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| neur/o | nerve
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| neurology | study of nervous system
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| neurologist | specialist who treats nervous system disease
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| neurosurgeon | performs surgery on the nervous system
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| psych/o | mind
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| psychology | study of the mind
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| psychiatrist | physician who treats mental illness
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| psychologist | a person who studies the mind
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| psychotherapy | treating mental disorders using words, etc
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| encephal/o | brain
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| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain
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| encephaloma | brain tumor
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| encephalocele | herniation of brain tissue
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| encephalomalacia | softening of brain tissue
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| EEG | electroencephalograms
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| EP | evoked potentials
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| PSG | polysomnograms
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| NCS | nerve conduction study
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| ENG | electronystagmograms
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| myelocele | herniation of the spinal cord
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| poliomyelitis | inflammation of spinal cord gray matter
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| myelodysplasia | abnormal formation of the spinal cord
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| hyperplasia | increased number of cells
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| hypertrophy | increased size of cells
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| dysplasia | improper development (difficult)
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| atrophy | lack of development (degeneration)
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| DEFINITION: The cerebrum | largest part of the brain, area where thought occurs
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| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum
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| DEFINITION: Meninges | is a three layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord- pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater
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| meningocele | herniation of the meninges
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| myelomeningocele | herniation of the spinal cord and meninges
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| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges
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| meningomalacia | softening of the meninges
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| oste/o | bone
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| emes/o | vomitting
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| -algia | pain
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| -oma | tumor
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| -blast | immature, embryonic cell
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| -hyper | above, increased
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| -tomy | cut into
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| -trophy | development
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| -malacia | softening
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| dys- | difficult, painful
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| -cele | hernia
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| neuralgia | nerve pain
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| carcinoma | cancerous tumor
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| osteoblast | immature bone cell
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| hyperemesis | excessive vomitting
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| aden/o-adenoma | gland -benign
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| melan/o-melanoma | black or dark pigmented - malignant
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| papill/o-papilloma | small elevation of tissue- benign
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| fibr/o-adenofibroma | fibrous tissue - benign
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| aden/o-adenocarcinoma | gland-malignant
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| melan/o-melanocarcinoma | black or dark pigmented-malignant
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| oste/o-osteoma | bone-benign
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| chondro-chondroma | cartilage-benign
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| leiomy/o-leiomyoma | smooth muscle-benign
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| lip/o-lipoma | fat-benign
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| oste/o-osteosarcoma | bone-malignant
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| chondro-chondrosarcoma | cartilage-malignant
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| leiomy/o-leiiomysarcoma | smooth muscle-malignant
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| lip/o-liposarcoma | fat-malignant
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