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Term | Definition |
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Axon | Part of nerve cell |
Meninges | Three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
Embolism | Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance |
Cauda Equina | Tail end of the spinal cord |
Glial | Pertaining to supportive cells of the nervous system |
Thalamus | A part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses |
Synapse | Space between nerve cells |
Plexus | Network of nerve fibers |
Acetylcholine | Substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse |
Neurasthenia | Lack of strength in nerves, sense of weakness and exhaustion |
Dysphasia | Difficult speech |
Analgesia | A condition of insensitivity to pain |
Hemiparesis | Slight paralysis of right or left side of the body |
Radiculitis | Inflammation of a spinal nerve root |
Neuropathy | Disease of a nerve |
Vagotomy | Incision of the vagus nerve |
Ataxia | Lack of coordination |
Dyesthesia | Condition of painful nervous sensations |
Glioblastoma | Tumor of immature brain cells (glia) |
Electroencephalogram | Electrical record of the brain |
A B C D E | Asymmetry Border Color Diameter Evolution |
Bx | Biopsy |
Derm. | Dermatology |
D L E | Discoid Lupus Erythematosus |
P P D | Purified protein derivative |
P U V A | Psoralen ultra violet A light therapy |
S C | Subcutaneous |
S L E | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |