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Nervous System A&T
Nervous System Abbreviation and Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AD | GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF MENTAL CAPACITY |
| CNS | BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| CSF | FLUID SURROUNDING THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| CVA | STROKE |
| EEG | RECORD OF ELECTRICITY OF THE BRAIN |
| LP | WITHDRAWAL OF FLUID FROM A SPACE BETWEEN THE MEMBRANES SURROUNDING THE LOWER BACK |
| MS | DESTRUCTION OF MYELIN SHEATH ON NEURONS IN THE BRAIN |
| TIA | TEMPORARY INTERFERENCE WITH BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE BRAIN; MINI-STROKE |
| Sz | ABNORMAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN |
| ALS | DEGENRATIVE DISEASE OF MOTOR NEURONS IN THE SPINAL CORD; LOU GEHRIG DISEASE |
| CEREBELL/O | CEREBELLUM |
| CEREBR/O | CEREBRUM |
| ENCEPHAL/O | BRAIN |
| MEDULL/O | MEDULLA OBLONGATA |
| MYEL/O | SPINAL CORD |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |