neurology Flashcards
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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encephal/o
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brain
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata
5
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mening/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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spinal cord
7
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neur/o
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nerve
8
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pont/o
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pons
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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cephal/o
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head
11
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electr/o
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electricity
12
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hemat/o
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blood
13
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hydr/o
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water
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lumb/o
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low back
15
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my/o
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muscle
16
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scler/o
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hardening
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spin/o
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spine
18
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tom/o
A
to cut
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cerebellitis
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cerebellum inflammation
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meningocele
A
protrusion of meninges
21
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cerebral
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pertaining to cerebrum
22
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cerebromalacia
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softening of cerebrum
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cerebrosclerosis
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hardening of cerebrum
24
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electroencephalogram
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record of electricity of brain
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encephalalgia
brain pain
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encephaloma
brain tumor
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anesthesia
w/o sensation
28
hyperesthesia
excessive sensations
29
medullary
pertaining to medulla oblongata
30
meningomyelitis
meninges & spinal cord inflammation
31
myelography
process of recording spinal cord
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myelotomy
cutting into spinal cord
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neurology
study of nerves
34
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
35
neurorrhaphy
suture a nerve
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monoplegia
paralysis of one (limb)
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hemiplegia
half paralysis
38
paralysis
paralysis of two like parts of a pair
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pontine
pertaining to pons
40
pontocerebellar
pertaining to pons & cerebellum
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thalamic
pertaining to thalamus
42
thalamotomy
cutting into thalamus
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Alzheimer disease
chronic brain condition involving progressive disorientation, speech & gait disturbances, & loss of memory
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anticonvulant
medication to reduce excitability of neurons & to prevent uncontrolled neuron activity associated w/ seizures
45
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
disease w/ muscular weakness & atrophy due to degeneration of motor neurons of spinal cord; Lou Gehrig disease
46
cerebral contusion
bruising of brain from impact w/ symptoms of unconsciousness, dizziness, vomiting, unequal pupil size & shock
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cerebral palsy
non-progressive brain damage resulting from defect in fetal development or trauma or oxygen deprivation during or shortly after birth
48
cerebrospinal fluid analysis
laboratory examination of clear, watery, colorless fluid from within brain & spinal cord, detecting infections or bleeding of brain
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cerebrovascular accident
development of brain infarct due to loss in blood supply to brain; stroke
50
coma
profound unconsciousness or stupor resulting from illness or injury
51
computed tomography
diagnostic imaging technique that produces a cross-sectional view of body; CT scan
52
concussion
injury to brain resulting when brain is shaken inside skull due to impact
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dementia
progressive impairment of intellectual function that interferes w/ performing ADLs
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epilepsy
recurrent disorder of brain, resulting in seizures & loss of consciousness as a result of uncontrolled neuron electrical activity
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hydrocephalus
buildup of cerebrospinal fluid within brain
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lumbar puncture
puncture w/ needle into lumbar vertebral area to withdraw fluid for examination or for injection of medication; spinal puncture/tap
57
migraine
specific type of headache characterized by severe head pain, sensitivity to light, dizziness, & nausea
58
multiple sclerosis
inflammatory autoimmune disease of central nervous system
59
myasthenia gravis
autoimmune disease w/ severe muscular weakness & fatigue due to difficulty of electrical impulse passing across synapse from one nerve to next
60
paralysis
temporary or permanent loss of muscle function & movement
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Parkinson disease
chronic disorder of nervous system w/ fine tremors, muscular weakness, rigidity, & shuffling gait
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seizure
sudden, uncontrollable onset of symptoms
63
petit mal (absence seizure)
appears as loss of awareness & absence of activity
64
grand mal (tonic-chronic seizure)
characterized by muscle convulsions
65
shingles
eruption of painful blisters on body along nerve path caused by varicella zoster viral infection of nerve root; herpes zoster
66
spina bifida
congenital defect in walls of spinal cord
67
subdural hematoma
mass of blood forming underneath dura mater when meninges are torn by trauma
68
syncope
fainting
