The Nervous System
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| anesthesia | without feeling or sensation
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| aneurysm | A localized dilatation in the wall of an artery that expands with each pulsation of the artery
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| brain stem | The stemlike portion of the brain that connects the cerebral hemisphere with the spinal cord.
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| burr hole | A hole drilled into the skull using a form of drill.
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| cerebellum | The part of the brain responsible for coordinating voluntary muscular movement; located behind the brain stem.
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| cerebral contusion | Small scattered venous hemorrhages in the brain
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| cerebrospinal fluid | The fluid flowing through the brain and around the spinal cord that protects them from physical blow or impact
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| coma | A deep sleep in which the individual cannot be aroused and does not respond to external stimuli.
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| craniotomy | A surgical incision into the cranium or skull.
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| deficit | Any deficiency or variation of the normal
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| dysphasia | Difficult speech
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| hemiplegia | Paralysis of one half of the body
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| herpes zoster | An acute infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, characterized by painful vesicular lesions along the path of a spinal nerve; also called shingles.
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| hyperesthesia | Excessive sensitivity to sensory stimuli, such as pain or touch.
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| interneurons | Connecting neurons that conduct impulses from afferent nerves to or toward motor nerves.
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| lethargy | A state of being slugish
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| medulla oblongata | One of the three parts of the brain stem.
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| meninges | The three layers of protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal chord.
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| narcolepsy | Uncontrolled, sudden attacks of sleep.
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| occlusion | Blockage
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| paresthesia | A sensation of numbness or tingling.
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| phagocytosis | The process by which certain cells engulf and destroy microorganisms and cellular debris.
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| sciatica | Inflammation of the sciatic nerve.
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| Afferent Nerves | carries impulses from the body to the Central Nervous System
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