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Med Term Rice Ch14
Medical Terminology Jane Rice Chapter 14 VOC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| akinesia | Loss or lack of voluntary motion |
| amnesia | Condition in which there is loss or lack of memory. |
| analgesia | Condition in which there is a lack of the sensation of pain. |
| anencephaly | Congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain. |
| anesthesia | Loss of lack of the sense of feeling; Pharmacologically induced reversible state of amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness etc. * |
| anesthesiologist | Physician who specializes in the science of anesthesia. |
| aphagia | Loss or lack of the ability to eat or swallow. |
| aphasia | Loss or lack of the ability to speak. ** |
| asthenia | Loss or lack of strength. |
| astrocytoma | A primary umor of the brain composed of astrocytes. (star-shaped neuroglial cells) |
| ataxia | Loss or lack of order; neurological sign and symptom consisting of lack of coordination of muscle movements. |
| bradykinesia | Abnormal slowness of motion. |
| cephalalgia | Head pain; Headache. |
| cerebrospinal | Pertaining to the cerebrum and the spinal cord. |
| concussion | Head injury with a transient loss of brain function. |
| craniectomy | Surgical excision of a portion of the skull. |
| craniotomy | Surgical incision into the skull. * |
| dementia | Group of symptoms marked by memory loss and other cognitive functions such as perception.thinking. reasoning. and remembering. |
| diskectomy | Surgical excision of an intervertebral disk. |
| dyslexia | Condition in which an individual has difficulty in reading and comprehending written language. |
| dysphasia | Impairment of speech that may be caused by a brain lesion. |
| electroencephalograph | Medical instrument used to record the electrical activity of the brain. |
| electromyography | Process of recording the contraction of a skeletal muscle as a result of electrical stimulation. |
| encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain.* |
| encephalopathy | Any pathological dysfunction of the brain. |
| epidural | Pertaining to situated on the dura mater; often used to refer to a form of regional anesthesia involving injection of medication via a catheter into the epidural space. |
| epilepsy | A neurological disorder involving repeated seizures of any type. |
| ganglionectomy | Surgical excision of a ganglion ( a mass of nerve tissue outside the brain and spinal cord) |
| glioma | Tumor composed of neuroglial tissue. |
| hemiparesis | Weakness on one side of the body that can be caused by a stroke, cerebral palsy, brain tumor, etc...* |
| hemiplegia | Paralysis of one half of the body when it is divided along the median sagittal plan. |
| herpes zoster | Viral disease characterized by painful vesicular eruptions along the segment of the spinal or cranial nerves; Shingles!! |
| hydrocephalus | Condition in which there is an increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain. |
| hyperesthesia | Increased feelings of sensory stimuli, such as pain, touch or sound. |
| hypnosis | Artificially induced trancelike state resembling somnambulism. |
| intracranial | Pertaining to within the skull. |
| laminectomy | Surgical excision of the vertebral posterior arch. |
| lobotomy | Surgical incision into the prefrontal or frontal lobe of the brain. |
| meningioma | Tumor of the meninges that originates in the arachnoidal tissue. |
| meningitis | Inflammation of the meninges of the spinal cord or brain. |
| meningocele | Congenital hernia in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the skull or spinal column. |
| meningomyelocele | Congenital herniation of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column. |
| microcephalus | Abnormally small head. |
| myelitis | Inflammation of the spinal cord. |
| narcolepsy | Chronic condition with recurrent attacks of uncontrollable drowsiness and sleep. |
| neuralgia | Pain in a nerve or nerves. |
| neurasthenia | Pathological condition characterized by weakness, exhaustion, and prostration that often accompanies severe depression. |
| neuritis | Inflammation of a nerve. |
| neuroblastoma | Malignant tumor composed of cells resembling neuroblasts; occurs mostly in infants and children. |
| neurocyte | Nerve cell, neuron. |
| neurofibroma | Fibrous connective tissue tumor of a nerve cell. |
| neuroglia | Supporting or connective tissue cells of the central nervous system. |
| neurology | The study of the nervous system. |
| neuropathy | Any pathological nervous tissue disease |
| papilledema | Swelling of the optical disk, usually caused by increased intracranial pressure. |
| paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower part of the body and of both legs. |
| paresthesia | Abnormal sensation, feeling of numbness, prickling or tingling. |
| polyneuritis | Inflammation involving many nerves. |
| quadriplegia | Paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk due to injury to the spinal cord in the cervical spine. |
| somnambulism | Condition of sleepwalking. |
| subdural | Pertaining to below the dura mater. |
| ventriculometry | Measurement of intracranial pressure. |
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