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Brain |
Cerebr/o, encepha/o |
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Cerebellum |
Cerebell/o |
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Lobe |
Lob/o |
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Head |
Cephal/o |
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Head, Skull |
Crani/o |
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Meninges |
Mening/o, meningi/o |
Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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Dura |
dur/o |
Tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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Nerve |
neur/o |
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Nerve bundle |
gangli/o |
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Spinal cord, Bone marrow |
myel/o |
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Feeling sensation |
esthesi/o |
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Speech |
phas/o |
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Mind |
phren/o, psych/o |
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Sleep |
somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o |
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Know |
gnosi/o |
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Excessive desire |
-mania |
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Excessive fear or sensitivity |
-phobia |
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Abultophobia |
Fear of taking bath |
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Acrophobia |
Fear of heights |
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Alektorophobia |
Fear of chickens |
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Arachnophobia |
Fear of spiders |
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Cynophobia |
Fear of dogs |
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Dendrophobia |
The fear of trees |
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Gynophobia |
Fear of women |
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Ichthyphobia |
The fear of fish |
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Nyctophobia |
The fear of night |
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Phobophobia |
The fear of being afraid |
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Triskaidekaphobia |
The fear of the number 13 |
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Slight or partial paralysis |
-paresis |
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Muscle tone, tension, pressure |
ton/o |
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Movement, Motion |
kinesi/o, kinet/o |
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Arrangement, Order, Coordination |
tax/o |
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Paralysis |
-plegia |
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Weakness |
-asthenia |
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Soap |
Subject -patient history, problems, complaints Objective -observation and discovery Assessment -diagnosis and pathology Plan -treatments and therapies |
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aphasia (ah-FAY-zhah) |
Inability to speak a/phas/ia not/speaking/condition |
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ataxia (ah-TAK-see-ah) |
lack of coordination a/tax/ia no/coordination/condition |
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catatonia (KAT-ah-TOH-nee-ah) |
Condition characterized by reduced muscle tone cata/ton/ia down/muscle/tone |
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delirium (deh-LEER-ee-um) |
Brief loss of mental function |
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dementia (da-Men-chah) |
Loss/declined in mental function de/ment/ia Down/mind/condition |
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dyskinesia (dis-kih-NEE-zhah) |
Difficulty moving dys/kines/ia bad/movement/condition |
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Dyslexia (dis-LEK-see-ah) |
Difficulty reading dys/lex/ia bad/reading/condition |
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dysphagia (dis-FAY-zhah) |
Difficulty speaking dys/phas/ia bad/speaking/condition |
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dystopia (dis-TOH-nee-ah) |
Condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
dys/ton/ia bad/muscle/tone/condition |
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Insomnia (in-SOM-nee-ah) |
Inability to sleep in/somn/ia not/sleeping/condition |
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myoclonus (mai-AWK-loh-nus) |
Muscle twitching myo/clonus Muscle/turmoil |
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myo spasm (MAI-oh-spaz-um) |
Involuntary muscle contraction myo/spasm muscle/involuntary/contraction |
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Neurasthenia (NUR-as-THEN-ee-ah) |
Nerve weakness neur/asthenia nerve/weakness |
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somnambulism (sawm-NAM-byoo-liz-um) |
Sleep walking somn/ambul/ism sleep/walk/condition |
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syncope (SIN-koh-pee) |
Fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain |
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cephalalgia (SEH-ful-AL-jah) cephalodynia (SEH-fah-loh-DAI-nee-ah) |
Head pain cephal/algia head/pain cephalo/dynia head/pain |
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encephalalgia (in-SE-ful-AL-jah) |
brain pain encephal/algia brain/pain |
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neuralgia (nur-AL-jah) neurodynia (NUR-oh-DAI-nee-ah) |
nerve pain neur/algia nerve/pain neuro/dynia nerve/pain |
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hemiparesis (HEH-mee-puh-REE-sis) |
Partial paralysis on half the body hemi/paresis half/partial paralysis |
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hemiplegia (HEH-mee-PLEE-jah) |
Paralysis on half the body hemi/plegia half/paralysis |
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monoparesis (MAW-noh-puh-REE-sis) |
Partial paralysis on one limb mono/paresis half/partial paralysis |
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monoplegia (MAW-noh-PLEE-jah) |
paralysis of one limb mono/plegia one/paralysis |
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paralysis (puh-RAH-lu-sis) |
Complete loss of sensation and motor function (Greek to disable) |
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paresis (puh-REE-sis) |
partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function (Greek for to let go) |
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anosmia (an-AWZ-mee-ah) |
Lack of sense of smell an/osm/ia no/smell/condition |
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causalgia (kaw-ZAL-jah) |
painful sensation of burning caus/algia burn/pain |
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dysesthesia (DIS-ee-THEE-zhah) |
Bad feeling dys/esthesia bad/sensation |
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hyperesthesia (HAI-per-se-THEE-zhah) |
Increased sensation hyper/esthesia over/sensation |
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paresthesia (PAR-es-THEE-zhah) |
Abnormal sensation (usually numbness pr tingling in the skin) par/esthesia beside/sensation |
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pseudesthesia (SOO-des-THEE-zhah) |
False sensation pseud/esthesia false/ sensation |
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synesthesia (SIN-es-THEE-zhah) |
Condition where one sensation is experienced as another syn/esthesia together/sensation |
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agoraphobia |
Fear of outdoor spaces |
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hydrophobia |
Fear of water |
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kleptomania |
Desire to steal |
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photophobia |
excessively sensitivity to light |
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pyromania |
desire to set fire |
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Cerebral angiography |
Procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain |
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Echoencepholography (EEG) |
Procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
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Encephalography |
Procedure for studying the brain |
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Lumbar puncture (LP) |
Inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid, commonly called a "spinal tap" |
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Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) |
Procedure used to examine blood vessels |
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Myelogram |
Image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray |
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Positron emission tomography (PET) scan |
An imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain |
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Transcrainial Doppler sonography |
An imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull |
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Cerebellitis |
Inflammation of the cerebellum |
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Cerebral atrophy |
Wasting away of brain tissue |
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Duritis |
Inflammation of the dura |
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Encephalocele |
Hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull) |
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Hematoma |
A tumor-like mass made up of blood |
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Cranial hematoma |
A hematoma beneath the skull |
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Epidural hematoma |
A hematoma located on the top of the dura |
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Intracerebral hematoma |
A hematoma located inside the brain |
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Subdural hematoma |
A hematoma located beneath the dura |
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Marcocephaly |
Abnormally large head |
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Microcephaly |
Abnormally small head |
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Meningocele |
A hernia of the meninges |
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Myelocele |
A hernia of the spinal cord |
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Myelomalacia |
Abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
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Myelomeningocele |
A hernia of the spinal cord and meninges |
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Neuritis |
Nerve inflammation |
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Neuroma |
A nerve tumor |
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Neurosclerosis |
Hardening of nerves |
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Polyneuritis |
Inflammation of multiple nerves |
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Agnosia |
Inability to comprehand |
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Apathy |
Lack of emotion |
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Atopognosis |
Inability to locate a sensation |
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Hyperkinesia |
Increase in muscle movement or activity |
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Neuroglycopenia |
Deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
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Nystagmus |
Involuntary back and forth eye movements |
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Prosopagnosia |
Inability to recognize faces |
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Anesthesiologist |
Doctor who specializes in anesthesiology |
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Afferent nerve |
A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
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Efferent nerve |
A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system |
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Neurogenic |
Originating from/created by nerves |
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Psychogenic |
Originating in/created by the mind |
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Psychiatrist |
Doctor who specializes in treatment of the mind |
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Psychiatry |
Branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind |
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Psychologist |
Doctor who specializes in the study of the mind |
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Psychology |
Branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind |
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Psychosomatic |
Pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind |
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Idiopathic |
Having no known cause or origin |
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Interictal |
Time between seizures |
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Postictal |
Time after a seizure |
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Preictal |
Time before a seizure |
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Tonic |
Pertaining to muscle tone (normally weak or unresponsive) |
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Clonus |
Muscle spasm or twitching |
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Tonic-clonic seizure |
A seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase |
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
An accident involving the blood vessels of the brain |
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Stroke |
Loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow/ supply to brain |
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Hemorrhagic stroke |
A stroke with the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
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Ischemic stroke |
A stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage |
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Transient is chemical attack (TIA) |
Mini stroke caused by blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves (goes away) within 24 hours |
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Cerebrovascular disease |
A disease of the blood vessels of the brain |
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Cerebral aneurysm |
The widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain |
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Cerebral ateriosclerosis |
The hardening of an artery in the brain |
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Cerebral embolism |
The blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria |
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Cerebral thrombosis |
The blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot |
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Craniomalacia |
Abnormal softening of the skull |
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Craniosclerosis |
Abnormal hardening of the skull |
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Craniostenosis |
Abnormal narrowing of the skull |
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Craniosynostosis |
Premature fusing of the skull bones |
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Hydrocephaly |
Abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain |
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Cerebellitis |
Inflammation of the cerebellum |
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Cerebromeningitis |
Inflammation of the brain and meninges |
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Encephalitis |
Inflammation of the brain |
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Encephalomyeloneuropathy |
Disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
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Encephalopathy |
Disease of the brain |
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Encephalopyosis |
Pus filled abscess in the brain |
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Gangliitis |
Inflammation of the ganglion |
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Ganglioma |
Ganglion tumor |
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Intracerebral hemorrhage |
Excessive bleeding inside the brain |
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Meningopathy |
Disease of the meninges |
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Meningioma |
Tumor of the meninges |
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Meningitis |
Inflammation of the meninges |
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Meningoencephalitis |
Inflammation of the meninges and brain |
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Myelitis |
Inflammation of the spinal cord |
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Myelodysplasia |
Defective formation of the spinal cord |
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Myelopathy |
Disease of the spinal cord |
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Neuroarthropathy |
Disease of the joint associated with nerves |
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Neuroencephalomyelopathy |
Disease of the nerves, brain, and spinal cord |
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Neuropathy |
Disease of the nervous system |
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Polymyelitis |
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
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Polyneuropathy |
Disease affecting multiple nerves |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
A degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control literally, the hardening (sclerosis) of the nerve cells on the sides (lateral) of the spine leading to the loss of muscle tissue from disuse |
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Anorexia |
An eating disorder characterized by the patient's refusal to eat |
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Autism |
A psychiatric disorder characterized by withdrawal from communication with others; the patient is focused only on the self |
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Bulimia |
An eating disorder characterized by over eating and usually followed by force vomiting |
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Cebra palsy |
Paralysis caused by damage of the area of the brain responsible for movement |
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Dysphoria |
A negative emotional state |
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Euphoria |
A positive emotional state |
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Epilepsy |
A diseased marked by seizures |
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Hypomania |
a mental state just below mania |
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Manic depression (bipolar) |
A psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating bouts of excitement depression |
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Myasthenia |
Muscle weakness |
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Narcolepsy |
A disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness |
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Neurosis |
A nerve condition |
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Psychosis |
A mind condition |
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Psychopathy |
A mental illness |
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Schizophrenia |
A mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech |
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Anesthetic |
A drug that causes loss of sensation |
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General anesthetic |
Anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness |
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Local anesthetic |
Aesthetic that does not affect consciousness |
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Regional anesthetic |
Anesthetic that is injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
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Topical anesthetic |
Local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
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Epidural anesthetic |
Anesthetic applied to the dural region of the spinal cord |
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Analgesic |
A drug that relieves pain |
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Anticonvulsant |
A drug that opposes convulsions |
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Antidepressant |
A drug that opposes depression |
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Antipsychotic |
A drug that opposes psychosis |
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Anxiolytic |
A drug that lessons anxiety |
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Hypnotic |
A drug that aids sleep |
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Neuropharmacology |
The study of effects of drugs on the nervous system |
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Psychopharmacology |
Study of the effects of drugs on mental processes |
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Pyschotropic |
Drugs are able to turn the mind |
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Thrombolytic |
A drug that dissolves clots |
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Cerebrotomy |
Incision into the brain |
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Chemotherapy |
Treatment using chemicals |
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Craniectomy |
Removal of a piece of the skull |
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Craniotomy |
Incision into the skull |
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Endarterectomy |
Removal of the inside of an artery |
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Endovascular neurosurgery |
Surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through the blood vessels |
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Lobotomy |
Incision into the lobe |
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Neurectomy |
Removal of the nerve |
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Neurolysis |
Destruction of nerve tissue |
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Neuroplasty |
Reconstruction of a nerve |
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Neurorrhaphy |
Suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve) |
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Neurotomy |
Incision into a nerve |
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ADHD |
Attention-defict hyperactivity disorder |
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ALS |
Lou Gehrig'Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) |
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CNS |
Central nervous system |
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CP |
Cerebral palsy |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular accident |
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EEG |
electroencephalogram |
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EMG |
Electromyogram |
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HD |
Huntington's disease |
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ICP |
Intracranial pressure |
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LOC |
Level of consciousness |
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LP |
Lumbar puncture |
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MRA |
Magnetic resonance angiography |
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MS |
Multiple sclerosis |
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OCD |
Obsessive compulsive disorder |
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PET |
Position emission tomography |
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PNS |
Peripheral nervous system |
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SRS |
Stereotactic radiosurgery |
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TIA |
Transient ischemic attack |
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