Nervous system plan terms Flashcards
1
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a drug that causes loss of sensation
A
anesthetic
2
Q
a drug that relieves pain
A
analgesic
3
Q
a drug that opposes convulsions
A
anticonvulsant
4
Q
a drug that opposes psychoses
A
antipsychotic
5
Q
a drug that lessens anxiety
A
anxiolytic
6
Q
removal of a piece of the skull
A
craniectomy
7
Q
incision into the skull
A
craniotomy
8
Q
removal of a nerve
A
neurectomy
9
Q
destruction of nerve tissue
A
neurolysis
10
Q
reconstruction of.a nerve
A
neuroplasty
11
Q
suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve)
A
neurorrhaphy
