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5.5
Treatments and Therapies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | a drug that cuases loss of senation |
| general anestheic | anaesthetic that causes complete loss of consciouness |
| local anesthetic | anesthetic that does affect conscioness |
| regional anesthetic | anesthetic that is injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
| topical anesthetic | local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
| epidural anesthetic | anesthetic applied in the dural region of the spinal cord |
| analgesic | a drug that relieves pain |
| anticonvulsant | a drug that pposes convulsions |
| antidepressent | a drug that opposes depression |
| antipsychotic | a drug that opposes psychoses |
| anxolytic | a drug that lessens anxiety |
| hypnotic | a drug that aids sleep |
| neuropharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system |
| psychopharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on mental processes |
| psychotropic | drugs that are able to turn the mind |
| thrombolytic | a drug that dissolves clots |
| cerebrotomy | incision into the brain |
| chemotherapy | treatment usingh chemicals |
| craniectomy | removal of a piece of the skull |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull |
| endarterectomy | removal of the inside of an artery |
| endovascular nerurosurgery | surgery on the nervous system |
| lobectomy | 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 nurve (often teh severed ends of a nerve |
| neurotomy | incision into a nerve |