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cerebellar

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Pertaining to the cerebellum

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cerebellar ataxia

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Disorder when the cerebellum becomes damaged

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Cerebral

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Pertaining to the brain

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cerebral thrombosis

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Blood clot in the brain

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Craniotomy

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incision in the skull

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the skull

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Cranium

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Means skull

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Electroencephalogram

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the chart which records the electrical impulses in the brain

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Hydrocephalus

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excessive quantity of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.

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cerebrospinal

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Pertaining to the brain and spine

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Myelogram

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photograph of the spinal cord after injection with an X-ray dye

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Meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

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Nervous

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referring to the nervous system

Nervous can also mean worried or tense

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Neural

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referring to a nerve or the nervous system

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spinal cord passes through the……..

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neural arch

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Neuralgia

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pain which runs along a nerve

17
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Neurology

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The study of the nervous system and its diseases.

The adjective is neurological

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Neurosurgeon

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means a surgeon who operates on the nervous system including the brain

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Neurosurgery

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surgery on the
nervous system including the spinal
cord and the brain

20
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Alzheimer disease

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Brain disorder marked by deterioration of mental capacity

21
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Epilepsy

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Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity

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Syncope

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Fainting; sudden and temporary loss of consciousness as a result of inadequate flow of blood to the brain

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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Magnetic waves and radiofrequency waves are used to create images of the brain and spinal cord

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myelitis

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Inflammation in the spinal cord

MT Unit 11 - The Nervous System (4 decks)

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