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Chabner Ch10 MedTerm
Nervous System- Med Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebella | Pertaining to the cerebellum |
| cerebrospinal fluid | Fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and is located within the ventricles of the brain |
| cerebral cortex | The outer region (gray matter) of the cerebrum |
| subdural hematoma | Collection of blood under the dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges) |
| epidural hematoma | Collection of blood above the dura mater |
| encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain |
| encephalopathy | Any disease of the brain |
| anencephaly | Condition of no brain (congenital anomaly) |
| glioblastoma | Tumor (malignant) of glial (neuroglial or supportive) cells in the brain |
| leptomeningeal | Pertaining to the pia mater and arachnoid membranes of the meninges |
| meningeal | Pertaining to the meninges |
| meningioma | Tumor of the meninges |
| myelomeningocele | Hernia of the spinal cord and meninges; associated with spine bifida |
| myoneural | Pertaining to muscle and nerve |
| myelogram | Record (x-ray) of the spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| neuropathy | Disease of nerves |
| polyneuritis | Inflammation of many (spinal) nerves, causing paralysis, pain, and wasting of muscles |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome (sequela of certain viral infections with paresthesias and muscular weakness) is an example | |
| cerebellopontine | Pertaining to the cerebellum and the pons |
| radiculopathy | Disease of the spinal nerve roots |
| radiculitis | Inflammation of nerve roots |
| thalamic | Pertaining to the thalamus |
| intrathecal injection | Placement of substances (medications) into the subarachnoid space |
| vagal | Pertaining to the vagus (10th cranial) nerve |
| analgesia | Condition of no sensation of pain (usually accompanied by sedation without loss of consciousness) |
| hypalgesia | Diminished sensation to pain |
| neuralgia | Nerve pain |
| cephalgia | Headache (head pain) |
| causalgia | Burning sensation of pain (in the skin); usually following injury to sensory fibers of a peripheral nerve |
| comatose | In a state of coma (profound unconsciousness from which one cannot be roused; may be due to trauma, disease, or action of ingested toxic substance) |
| anesthesia | Condition of no nervous sensation |
| hyperesthesia | Excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli |
| paresthesia | An abnormal sensation such as numbness, tingling, or pricking |
| bradykinesia | Slowness of movement |
| hyperkinesis | Condition of excessive movement (muscular activity) |
| dyskinesis | Involuntary, spasmodic movements |
| akinetic | Pertaining to without movements |
| epilepsy | Chronic disorder marked by attacks of brain dysfunction due to excessive firing of nervous impulses |
| narcolepsy | Sudden, uncontrollable episodes of sleep (seizure of sleep) |
| dyslexia | Disorder of reading, writing, or learning (despite the ability to see and recognize letters) |
| hemiparesis | Slight paralysis in either the right or the left half of the body |
| aphasia Condition of inability to speak | |
| hemiplegia | Paralysis in half of the body |
| paraplegia | Paralysis in the lower portion of the body |
| quadriplegia | Paralysis of all four limbs of the body |
| apraxia | Inability to carry out familiar purposeful movements (in the absence of paralysis or sensory or motor impairment) |
| neurasthenia | Condition of lack of nerve strength; nervous exhaustion and weakness |
| syncopal | Pertaining to syncope (fainting) |
| ataxia | No muscular coordination (often caused by cerebellar dysfunction) |
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