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MedTerm 10
Medical Terminology for Health Professions Chapter 10 words activity
Question | Answer |
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Acrophobia | An excessive fear of heights. |
Alzheimer’s disease | A group of disorders associated with degenerative brain changes that lead to symptoms including progressive memory loss, impaired cognition, and personality changes. |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | A degenerative disease of the motor nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord in which patients become progressively weaker until they are completely paralyzed, also known as Lou Gherig's disease. |
Anesthetic | The medication used to induce anesthesia. |
Anesthetist | A medical professional who specializes in administering anesthesia, but is not a physician. |
anxiety disorders | Mental conditions characterized by excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, or fear that is out of proportion to the real danger in a situation. |
Autism | A group of conditions in which a young child has significant developmental delays, minimal verbal skills, and lacks normal social relationships. |
Bell’s palsy | The temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve that causes paralysis only of the affected side of the face. |
carotid ultrasonography | An ultrasound study of the carotid artery. |
Causalgia | Persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve. |
cerebral contusion | The bruising of brain tissue as the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skull. |
cerebral palsy | A condition characterized by poor muscle control, spasticity, speech defects, and other neurologic deficiencies due to damage that affects the cerebrum. |
cerebrovascular accident | Damage to the brain that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted by a blockage of the blood supply; also known as a stroke. |
cervical radiculopathy | Nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve roots in the neck region. |
Claustrophobia | An abnormal fear of being in small or enclosed spaces. |
Cognition | The mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory. |
Coma | A deep state of unconsciousness marked by the absence of spontaneous eye movements, no response to painful stimuli, and the lack of speech. |
Concussion | A violent shaking up or jarring of the brain. |
cranial hematoma | A collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain. |
Delirium | An acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, agitation, and hallucinations. |
delirium tremens | A disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol. |
Delusion | A false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. |
Dementia | A slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes. |
dura mater | The thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges. |
Dyslexia | A learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement due to the inability of the brain to process symbols. |
Echoencephalography | The use of ultrasound imaging to create a detailed visual image of the brain for diagnostic purposes. |
Electroencephalography | The process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to the scalp. |
Encephalitis | An inflammation of the brain, can be caused by a viral infection such as rabies. |
epidural anesthesia | Regional anesthesia produced by injecting medication into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine. |
Epilepsy | A chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity. |
factitious disorder | A condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick. |
Guillain-Barré syndrome | An inflammation of the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves, characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis. |
Hallucination | A sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulation. |
hemorrhagic stroke | Occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks. |
Hydrocephalus | A condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain. |
Hyperesthesia | A condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli. |
Hypochondriasis | Characterized by fearing that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance. |
ischemic stroke | Occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked by the narrowing or blockage of a carotid artery. |
Lethargy | A lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness, and apathy. |
Meningitis | An inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord. |
Meningocele | The congenital herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column. |
migraine headache | Characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head. |
multiple sclerosis | A progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath. |
Myelitis | An inflammation of the spinal cord. |
Myelography | A radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium through a lumbar puncture. |
Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day. |
Neurotransmitters | Chemical substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor. |
obsessive-compulsive disorder | An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses and/or recurrent unwanted impulses to act. |
panic attack | An unexpected, sudden experience of fear in the absence of danger, accompanied by physical symptoms such as shortness of breath and dizziness. |
Paresthesia | A burning or prickling sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet, but can also occur in other parts of the body. |
Parkinson’s disease | A chronic, degenerative central nervous disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait. |
peripheral neuropathy | A disorder of the peripheral nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord. |
post-traumatic stress disorder | The development of characteristic symptoms after a traumatic event during which the patient felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror. |
Reye’s syndrome | A potentially serious or deadly disorder in children that is characterized by vomiting and confusion. |
Schizophrenia | A psychotic disorder usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations. |
Sciatica | Inflammation of the sciatic nerve that results in pain, burning, and tingling along the course of the affected sciatic nerve through the thigh, leg, and foot. |
Seizure | A sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time. |
shaken baby syndrome | The results of a child being violently shaken by someone. This action can cause brain injury, blindness, fractures, seizures, paralysis, and death. |
Syncope | The brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow of blood to the brain; also known as fainting. |
trigeminal neuralgia | Characterized by severe lightning-like pain due to an inflammation of the fifth cranial nerve. |