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45 Cards in this Set
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mening/o
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membrane; meninges
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ment/o
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mind
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myelin/o
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myelin sheath
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poli/o
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gray matter
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spin/o
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spinal cord; spine; spinal column; vertebral column
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vascul/o
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vessel
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-ia
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condition
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-us
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condition; thing
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hemi-
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half
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para-
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beside; near; abnormal
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quadri-
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four
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tetra-
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four
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cerebr/o
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brain
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encephal/o
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brain
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crebral angiography
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process of producing an image of the blood vessels of the brain
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cerebrovascular
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pertaining to the brain and blood vessels
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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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fluid in the brain and spinal cord
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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encephalopathy
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any disease of the brain
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hydr/o
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water
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hydrocephalus
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accumulation of cerbrospinal fluid in the brain
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magnet/o
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magnet
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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a picture of the brain produced by using magnetic waves
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mening/o
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membrane; meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
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meningitis
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inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord. Also known as polio
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neur/o
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nerve
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neuromuscular
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pertaining to the nerve and muscle; myoneural
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neurology
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the study of the nervous system including diseases and treatment
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-cele
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hernia (protrusion or displacement of an organ through a structure that normally contains it)
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meningocele
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displacement of the meninges from its normal position through an abnormal opening in the skull or vertebra
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-esthesia
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sensation
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anesthesia
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loss of sensation
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dysesthesia
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painful sensation in response to normal stimulation
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paresthesia
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abnormal sensation such as numbness and tingling
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-phasia
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speech
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aphasia
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no speech
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dysphasia
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poor speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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hemiplegia
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paralysis affecting one side of the body, either the right or left
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paraplegia
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paralysis of the lower part of the body and legs
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tetraplegia
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paralysis of all four limbs; quadriplegia
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de-
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lack of; removal
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dementia
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mental deterioroation; lack of brain function including memory, judgment, reasoning, and personality changes; impaired intellectual function
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