nervous system Flashcards by olivia mcnamara

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algesi/o

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pain

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caus/o

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burning

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cerebell/o

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little brain

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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comat/o

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deep sleep, coma

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crani/o

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skull

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dur/o

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hard, dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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gli/o

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glue, support/connect

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gnos/o

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to know

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kinesi/o

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movement

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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seizure

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lept/o

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membranes, meninges

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mening/o meningi/o

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spinal cord

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myel/o

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sleep, stupor

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narc/o

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nerve

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neur/o

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phas/o

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speech

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pont/o

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pons

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nerve root

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radicul/o

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body

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somat/o

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sleep

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somn/o

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spine

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spin/o

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vertebra

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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3 dimension, solid

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stere/o

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coordination

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tax/o

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thalamus

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thalam/o

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sheath, meninges

A

thec/o

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place

A

top/o

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ventricle

A

ventricul/o

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vagus nerves / 10th cranial nerve

A

vag/o

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pain

A

-algesia, algia

Q

weakness

A

-asthenia

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sensation

A

-esthesia

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movement

A

-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

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seizure

A

-lepsy

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partial paralysis

A

-paresis

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speech

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-phasia

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paralysis

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-plegia

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action

A

-praxia

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strength

A

-sthenia

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ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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AVM

A

arteriovenous malformation

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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CT

A

computerized tomography

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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ICP

A

intracranial pressure

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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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MG

A

myasthenia gravis

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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PET

A

positron emitted tomography

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TBI

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traumatic brain injury

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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sleep

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hypn/o

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knowledge

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gnos/o

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abnormal impulse toward something or someone

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-mania

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craving for, affinity for

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-philia

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feeling

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-phoria

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mind

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-phrenia