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Treatments/Therapies
Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | Drug that causes loss of sensation |
| General Anesthetic | Causes complete loss of consciousness |
| Local Anesthetic | Does not affect consciousness |
| Regional Anesthetic | Injected into nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
| Topical Anesthetic | Applied to surface of the area to be anesthetized |
| Epidural Anethestic | Applied in dural region of spinal cord |
| Pharmacology | |
| Analgesic | Relieves pain |
| Anticonvulsant | Opposes convulsions |
| Antidepressant | Opposes Depression |
| Antipsychotic | Opposes Psychosis |
| Anxiolytic | Lessens anxiety |
| Hypnotic | Aids sleep |
| Neuropharmacology | Study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system |
| Psychopharmacology | Study of the effects of drugs on mental processes |
| Psychotropic | Able to turn the mind |
| Thrombolytic | Dissolves clots |
| Surgical Procedures and Treatments | |
| Cerebotomy | Incision into the brain |
| Chemotherapy | Treatment using chemicals |
| Craniectomy | Removal of piece of the skull |
| Craniotomy | Incision into the skull |
| Endarterectomy | Removal of the inside of an artery |
| Endovascular Neurosurgery | Surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels |
| Lobestomy | Removal of a lobe |
| Lobotomy | Incision into a lobe |
| Neurectomy | Removal of a nerve |
| Neurolysis | Destruction of nerve tissue |
| Neuroplasty | Reconstruction of a nerve |
| Neurorrhaphy | Suturing of a nerve |
| Neurotomy | Incision into a nerve |