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Word List 11 Flashcards

1
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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crani/o

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cranium

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3
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encephal/o

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brain

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gli/o

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neuroglial tissue

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mening/o
meningi/o

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meninges (mebranes covering brain/spinal cord)

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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7
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neur/o

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nerve

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8
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-lepsy

A

seizure

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9
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-oma

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tumor

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10
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-phasia

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speech

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11
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hemi-

A

one half

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12
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para-

A

near, beside, beyond

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13
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aphasia
uh-FAY-zhee-uh

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without speech

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14
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ataxia
uh-TAHK-see-uh

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without muscle coordination

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15
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clonus
KLOH-nuhs

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series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations

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craniotomy

A

incision of cranium

17
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dysarthria

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difficulty speaking due to loss of control of mouth/face muscles

18
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dysphagia

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bad/painful/difficult swallowing or eating

19
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electroencephelography

A

process of recording the electricity of the brain

20
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encephalitis

A

inflammation of the brain

21
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epilepsy

A

above seizure (electrical signals in the brain cause recurring seizures)

22
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glioma
gleye-OH-muh

A

tumor of glial tissue

23
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hemiparesis
heh-mee-puhr-EE-sihs

A

partial paralysis of one half

24
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hemiplegia

A

paralysis of one half

25
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hydrocephalus
hye-droh-SEH-fuh-lihs

A

condition of water head (excess accumulation of CSF in the brain ventricles)

26
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meningitis

A

inflammation of the meninges

27
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meningioma

A

tumor of the meninges

28
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meningocele
muh-NIHN-guh-seel

A

tumor/swelling of the meninges

29
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neuroblastoma

A

tumor of a nerve embryonic cell

30
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neurolysis

A

separation/destruction/loosening of a nerve

31
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neurosis

A

abnormal condition of a nerve

32
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paralysis

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loss of muscle function and/or sensation because of a spinal cord injury

33
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paraplegia

A

paralysis of legs/lower body from spinal cord injury

34
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paresthesia
peh-rihs-THEE-zhuh

A

altered skin sensation such as “burning,” “prickling,” or “tingling”

35
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poliomyelitis
poh-lee-oh-mye-uh-LIY-tihs

A

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

36
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quadriplegia

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paralysis of four (all four limbs)

HPHY 211 (16 decks)

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