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Nervous System Terms
Medical Terminology: The Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemotherapy | Treatment for cancer that uses chemical agents to destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce |
| paresthesia | An abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling |
| neuroleptic | Agents that are a special class of drugs used to treat psychosis, especially schizophrenia |
| CVA | The medical abbrevation for stroke |
| TIA | The abbreviation for a brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain that often precedes a CVA |
| astereognosis | The inability to judge the form of an object by touch |
| ataxia | The inability to coordinate muscle movements |
| manic depressive disorder or bipolar disorder | The disorder in which a person experiences mood swings between mania and depression |
| brainstem | The part of the brain that controls breathing, body temperature, and heart rate |
| down | The prefix cata- means |
| catatonic | A state of being unresponsive and unmoving |
| brain | The meaning of the combining forms in the terms hydrocephalic and cerebral |
| dysphasia | Speech disorder in which there is an impairment of speech and of comprehension of speech caused by a brain disorder |
| cognitive therapy | A kind of psychotherapy that aims to change unwanted patterns of thinking |
| ECT | The abbreviation for a treatment for severe depression that used electricity to induce convulsions in the brain |
| glue | The meaning of the combining form in the term glial |
| hyperesthesia | Increased sensitivity to stimulation such as touch or pain |
| sleep | The meaning of the combining form in hypnotic |
| poliomyelitis | Inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus |
| kinesiology | The study of movement |
| word or phrase | The meaning of the combining form in the word dyslexia |
| motor | Nerves that carry motor impulses to the brain and glands are __________ nerves |
| spinal cord | The meaning of combining form in the term myelopathy (in reference to the nervous system) |
| narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollably and suddenly falling asleep |
| myasthenia gravis | A condition characterized by muscle weakness |
| neurosis | A chronic disorder featuring irritability of the nervous system (nervousness) and characterized by anxiety and/or extreme behavior dedicated to avoid anxiety situations. |
| neuralgia | Pain along the course of a nerve |
| CP | The abbreviation for a partial paralysis and lack of motor coordination caused by damage to the cerebrum during development or injury at birth |
| hemiparesis | Partial paralysis of half of the body, right or left |
| polysomnography | An electrodiagnostic procedure for sleep disorders that measures various physiological aspects of sleep |
| mind | The meaning of the combining form in psychotic |
| spastic paralysis | A central nervous system disorder characterized by stiff and awkward muscle control |
| cerebrum | The largest portion of the brain |
| thalamus | Part of the brain that relays sensory information to the cortex |
| cerebellum | Part of the brain that control and coordination of skeletal muscles |
| temporal | The lobe of the brain that is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell. |
| autonomic | The __________ nervous system carries involuntary impulses to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and various glands |
| split | The meaning of the combining form in schizophrenia |
| knowing | The meaning of the combining form in the term atopognosis |
| sensation | The meaning of the combining form in the term hyperesthesia |
| Transient ischemic attack | A brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain that often precedes a CVA |
| Cerebrovascular accident | The medical term for stroke |
| Electroconvulsive therapy | A treatment for severe depression that used electricity to induce convulsions in the brain |
| cerebral palsy | Partial paralysis and lack of motor coordination caused by damage to the cerebrum during development or injury at birth |
| PTSD | The abbreviation for a condition resulting from an extremely traumatic experience, injury, or illness that leaves the sufferer with persistent thoughts and memories of the ordeal |
| Post traumatic stress disorder | The condition resulting from an extremely traumatic experience, injury, or illness that leaves the sufferer with persistent thoughts and memories of the ordeal |
| schizophrenia | The disease of brain chemistry characterized by disorganized thought, delusions, hallucinations, and withdrawal |
| tonic clonic | The modern term describing a grand mal epileptic seizure |
| SAD | The abbreviation for a mood disorder marked by episodes of major depression that most often occur during the fall and winter (abbreviation) |
| Seasonal affective disorder | The mood disorder marked by episodes of major depression that most often occur during the fall and winter |
| Babinski sign | The pathological response to stimulation of the plantar surface of the foot indicated when the toes curl upward |
| Absence | The seizure previously known as petit mal |
| Peripheral | The spinal cord is part of the ____________ nervous system. |
| delirium | The state of mental confusion due to disturbances in cerebral function caused by fever, shock, or drug overdose |
| seizure | The meaning of the suffix in the term catalepsy |
| abnormal impulse toward | The meaning of the suffix in trichotillomania |
| sedative | A drug that quiets nervousness |
| sympathetic | The ______________ nervous system prepares the body in stressful or emergency situations. |
| weakness | The meaning of the suffix in the term myasthenia |
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