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Neuro/Psych Terms
Neuro/Psych
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech/speaking |
| phren/o, psych/o, ment | mind |
| gnosi/o | know |
| paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| plegia | paralysis |
| asthenia | weakness |
| ataxia | lack of coordination |
| catatonia | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| dystonia | condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements |
| clonus | turmoil |
| neurasthenia (NURasTHENeeah) | nerve weakness |
| somnambulism (sawm-NAM-byoo-liz-um | sleep walking ambul = walk |
| syncope | fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain |
| monoparesis | partial paralysis of one limb |
| anosmia | lack of sense of smell |
| causalgia | painful sensation of burning |
| dysesthesia (DISesTHEEzhah) | bad feeling |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation usually numbness or tingling in the skin |
| synesthesia | condition where one sensation is experienced as another |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | fear of outdoor spaces |
| -dynia | pain |
| cerebral angiography | procedure used to examine blood vessels |
| echoencephalography | procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves |
| electroencephalography (EEG) | procedure used to examine the electrical activity in the brain |
| encephalography | procedure for studying the brain |
| lumbar puncture (LP) | inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine to collect CSF, commonly called a "spinal tap" |
| magnetic resonance angiography( MRA) | procedure used to examine blood vessels |
| myelogram | image of the spinal cord |
| positron emission tomography (PET) scan | an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain |
| transcranial Doppler sonography | an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull |
| encephalocele | hernia of the brain (through a defect in the skull) |
| hematoma | a tumor-like mass made up of blood |
| epidural hematoma | a hematoma located on top of the dura |
| microcephaly | abnormally small head |
| meningocele | a hernia of the meinges |
| myelocele | a hernia of the spinal cord |
| myelomalacia | abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
| myelomeningocele | a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges |
| neuritis | nerve inflammation |
| neuroma | nerve tumor |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| atopognosis | inability to locate a sensation |
| hyperkinesia | increase in a muscle movement or activity |
| neurasthenia | nerve weakness |
| neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
| prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces |
| interictal | time between seizures |
| postictal | time after a seizure |
| hemorrhagic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
| ischemic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| cerebral aneurysm | the widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain |
| cerebral atherosclerosis | the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque |
| cerebral embolism | the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria |
| craniomalacia | abnormal softening of the skull |
| craniostenosis | abnormal narrowing of the skull |
| craniosynostosis | premature fusing of the skull bones |
| hydrocephaly | abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain |
| encephalopyosis | a pus filled abscess in the brain |
| myelodysplasia | defective formation of the spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| cerebral palsy (CP) | paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement |
| dysphoria | a negative emotional state |
| thrombo | clot |
| cerebrotomy/neurotomy | incision into the brain/nerve |
| ectomy | removal |
| endarterectormy | removal of the inside of an artery |
| neurorrhaphy | suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve) |
| SRS | stereotactic radiosurgery |
| HD | Huntington's disease |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| psychotropic | drugs that are able to turn the mind |
| thrombolytic | drug that dissolves clots |
| endovascular neurosurgery | surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels |
| tomy | incision |
| 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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