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Chapter5 cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SRS | Stereotactic radiosurgery |
| psychopharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on mental processes |
| thrombolytic | a drug that dissolves clots |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | the hardening (sclerosis) of the nerve cells on the sides(lateral) of the spine leading to the loss of muscle tissue from disuse |
| cerebro | brain |
| encephalomyeloneuropathy | disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
| postictal | time after a seizure |
| macrocephaly | abnormally large head |