Unit 15 Flashcards
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encephal/o
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brain
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cephal/o
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head, crown
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crani/o
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skull
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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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cognitive
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our ability to think, learn, and memorize
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mening/o, mening/i
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meninges
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
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nerve root
9
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mononeuropathy
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condition that affects a single nerve
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mon/o
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one, single
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neur/o
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nerve
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myel/o
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spinal cord
13
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anesthesiologist
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specialist who administers a anesthetic
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an-
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without
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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psychologist
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mind specialist
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psych/o
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mind, emotions
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psychiatrist
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mind specialist with a medical degree
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-iatrist
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specialist
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-iatry
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study of, field of
21
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conscious
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being alert, awake, aware, responsive
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A&O
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alert and oriented
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syncopal episode
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fainting spell, brief loss of consciousness
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LOC
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loss of consciousness, level of consciousness
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coma
deep state of unconsciousness
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aneurysm
weak spot in the artery wall
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stroke
blood flow to the brain is disrupted, leading to brain damage
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transient ischemic attack, TIA
little strokes, warning sign for a bigger stroke in the future
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aphasia
loss of ability to speak
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a-
without
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-phasia
speech
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hyperesthesia
excessive sensitivity
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seizure, consulsion, -ictal
sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function
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preictal
time before a seizure
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postictal
time after a seizure
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CP
cerebral palsy
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sciatica
pain affecting the back, hip and outer leg caused by compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back
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paralysis
loss of movement
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-paresis, -plegia
loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement
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hemiparesis, hemiplegia
paralysis on one side
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paraplegia
paralysis of both legs and lower body
42
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four extremities
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monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
44
ADD
attention deficit disorder
45
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
46
concussion
violent shaking or jarring of the brain
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A + O x 3
alert and oriented times three (person, place, and time)
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MS
multiple sclerosis
49
CAT
computer axial tomography
50
PERRLA
pupils are equal, round, responsive to light, and accommodation
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analgesic
drug that relieves pain without affecting conciousness
52
anesthesia
absence of normal sensation, especially pain
53
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
54
EEG
electroencephalogram
55
HA
headache
