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Chapter 5
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kinesia | Movement |
| Paresis | Partial Paralysis |
| Estesio | Sensation |
| Meningo | Meninges |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Lob | Lobe |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord |
| Gnos | Knowledge |
| Cephal | Head/Skull |
| Manic | Excessive desire |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Asthen | Weakness |
| Ton | Muscle Tone |
| Phren | Mind |
| Psycho | Mind |
| Cerebr | Brain |
| Gangli | Ganglion |
| Dur | Dura |
| Somn | Sleep |
| Plegia | Paralysis |
| Phas | Speech |
| Interictal | Time in between a seizure |
| preictal | Time before a seizure |
| Postictal | Time after a seizure |
| Tonic-clonic seizure | \A seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase |
| Psychosomatic | Pertaining to a relationship between the body and mind |
| Afferent Nerve | A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system |
| Agnosia | Inability to comprehend |
| Polyneuritis | Inflammation of multiple nerves |
| Intercerebral Hemorrhage | Excessive bleeding inside the brain |