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The Nervous System
Question | Answer |
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gnosi/o | to know |
delirium | brief loss of mental function |
myoclonus | muscle twitching |
monoparesis | partial paralysis of one limb |
monoplegia | paralysis of one limb |
causalgia | painful sensation of burning |
echoencephalography | procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves |
electroencephalography (EEG) | procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
myelogram | image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray |
transcranial Doppler sonography | an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull |
atopognosis | inability to locate a sensation |
neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces |
craniostenosis | abnormal narrowing of the skull |
myelodysplasia | defective formation of the spinal cord |
poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |