas/ia
A
inability to speak
16
Q
de/ment/ia
A
disorientation, confusion, loss of memory
17
Q
dys/lex/ia
A
difficulty reading
18
Q
encephal/itis
A
inflamation of the brain
19
Q
epi/lepsy
A
disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
20
Q
mening/itis
A
inflammation of the meninges
21
Q
neur/algia
A
severe pain along a nerve
22
Q
neur/oma
A
tumor of nerve cells
23
Q
para/lysis
A
breaking down motor control
24
Q
psych/osis
A
psychiatric disorder
