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MrsC Med Term Chap 10 Nervous

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a-, an   none, without  
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dys   bad, painful  
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hyper   excessive, above  
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Intra   within  
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Kines/o or kinesi/o   movement  
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meningo   meninges  
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My/o   muscle  
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Neur/o   nerve  
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poly   many  
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thrombo   clot  
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CSF   cerebral spinal fluid  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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aphasia   unable to speak effectively  
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bradykinesia   Condition of slow movement  
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Cerebral palsy   partial paralysis or complete loss of motor function due to lack of oxygen either during pregnancy or in the perinatal period  
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cerebrosclerosis   abnormal hardening of the arteries in the brain  
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Dementia   progressive mental deterioration  
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dysphasia   difficulty speaking  
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Gait   walking  
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Hydrocephalus   abnormal accumulation of CSF in brain  
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meningomyelocele   external sac contains meninges, CSF and the spinal cord  
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myelomalacia   abnormal softening of the spinal cord  
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Parkinsons disease   Degeneration of nerves in the basal ganglia occurs in later life; leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness; dopamine, a neurotransmitter is deficient in the brain  
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thrombosis   abnormal condition of a blood clot in the artery leading to the brain  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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