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47 Cards in this Set
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arachn/o
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spider
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cephal/o
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head
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cerbell/o
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the cerebellum
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cortic/o
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outer layer or overing
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gli/o
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glue
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hydr/o
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water
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iatr/o
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physician; to treat
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-mania
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impulse toward
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mening/o
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a membrane
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ment/o
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referring to the mind
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ment/o
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referring to the mind
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-mnesia
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memory
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myel/o
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refers to the spinal cord
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neur/o
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nervel cell
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-oid
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like
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-paresis
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weakness, loss of movement
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralyzed
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schiz/o
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to split
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spin/o
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spinal cord
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ADHD
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CVA
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cerbrovascular accident
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ECT
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electroconvulsive therapy
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EEG
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electroencephalography
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ICP
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intracranial pressure
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IQ
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intelligence quotient
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LOC
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level of consciousness
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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MS
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multiple sclerosis
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OBS
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organic brain syndrome
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OCD
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obsessive-compulsive diorder
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PERRLA
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pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
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PNS
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peripheral nervous system
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PTSD
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posttraumatic stress disorder
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SAD
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seasonal affective disorder
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TENS
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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Alzheimer disease
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a disease that may begin in late middle life, characterized by progressive mental deterioration that include loss of memory and visual and spatial orientation
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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aneurysm
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localized dilation of an artery due to vessel wall weakness
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aphasia
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loss of speech
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ataxi
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lack of muscular coordination
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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wuadriplegia
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paralysis of all four limbs
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Parkinson disease
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disease of the nerves in the brain due to an imbalance of dopamine
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lobotomy
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incision into a lobe
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