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Chapter 4

Creative Study Assignment

TermDefinition
Kinesi/o movement
Gnos/o knowing
Phob/o exaggerated fear or sensitivity
Schiz/o split
Thym/o mind
-asthenia weakness
-lepsy seizure
-mania condition of abnormal impulse toward
-plegia paralysis
Phas/o speech
Lex/o word or phrase
Gli/o glue
Encephal/o entire brain
Cerebr/o cerebrum
Esthesi/o sensation
cerebral arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries of the brain
cerebral thrombosis presence of a stationary clot in a blood vessel of the brain
cerebral aneurysm dilation of a blood vessel in the brain
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis condition of progressive deterioration of motor nerve cells resulting in total loss of voluntary muscle control
Alzheimer disease disease of structural changes in the brain resulting in an irreversible deterioration that progresses from forgetfulness and disorientation to loss of all intellectual functions
agnosia Type of loss of neurologic function involving interpretation of sensory information
hyperesthesia increased sensitivity to stimulation such as tough or pain
syncope fainting
tactile stimulation evoking a response by touching
sciatica pain that follows the pathway of the sciatic nerve
hemiparesis partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body
spastic paralysis stiff and awkward muscle control cause by a central nervous system disorder
neuralgia pain along the course of a nerve
sensory deficit loss or impairment of sensation
motor deficit loss or impairment of muscle function
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