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Ch. 5 Neuro MedTerm2
Term | Definition |
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psyche | mind |
myel/o | spinal cord/bone marrow |
somn/o | sleep |
mania | excessive desire |
tax/o | coordination |
dementia | chronic decline in mental function |
asthenia | weakness |
dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
catatonia | decreased muscle tone |
neurasthenia | nerve weakness |
cephalodynia | head pain |
monoplegia | paralysis of one limb |
dysesthesia | bad feeling/sensation |
synesthesia | one sensation experienced as another |
acrophobia | fear of heights |
hydrophobia | fear of water |
cerebral angiography | examination of the blood vessels of the brain |
EEG | electroencephalography |
subdural hematoma | blood tumor beneath the dura |
macroencephaly | large head |
polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
myelomalacia | softening of the spinal cord |
apathy | no disease condition/without emotion |
CVA | cerebral vascular accident |
postictal | after a seizure |
cerebral thrombosis | clot in the brain |
endarterectomy | inner artery removal |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
neuroplasty | nerve repair |
psychopharmacology | study of the effects of drugs on mental process |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
myelomeningocele | hernia of the spinal cord and meninges |