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| Name the term for the definition: disease of the brain |
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| Name the term for the definition: part of the brain that controls muscular coodination and balance. |
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| Name the term for the definition: collection of blood above the dura mater. |
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| Name the term for the definition: inflammation of the pia and arachnoid membranes. |
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| Name the term for the definition: condition of absence of a brain. |
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| Name the term for the definition: inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord. |
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| Name the term for the definition: pertaining to the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. |
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| Name the term for the definition: disease of nerve roots (of spinal nerves). |
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| Name the term for the definition: hernia of the spinal cord and meninges. |
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| Name the term for the definition: pertaining to the tenth cranial nerve. |
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| Name the term: outer region of the cerebrum (contains gray matter) |
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| Name the term: pertaining to within a sheath through the meninges and into the subarachnoid space. |
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| Name the term: inflammation of many nerves. |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the thalamus. |
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| Name the term: xray study of the spine (after contrast is injected via lumbar puncture) |
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| Name the term: tumor of the meninges |
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| Name the term: tumor of neuroglial cells (a brain tumor) |
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| Name the term: mass of blood below the dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane) |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: reading disorder |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: condition of no coordination. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: condition of slow movement. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: condition of increased sensation |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: seizure of sleep; uncontrollable compulsion to sleep |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: inability to speak. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: inability to perform a task. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: slight paralysis in the right or left half of the body. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: burning pain. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: paralysis in the lower part of the body. |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: fainting |
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| Name the neurologic symptom: nervous exhaustion (lack of strength and fatigue. |
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| Name the term: lack of sensitivity to pain |
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| Name the term: inability to speak (patient cannot articulate words but can understand speech and knows what she or he wants to say) |
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| Name the term: slight paralysis |
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| Name the term: paralysis in all four extremities (damage is to the cervical part of the spinal cord) |
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| Name the term: no strength (weakness). |
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| Name the term: pertaining to coma (loss of consciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused) |
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| Name the term: condition of abnormal sensations (prickling, tingling, numbness, burning) for no apparent reason. |
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| Name the term: excessive movement |
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| Name the term: condition of no sensation or nervous feeling |
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| Name the term: intense burning pain |
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| Name the term: pertaining to without movement. |
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| Name the term: diminished sensation to pain |
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| Name the term: impairment of the ability to perform voluntary movements. |
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| Name the term: recurrent vascular headache with severe pain of unilateral onset, and photophobia (senisitivity to light). |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the cerebellum |
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| Name the term: clear, watery fluid that surrounds the brain & spinal cord |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the outer area of the cerebrum |
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| Name the term: an accumulation of blood between the skull and the dura mater |
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| Name the term: inflammation of the brain |
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| Name the term: disease condition of the brain |
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| Name the term: Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord |
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| Name the term: the most malignant type of astrocytoma, composed of spongioblasts, astroblasts, and astrocytes; it usually occurs in the brain but may occur in the brain stem or spinal cord. |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the leptomeninges, the two innermost layers of tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the meninges |
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| Name the term: A slow-growing tumor of the meninges often creating pressure and damaging the brain and adjacent tissues, occurring most often in adults. |
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| Name the term: Protrusion of the spinal membranes and spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral column |
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| Name the term: Of or relating to both muscles and nerves, especially to nerve endings in muscle tissue |
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| Name the term: an x ray exam of the spinal cord, nerves and other tissues within the spinal cord that are highlighted by injected contrast dye |
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| Name the term: inflammation of the gray matter of the brain; |
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| Name the term: a functional disturbance or pathological change in the peripheral nervous system |
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| Name the term: Inflammation of several nerves at one time, marked by paralysis, pain, and muscle wasting |
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| Name the term: conducting or passing from the cerebellum to the pons varolii. |
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| Name the term: Disease of the spinal nerve roots |
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| Name the term: inflammation of the spinal nerve roots |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the thalamus. |
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| Name the term: injection of a substance through the theca of the spinal cord into the subarachnoid space. |
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| Name the term: pertaining to the vagus nerve |
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| Name the term: the relief of pain without loss of consciousness |
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| Name the term: Diminished sensitivity to pain. |
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| Name the term: an intense burning or stabbing pain caused by irritation of or damage to a nerve. |
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| Name the term: Pain in the head. Also called headache. |
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| Name the term: A persistent, severe burning sensation of the skin, usually following injury to a peripheral nerve |
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| Name the term: relating to the state of being unconscious and unable to wake |
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| Name the term: loss of the ability to feel pain, caused by administration of a drug or other medical intervention |
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| Name the term: increased sensitivity to stimulation, particularly to touch |
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| Name the term: A skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling, with no apparent physical cause. |
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| Name the term: Extreme slowness in movement |
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| Name the term: the presence of excessive or frequent movement; fidgetiness |
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| Name the term: distortion or impairment of voluntary movement, as in tic or spasm |
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| Name the term: affected with akinesia |
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| Name the term: A neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures with or without a loss of consciousness. |
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| Name the term: a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness and uncontrollable sleep attacks |
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| Name the term: reading, writing and learning disorders |
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| Name the term: Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body |
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| Name the term: defect or loss of the power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or of comprehending spoken or written language, due to injury or disease of the brain centers |
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| Name the term: Paralysis affecting only one side of the body |
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| Name the term: Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord. |
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| Name the term: Paralysis of all four limbs |
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| Name the term: neurological condition characterized by loss of the ability to perform activities that a person is physically able and willing to do |
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| Name the term: A complex of symptoms characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains. |
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| Name the term: relating to syncope |
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| Name the term: failure of muscular coordination |
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| Define the combining form: cerebell/o |
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| Define the combining form: dur/o |
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| Define the combining form: encephal/o |
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| Define the combining form: gli/o |
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| Define the combining form: lept/o |
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| Define the combining form: mening/o, meningi/o |
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| Define the combining form: my/o |
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| Define the combining form: myel/o |
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| spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts) |
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| Define the combining form: neur/o |
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| Define the combining form: pont/o |
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| Define the combining form: radicul/o |
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| nerve root (of spinal nerves) |
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| Define the combining form: thalam/o |
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| Define the combining form: thec/o |
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| sheath (refers to the meninges) |
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| Define the combining form: vag/o |
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| vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve) |
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| Define the combining form: alges/o, -algesia |
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| excessive sensitivity to pain |
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| Define the combining form: -algia |
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| Define the combining form: caus/o |
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| Define the combining form: comat/o |
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| Define the combining form: esthesi/o, -esthesia |
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| feeling, nervous sensation |
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| Define the combining form: kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic |
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| Define the combining form: -lepsy |
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| Define the combining form: lex/o |
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| Define the combining form: -paresis |
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| Define the combining form: -phasia |
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| Define the combining form: -plegia |
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| paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
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| Define the combining form: -praxia |
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| Define the combining form: -sthenia |
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| Define the combining form: syncop/o |
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| Define the combining form: tax/o |
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