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Nervous System
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 2
10/28/2010

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de-
Definition
not
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di-
Definition
double
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dys-
Definition
bad, painful
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hemi-
Definition
one half
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hydro-
Definition
water
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pan-
Definition
all,entire
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para-
Definition
near, departure from normal
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tetra-
Definition
four
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alges/o
Definition
pain
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angi/o
Definition
blood vessel
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arachn/o
Definition
spider
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embol/o
Definition
plug
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gangli/o
Definition
knot
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gli/o
Definition
glue
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gnos/o
Definition
knowledge
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lumb/o
Definition
lower back
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narc/o
Definition
numbness
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phasi/o
Definition
speech
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plegi/o
Definition
paralysis
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poli/o
Definition
gray
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quadr/o
Definition
4
Term
radic/o
Definition
nerve root
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thalam/o
Definition
inner chamber
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thromb/o
Definition
clot
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-algia
Definition
pain
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-asthenia
Definition
weakness
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-ele
Definition
hernia
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-esthesia
Definition
sensation
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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schwann cells
Definition
make up the myelin sheath
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pons
Definition
provides connection between medulla and cerebelum
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hyperesthesia
Definition
increased sensitivity to stimulation
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neurasthenia
Definition
vague condition of body fatigue
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paresthesia
Definition
abnormal sensation of numbness
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agnosia
Definition
loss of ability to interpret sensory information
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Definition
atrohpy of muscle caused by hardening of nervous tissue on lateral columns of spinal cord
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aneurysm
Definition
blood vessels supplying the brain get dilated
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embolism
Definition
mobile blood clot
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thrombosis
Definition
blood clot
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meningomyelocele
Definition
protusion of the meninges and spinal cord
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monoparesis
Definition
partial paralysis of one limb
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palsy
Definition
paralysis of localized areas
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syncope
Definition
fainting caused by sudden loss of blood flow to the brain
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transient ischemic attack
Definition
loss of blood flow to the brain
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analgesic
Definition
agent that relieves pain
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anesthesia
Definition
without feeling or sensation
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cerebral angiography
Definition
xray pics of BV in brain
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