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Chapter 5 S&O

Subjective and Objective term associated with nervous system

Term/DefinitionWord Analysis
aphasia Definition: inability to speak a / phas / ia not / speaking / condition
ataxia Definition: lack of coordination a / taxia not / coordination
catatonia Definition: condition characterized by reduced muscle tone cata / ton / ia down / muscle / tone
delirium Definition: brief loss of mental function from Latin, for "to plow outside the furrow"
dementia Definition: loss/ decline in mental function de / ment / ia down / mind / condition
dyskinesia Definition: difficulty moving dys / kinesia bad / movement
dyslexia Definition: difficulty reading dys / lex / ia bad / reading / condition
dysphasia Definition: difficulty speaking dys / phas / ia bad / speaking / condition
dystonia Definition: condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements dys / tone / ia bad / muscle tone / condition
insomnia Definition: inability to sleep in / somn / ia not / sleeping / condition
myoclonus Definition: muscle twitching myo / clonus muscle / turmoil
myospasm Definition: involuntary muscle contraction myo / spasm muscle / involuntary contraction
neurasthenia Definition: nerve weakness neur / asthenia nerve / weakness
somnambulism Definition: sleep walking somn / ambul / ism sleep / walk / condition
syncope Definition: fainting from Greek, for "contraction" or "cut off"
preictal Definition: time before seizure pre / ictal before / seizure
tonic Definition: pertaining to muscle ton / ic muscle / pertaining to
clonus Definition: muscle spasm or twitching from Greek, for "violent"
tonic-clonic-seizure Definition: a seizure characterized by both a tonic and clonic phase ton / ic clon / ic muscle / pertaining to spasm / pertaining to
cerebrovascular accident(CVA) Definition: an accident involving the blood vessel of the brain cerebro / vascul / ar brain / blood vessel / pertaining to
transient ischemic attack(TIA) Definition: a mini stroke caused by the blockage of the blood vessel. trans / ient isch / em / ic across / go hold back / blood / pertaining to
craniomalacia Definition: abnormal softening of the skull cranio / malacia skull / softening
craniosclerosis Definition: abnormal hardening of the skull cranio / scler / osis skull / hardening / osis
hydrocephaly Definition: abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain hydro / cephal / y water / head / condition
encephalitis Definition: inflammation of the brain encephal / itis brain / inflammation
gangliitis Definition: inflammation of a ganglion gangli / itis ganglion / inflammation
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