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32 Cards in this Set
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ambul/o
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to walk
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cephal/o
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towards the head
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concuss/o
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shaken together
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contus/o
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bruise
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ech/o
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sound
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encephal/o
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brain
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-esthesia
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sensation, feeling
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klept/o
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to steal
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mening/o
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membranes
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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narc/o
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numbness
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neur/i, neur/o
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nerve
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
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psych/o
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mind
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somn/o
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sleep
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-mania
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obsessive preoccupation
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innervation
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to supply with nerves
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impulse
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an impelling force
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epidural space
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outside the spinal cord but inside the vertebral canal
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coma
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deep state often prolonged unconsciouness
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delirium
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temporary state of mental confusion
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lethargy
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state of sluggishness
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dementia
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deterioration of memory, concentration, judgement
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ischemic stroke
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interruption of flow of blood to brain (most common)
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aphasia
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partial or total loss of ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language (due to damage in the brain caused by injury or disease)
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radiculitis
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inflammation of the radicle of a nerve
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sciatica
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pain along the sciatic nerve (usually cause by a herniated disk of the lumbar region)
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causalgia
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burning sensation along peripheral nerve change appearance of skin
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schizophrenia
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withdraw from reality (psyotic disorder)
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delusion
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a mood disorder characterized by mild depression
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ganglion
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group of nerve cells forming a nerve center
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autism
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sever defects in social interaction and communication
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