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Neuro/Psych

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Definition
gangli/o   nerve bundle  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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esthesi/o   feeling, sensation  
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phas/o   speech/speaking  
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phren/o, psych/o, ment   mind  
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gnosi/o   know  
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paresis   slight or partial paralysis  
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plegia   paralysis  
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asthenia   weakness  
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ataxia   lack of coordination  
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catatonia   condition characterized by reduced muscle tone  
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dystonia   condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements  
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clonus   turmoil  
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neurasthenia (NURasTHENeeah)   nerve weakness  
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somnambulism (sawm-NAM-byoo-liz-um   sleep walking ambul = walk  
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syncope   fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain  
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monoparesis   partial paralysis of one limb  
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anosmia   lack of sense of smell  
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causalgia   painful sensation of burning  
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dysesthesia (DISesTHEEzhah)   bad feeling  
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paresthesia   abnormal sensation usually numbness or tingling in the skin  
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synesthesia   condition where one sensation is experienced as another  
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acrophobia   fear of heights  
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agoraphobia   fear of outdoor spaces  
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-dynia   pain  
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cerebral angiography   procedure used to examine blood vessels  
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echoencephalography   procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves  
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electroencephalography (EEG)   procedure used to examine the electrical activity in the brain  
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encephalography   procedure for studying the brain  
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lumbar puncture (LP)   inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine to collect CSF, commonly called a "spinal tap"  
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magnetic resonance angiography( MRA)   procedure used to examine blood vessels  
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myelogram   image of the spinal cord  
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positron emission tomography (PET) scan   an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain  
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transcranial Doppler sonography   an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull  
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encephalocele   hernia of the brain (through a defect in the skull)  
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hematoma   a tumor-like mass made up of blood  
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epidural hematoma   a hematoma located on top of the dura  
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microcephaly   abnormally small head  
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meningocele   a hernia of the meinges  
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myelocele   a hernia of the spinal cord  
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myelomalacia   abnormal softening of the spinal cord  
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myelomeningocele   a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges  
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neuritis   nerve inflammation  
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neuroma   nerve tumor  
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agnosia   inability to comprehend  
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atopognosis   inability to locate a sensation  
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hyperkinesia   increase in a muscle movement or activity  
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neurasthenia   nerve weakness  
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neuroglycopenia   deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity  
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nystagmus   involuntary back and forth eye movements  
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prosopagnosia   inability to recognize faces  
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interictal   time between seizures  
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postictal   time after a seizure  
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hemorrhagic stroke   a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel  
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ischemic stroke   a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage  
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cerebral aneurysm   the widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain  
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cerebral atherosclerosis   the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque  
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cerebral embolism   the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria  
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craniomalacia   abnormal softening of the skull  
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craniostenosis   abnormal narrowing of the skull  
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craniosynostosis   premature fusing of the skull bones  
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hydrocephaly   abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain  
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encephalopyosis   a pus filled abscess in the brain  
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myelodysplasia   defective formation of the spinal cord  
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poliomyelitis   inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord  
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cerebral palsy (CP)   paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement  
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dysphoria   a negative emotional state  
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thrombo   clot  
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cerebrotomy/neurotomy   incision into the brain/nerve  
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ectomy   removal  
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endarterectormy   removal of the inside of an artery  
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neurorrhaphy   suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve)  
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SRS   stereotactic radiosurgery  
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HD   Huntington's disease  
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ICP   intracranial pressure  
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psychotropic   drugs that are able to turn the mind  
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thrombolytic   drug that dissolves clots  
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endovascular neurosurgery   surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels  
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tomy   incision  
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)   a degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control Literally, the hardening (sclerosis) of the nerve cells on the sides (lateral) of the spine leading to the loss of muscle tissue from disuse  
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