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Chapter 5

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cerebr/o & encephal/o   Brain  
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cerebell/o   Cerebellum  
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lob/o   Lobe  
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cephal/o   Head  
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crani/o   Head or Skull  
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neur/o   Nerve  
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gangli/o   Nerve Bundle  
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myel/o   Spinal Cord or Bone Marrow  
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dur/o   Dura (Tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)  
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mening/o & meningi/o   Meninges (Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)  
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esthesi/o   Feeling & Sensation  
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phas/o   Speech  
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phren/o & psych/o   Mind  
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somn/o & somn/I & hypn/o   Sleep  
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gnosi/o   Know  
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-mania   Excessive Desire  
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-phobia   Excessive Fear or Sensitivity  
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-paresis   Slight or Partial Paralysis  
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ton/o   Muscle Tone, Tension, or Pressure  
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kinesi/o & kinet/o   Movements & Motion  
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tax/o   Arrangement, Order, & Coordination  
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-plegia   Paralysis  
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-asthenia   Weakness  
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general anesthetic   complete loss of consciousness  
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local anesthetic   does not affect consciousness  
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regional anesthetic   injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area  
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topical anesthetic   local anesthetic applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized  
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epidural anesthetic   anesthetic applied in the dural region of the spinal cord  
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anesthetic   a drug that causes loss of sensation  
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CVA ( Cerebrovascular Accident )   an accident involving blood vessels of the brain  
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stroke   loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow/supply to the brain  
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hemorrhagic stroke   a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel  
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ischemic stroke   a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage  
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TIA ( Transient ischemic attack )   "mini-stroke" -- caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which usually resolves itself within 24 hours  
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cerebrovascular disease   a disease of the blood vessels of the brain  
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cerebral aneurysm   the widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain  
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cerebral embolism   the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object such as fa or bacteria  
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aphasia   inability to speak  
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hemiparesis   partial paralysis on half of the body  
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hemiplegia   paralysis on half of the body  
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