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87 Cards in this Set
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ambul/o |
walk |
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cephal/o |
head |
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concuss/o |
shaken together |
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contus/o |
bruise |
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ech/o |
sound |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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-esthesia |
sensation/feeling |
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klept/o |
to steal |
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mening/o |
meninges |
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myel/o |
spinal cord and bone marrow |
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narc/o |
stupor |
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neur/i |
nerve |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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-phobia |
abnormal fear |
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psych/o |
mind |
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somn/o |
sleep |
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acrophobia |
an excessive fear of being in high places |
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azheimer's disease |
degenerative changes in brain structure leading to characteristic symptoms including progressive memory loss, impaired cognition, and personality changes |
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amnesia |
the disturbance in the memory marked by total or partial inability to recall past experiences |
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amobarbital |
a barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic |
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
a degenerative disease of the motor neurons in which patients become progressively weaker until they are completely paralyzed; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease |
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Analgesic |
a drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness. there are narcotic analgesics and nonnarcotic analgesics |
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anesthesia |
the absence of normal sensation, especially sensitivity to pain |
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anesthesiologist |
a physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents before and during surgery |
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anesthetic |
the medication used to induce anesthesia. the anesthetic may be topical, local, regional, or general |
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anesthetist |
a specialist other than a physician trained in administering anesthesia |
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anxiety state |
a feeling of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness that stems from the anticipation of danger, the source of which is largely unknown or unrecognized |
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aphasia |
a condition, often due to brain damage associated with a stroke, in which there is the loss of the ability to speak, write, or comprehend speech or the spoken word |
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autistic disorder |
a disorder in which a young child cannot develop normal social relationships, behaves in compulsive and ritualistic ways, and frequently has poor communication skills; also known as autism |
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barbiturate |
a class of drugs whose major action is a calming or depressed effect on the central nervous system |
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bell's palsy |
paralysis of the facial nerve (seventh cranial) that causes a drooping only on the affected side of the face |
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catatonic |
behavior marked by a lack of responsiveness, stupor, and a tendency to remain in a fixed posture |
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cerebrovascular accident |
damage to the brain when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted because a blood vessel supplying it is blocked; also known as a stroke |
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claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in narrowed or enclosed spaces |
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cognition |
the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory |
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comatose |
the condition of being in a coma |
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concussion |
a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain |
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contusion |
an injury that does not break the skin and is characterized by swelling, disorientation, and pain |
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cranial hematoma |
when a blood vessel ruptures within your brain or between your skull and your brain. the collection of blood (hematoma) compresses your brain tissue |
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craniocele |
a congenital gap in the skull with herniation of brain substance; also known as encephalocele |
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delirium |
a potentially reversible condition often associated with a high fever that comes on suddenly in which the patient is confused, disoriented, and unable to think clearly |
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delirium tremens |
a form of acute organic brain syndrome due to alcohol withdrawal that is characterized by sweating, tremor, restlessness, anxiety, mental confusion, and hallucinations |
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delusion |
a false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence in the contrary |
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dementia |
a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including impaired memory, thinking, and judgement |
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dyslexia |
a learning disability characterized by reading achievement that falls substantially below that expected given the individual's chronological age, measured intelligence, and age-appropriate education |
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echoencephalography |
the use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the midline structures of the brain |
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electroconvulsive therapy |
a controlled convulsion produced by the passage of an electric current through the brain to treat depression and mental disorders; also known as electroshock therapy |
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electroencephalography |
the process of recording electrical brain-wave activity |
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empathy |
the ability to understand another person's mental and emotional state without becoming personally involved |
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encephalitis |
inflammation of the brain |
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encephalography |
a radiographic study demonstrating the intracranial fluid-containing spaces of the brain |
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epidural anesthesia |
anesthesia produced by the injection of an anesthetic into the lumbar area of the spine in the space between the spinal cord and the dura, which eliminates sensation from the point of insertion downward, used especially in childbirth |
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grand mal epilepsy |
severe epilepsy characterized by seizures in which there in an abrupt loss of consciousness with initially prolonged tonic muscle contractions followed by chronic muscle spasms |
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guillain-barre syndrome |
a condition characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that may lead to temporary paralysis |
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hallucination |
a sense perception that has no basis in external simulation |
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hemorrhagic |
accompanied by or produced by hemorrhage |
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hydrocephalus |
an abnormally increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the bar |
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hyperesthesia |
a condition of excessive sensitivity to stimuli |
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hypochondriasis |
technical term for hypochondria which means abnormal anxiety about one's health, especially with an unwarranted fear that one has a serious disease |
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kleptomania |
a personality disorder characterized by recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects not for immediate use on their monetary value |
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malingering |
the intentional creation of false or exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms, motivated by external incentives such as avoiding work |
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meningitis |
an inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord |
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meningocele |
the protrusion of the membranes |
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migraine headache |
a recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision |
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multiple sclerosis |
a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by scattered patches of demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord |
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munchausen syndrome |
a condition in which the patient repeatedly makes up clinically convincing simulations of disease for the purpose of gaining medical attention |
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myelitis |
inflammation of the spinal cord; also inflammation of bone marrow |
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narcissistic personality disorder |
a pattern of exaggerated need for admiration and complete lack of empathy |
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narcolepsy |
a syndrome characterized by recurrent uncontrollable seizures of drowsiness and sleep |
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neurologist |
a specialist in diagnosing and treating disorders of the central nervous system |
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paresthesia |
an abnormal sensation, such as burning, tingling, or numbness for no apparent reason |
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parkinson's disease |
a chronic slowly progressive, degenerative, central nervous system disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, a masklike facial expression, and a shuffling gait |
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peripheral neuropathy/peripheral neuritis |
a painful condition of the nerves of hands and feet due to peripheral nerve damage |
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petit mal epilepsy |
a form of epilepsy with very brief, unannounced lapses in consciousness |
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poliomyelitis |
a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord that may result in paralysis |
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posttraumatic stress disorder |
the development of symptoms such as sleep disorders and anxiety after a psychologically traumatic event such as witnessing a shooting, surviving a natural disaster, or being held as a hostage |
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psychiatrist |
a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependencies, emotional problems, and mental illnesses |
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psychologist |
a specialist, other than a physician, in evaluating and treating emotional problems |
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pyromania |
a personality disorder characterized by a recurrent failure to resist impulse to set fires |
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schizophrenia |
a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions, hallucination, disorganized speech that is often incoherent and disruptive or catatonic behavior |
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sciatica |
inflammation of the sciatic nerve that results in pain along the course of the nerve through the leg and the thigh |
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seizure |
a sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in a brain function; also known as a convulsion |
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syncope |
the brief loss of consciousness caused by brief lack of oxygen in the brain; also known as fainting |
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tetanus |
an acute and potentially fatal bacterial infection of the central nervous system caused by the tetanus bacillus |
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thalamotomy |
a surgical incision into the thalamus to quiet the tremors of parkison's disease, to treat some psychotic disorders, or to stop intractable pain |
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tic douloureux |
inflammation of the trigeminal nerve characterized by sudden, intense, sharp pain on one side of the face; also known as trigeminal neuralgia |
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transient ischemic attack |
the temporary interruption in the blood supply to the brain that may be a warning of an impending stroke |
