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14 Cards in this Set
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Loss or reduction in the ability to sense pain, but without loss of consciousness
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Analgesia
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A pain relieving drug
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analgesic
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a loss of feeling
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anesthesia
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a disturbunce or loss in the ability to use words or to understand them,
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apraxia
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a partial or complete inablily to coordinate voluntary movements
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ataxia
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a surgical procedure severing a nerve tract within the spinal cord, usually to relieve intractable pain
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cordotomy
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a surgical prodcedure opening a part of the skull
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craniotomy
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inflammmation of the brain and meninges characterized by drowsiness and apathy
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encephalitis
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a disorder of the central nervous system that is characterized by temporary disturbances in normal brain impulses
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epilepsy
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a hereditary disorder of the brain producing progressively worsening, uncontrollabe dancelike movements and personality change
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Huntington disease
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surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra
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laminectomy
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a sharp, recurring pain associated with a nerve, usually caused by inflammation or injury
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neuralgia
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inflammation of a nerve
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neuritis
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surgical severing of a vagus nerve.
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vagotomy
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