Acquiring Medical Language
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| aphasia | inability to speak
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| ataxia | lack of coordination
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| catatonia | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
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| delirium | brief loss of mental function
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| dementia | loss/decline in mental function
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| dyskinesia | difficulty moving
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| dyslexia | difficulty reading
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| dysphasia | difficulty speaking
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| dystonia | condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
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| insomnia | inability to sleep
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| myoclonus | muscle twitching
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| myospasm | involuntary muscle contraction
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| neurasthenia | nerve weakness
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| somnambulism | sleep walking
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| syncope | fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain
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| cephalgia | head pain
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| cephalodynia | head pain
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| encephalalgia | brain pain
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| neuralgia | nerve pain
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| neurodynia | nerve pain
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| hemiparesis | partial paralysis on half the body
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| hemiplegia | paralysis on half the body
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| monoparesis | partial paralysis on one limb
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| monoplegia | paralysis of one limb
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| paralysis | complete loss of sensation and motor function
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| paresis | aprtial paralysis characterized be varying degrees of sensation and motor function
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| anosmia | lack of a sense of smell
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| causalgia | painful sensation of burning
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| dysesthesia | bad feeling
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| hyperesthesia | increased sensation
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| paresthesia | abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in the skin)
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| pseudesthesia | false sensation
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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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| hydrophobia | fear of water
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| kleptomania | desire to steal
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| photophobia | excessive sensitivity to light
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| pyromania | desire to set fire
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