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Chap 5 Study Stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| phas/o | speech |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| phren/o | mind |
| hemorrhagic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
| narcolepsy | a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness |
| ischemic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| cerebral embolism | blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object |
| cerebral thrombosis | blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a clot |