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Ch 5 flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aphasia | Inability to speak |
| Ataxia | Lack of coordination |
| Catatonia | Condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| Dellrlum | Brief loss of mental function |
| Dementia | Loss/ decline in mental function |
| Dyskinesia | Difficulty moving |
| Dyslexia | Difficulty reading |
| Dyshasia | Difficulty speaking |
| Insomnia | Inability to sleep |
| Myoclonus | Muscle twitching |
| Myospasm | Involuntary muscle contraction |
| Neurasthenia | Nerve weakness |
| Sommambullsm | Sleep walking |
| Neuralgia | Nerve pain |
| Encephalaigia | Brain pain |
| Cephalaigla | Head pain |
| Monoplegia | Paralysis of one limp |
| Dysesthesia | Bad feeling |
| Hyperesthesia | Increase sensation |
| Pseudesthesia | False sensation |
| Acrophobia | Fear of heights |
| Hydrophobia | Fear of water |
| Kleptomania | Desire to steal |
| Pyromania | Desire to set fire |
| Durltis | Inflammation of the dura |
| Macrocephaly | Abnormally small head |
| Meningocele | A hernia of the meninges |
| Myelocele | A hernia of the spinal cord |
| Neuritis | Nerve inflammation |
| Neuroma | Nerve tumor |