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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crani/o | skull |
| encephal/o | the whole brain |
| gnos/o | knowing |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| myel/o | spinal cord/ bone marrow |
| schiz/o | split |
| thalam/o | thalamus (a room) |
| ventruicul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| central nervous system (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
| automatic nervous system (ANS) | nerves that have involuntary impulses to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and etc. |
| sensory deficit | loss or impairment of sensation |
| syncope | fainting |
| paralysis | temporary or permanent loss of motor control |
| cerebral arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries of the brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
| hypnotic | drug that induces sleep |
| analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
| dysphoria | a restless, dissatisfied mood |
| euphoria | an exaggerated, unfounded feeling of a person |
| apathy | a lack of interest or display of emotion |
| mania | state of abnormal elation and increased activity |
| lex/o | word/phrase |
| somat/o | body |
| top/o | place |
| narc/o | stupor/sleep |