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NS Reverse Defs.
Term | Definition |
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epilepsy | A disorder characterized by seizures |
coma | Abnormal, deep unconsciousness |
microcephaly | Abnormally small head |
anorexia nervosa | All-consuming desire to remain thin |
bulimia nervosa | Binging and purging |
concussion | Brain injury causing transient loss of conciousness |
ventricle | Cavity of an organ |
trephination | Circular opening made in the skull to relieve ICP |
somatic nervous system | Conveys impulses for voluntary function |
autonomic nervous system | Coveys impulses to glands, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles |
hypnotics | Depress CNS functions to induce sleep |
multiple sclerosis | Disease of myelin sheath |
myelopathy | Disease of the spinal cord |
cerebrum | Functions include sensory perception and interpretation, muscular movement and emotional aspects of behaviour and memory |
agnosia | Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory and other sensations |
catatonic | Inability to move or talk |
craniotomy | Incision into the skull |
peripheral nervous system | Includes all nervous tissue of the body found outside the CNS |
encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain |
pia mater | Innermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord |
tremor | Involuntary tremble or shake |
tics | Involuntary, spasmodic muscular contractions |
ataxia | Lack of muscle coordination |
lethargy | Lack of responses; sluggishness |
nerve conduction velocity | Measures the speed impulses travel through a nerve |
arachnoid membrane | Middle layer covering the brain and spinal cord |
efferent | Moves away from a central structure |
afferent | Moves toward a central structure |
lumbar puncture | Needle puncture of the spinal cavity |
neurosis | Nonpsychotic mental illness |
idiopathic | Occuring without a known cause |
dura matter | Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord |
myelagia | Pain in the spinal cord |
herpes zoster | Painful, acute infectious disease; aka shingles |
dystrophy | Poor development |
aura | Premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder |
anesthetic | Produces a loss of sensation |
anxiety | Psychological "worry" disorder |
electroencephalography | Records electrical activity of brain patterns |
cerebellum | Refines muscular movement; aids in equilibrium |
analgesic | Relieve pain |
convulsion | Sudden and violent contraction of the muscles |
neuron | The functional cell of the nervous system |
meninges | Three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord |
neurotransmitter | Transmits impulses across synapses |
asthenia | Weakness or debility |
myelin | White fat-like sheath |