Acquiring Medical Language
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| anesthetic | a drug that causes loss of sensation
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| general anesthesia | anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness
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| local anesthetic | anesthetic that does not affect consciousness
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| regional anesthetic | anesthetic that is injected int a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area
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| topical anesthetic | local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized
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| epidural anesthetic | anesthetic applied to the dural region of the spine
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| analgesic | a drug that relieves pain
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| anticonvulsant | a drug that opposes convulsions
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| antidepressant | a drug that opposes depression
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| antipsychotic | a drug that opposes psychoses
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| anxiolytic | a drug that lessens anxiety
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| hypnotic | a drug that aids sleep
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| neuropharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system
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| psychopharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on the mental process
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| psychotropic | drugs that are able to turn the mind
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| thrombolytic | a drug that dissolves clots
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| cerebrotomy | incision into the brain
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| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals
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| craniectomy | removal of a piece of the skull
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| craniotomy | incision in to the skull
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| endartectomy | removal of the inside of an artery
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| endovascular neurosurgery | surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels
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| lobectomy | removal of a lobe
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| lobotomy | incision into a lobe
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| neurectomy | removal of a nerve
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| neurolysis | destruction of nerve tissue
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| neuroplasty | reconstruction of a nerve
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| neurorrhaphy | suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve)
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| neurotomy | incisioni into a nerve
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