Nervous System Abbreviations and Terms
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| encephal/o | brain
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| medull/o | medulla oblongata
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| neur/o | nerve
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| AD | Alzheimer disease; gradual deterioration of mental capacity
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| CNS | central nervous system; brain and spinal cord
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| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid; fluid surrounding brain and spinal cord
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| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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| EEG | electroencephalogram; record of electricity in the brain
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| LP | lumbar puncture; withdrawal of fluid from a space between the membranes surrounding the lower back
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| MS | multiple sclerosis; destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the brain
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| TIA | transcient ischemic attack; mini-stroke
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| TENS | device to relieve nerve pain
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| Sz | abnormal electrical activity in the brain; seizure
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| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig Disease); degenerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord
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