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Chapter5 Flash Cards
| -plegia | paralysis |
| tonic-clonic seizure | a seizure characterized by both tonic and a clonic phase |
| esthes/o | feeling sensation |
| cerebral arteriosclerosis | the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | a degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control |
| ton/o | muscle tone/tension, pressure |
| cephalagia | head pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| hemiparesis | partial paralysis on half the body |