Chapter 13 Medical Terms
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| psycho | mind
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| physio | nature
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| Two Major Divisions of the Nervous System: | Central Nervous System [CNS] and Peripheral Nervous System [PNS]
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| The CNS includes: | the brain and spinal cord
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| Two Types of Cells in Nervous System: | neurons and glia
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| Dendrites | transmit impulses to the body cells
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| axon | carries impulses away from the cell body
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| myelin sheath | white fatty covering many axons are surrounded by
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| auto | self
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| cerebello | cerebellum
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| cerebro | brain or cerebrum
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| encephalo | brain
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| cervico | neck
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| coccygo | coccyx
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| cranio | cranium, skull
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| dendro | tree
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| duro | dura mater
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| glio | neuroglia or a sticky substance
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| kerato | cornea or hard/horny
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| lumbo | lower back
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| meningo | meninges
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| mento | mind
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| myelo | bone marrow or spinal cord
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| nervo | nerve
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| neuro | nerve
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| phreno | mind
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| retino | retina
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| sacro | sacrum
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| spino | spine
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| vasculo | vessel
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| agora- | marketplace
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| -asthenia | weakness
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| -esthesia | sensation, perception
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| -lexia | words, phrases
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| -orexia | appetite
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| chemo | chemical
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| thermo | heat
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| photo | light
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| sclera | tough white membrane covering much of the eyeball
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| lacrimo | tear
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| electro | electric
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| CerebroVascular Accident | stroke
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| Transient Ischemic Attack | ministroke
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| kinesio | movement
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| coma | a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| diplo | double
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| -lexia | words
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| -opia | vision
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| somato | body
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| psychosis | any major mental disorder characterized by a gross impairment in reality testing and often characterized by inappropriate mood and diminished impulse control.
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| delusion | a false belief
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| -mania | excessive preoccupation
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| Alzheimer's | progressive mental degeneration
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| analgesics | agents that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness
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| hypnotics | drugs often used as sedatives
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| Somatic Nervous System | Part of the nervous system under conscious control
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| Autonomic Nervous System | Part of the nervous system that is automatic and involuntary
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| Sclera | Tough white membrane covering much of the eyeball
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| Lacrimation | crying.
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| Equilibrium | sense of balance given by the semicircular canals
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| Subdural Hematoma | Accumulation of blood under the dura matter
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| Epidural Hematoma | Accumulation of blood above the dura matter
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| Intracerebral Hematoma | Bleeding within the brain
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| Akinesia | Complete or partial loss of muscle movement
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| Aphagia | Inability to swallow
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| Aphasia | Absence of the ability to communicate through speech
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| Dysphasia | speech impairment
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| Myopia | near sighted
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| Hyperopia | far sighted
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