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26 Cards in this Set
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Mening/o
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Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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Myel/o
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Spinal Cord
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-cele
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Hernia; abnormal protrusion
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth
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-plegia
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paralysis
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Aphasia
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Loss of Speach
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Ischemia
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Not quite enough blood
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Neuropathy
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A noninflammatory disease of nerves
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meningomyelocele
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herniation of both protective membranes and spinal cord
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meningioma
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Tumor of the protective membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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xanth/o
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Yellow |
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Lip/o
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Fat |
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My/o
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Muscle |
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Carcin/o |
Malignant |
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-stasis
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To stop |
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-cyte
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Cell |
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myocardial infarction
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Block of blood flow, causing tissue death. Heart Attack. |
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Prolaspe
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"A falling forward" |
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Angina Pectoris
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Chest Pain - crushing, viselike |
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-plasia |
development, growth, formation |
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-plegia |
Paralsis
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Hardening/Degeneration of the insulating layer of nerves |
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
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Stroke |
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Aphasia |
Loss of speach |
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Neuropathy
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A noninflammatory disease of nerves |
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Epilepsy
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Seizure
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