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Nervous System & Psychological Disorders review

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the network of structures that coordinates, and control all functions of the body   nervous system  
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create sensations, produce thoughts and memory and make decisions based on sensory input   integrative functions  
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is composed of the brain and the spinal cord   central nervous system  
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composed of two types of cell: neurons and neuroglia   nervous system  
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carries impulses away from the cell body   axon  
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transmit impulses to the cell   dendrites  
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axons are surrounded by a white lipid covering called   myelin sheath  
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the region of communication between one neuron and another is called   synapse  
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a chemical that transmits a nervous impulse that either inhibits or enhances a reaction   neuro/transmitter  
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concerning both nerves and muscles   neuro/musclu/ar  
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the area of contacht between a neuron and adjoining skeletal muscle   neuromuscluar  
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an automatic, involuntary response to some change, either inside or outside the body is   reflex  
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brain and spinal cord are protected by three membranes called   meninges and circulating cerebrospinal fluid  
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pertaining to meninges   meningeal  
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below the dura mater   subdural  
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the largest and uppermost portion of te brain   cerebrum  
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pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum   craniocerebral  
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concerning the back part of the head   occipital lobe  
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associated with personality, behavior, emotion, and intellectual functions   frontal lobes  
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associated with hearing and smell   temporal lobes  
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associated with vision   occipital lobes  
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associated with langauge and the general function of sensation   parietal lobes  
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two nerves bound together by a common sheath of connective tissue is   sciatic nerve  
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within the spinal canal   intra/thecal  
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pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord   cerebro/spinal  
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pertaining to the cerebellum   cerebell/ar  
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portion of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system   periphearl nervous system  
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systems that are divisions of the autonomic nervous system   sympathetic and parasympathetic  
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activation of the sympathetic division causes a series of physilogic reponses called   fthe fight-or-flight response  
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receptors that are stimulated by chemcial stimuli are   chemoreceptors  
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senstive to mechanical changes in touch or pressure are widely distributed in the skin   mechano/receptors  
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located immediately under teh skin and are widely distributed throughout the body   thermo/receptors  
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detect changes in tempearture   thermorecptors  
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pertaining to the eye   ophthalm/ic and ocul/ar  
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contains recptors that enable us to hear   cochlea  
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enable us to manintain a snese of balance   semicircular  
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pertains to hearing   audi/ble  
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is the science of hearing   audio/logy  
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a person skilled in audiologty   audiologist  
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sense of smell   olffaction  
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petaining to the sense of smell   olfactory  
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loss or impairment of the sense of smell,   anosmia  
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an abnormally increase sensitivity to odors   hyerosmia  
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two types of reflex that are easily tested are deep tendon reflex and   superficial reflex  
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the introduction of a hollow needle into the subarchnoid space of the lumbar part of the spinal canal   lumber puncture  
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the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain   electro/encephalo/graphy  
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uses ultrasonic waves beamed through the head to record structural aspects of the brain   echo/encephalo/graphy  
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radiography of the spinal cord   myelography  
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used to visulize the blood vessels of the brain after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium   ceebral angio/graphy  
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used to assess aneurysms, as well as to loceate absecesses, tumors or hematomas   brain scans  
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radiography of the lacrimal sac   dacryo/cysto/graphy  
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an instrument for measuring the eye   ophthalmo/meter  
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is an impairment of the ability to read and results from a variety of pathologic conditions, some of which   dyslexia  
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a word that refers to sensivity to pain and is also used a as suffix   algesia  
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increased sensivitiy to pain   hyepr/algesia  
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an imaginary or false sensastion   paraesthesia  
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a type of neuralgia that affects many nerves stimultaneously   poly/neur/algia  
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a condition in which many periphearl nerves are affected   poly/neuro/pathy  
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inflammtion of many nervous   poly/neur/itis  
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hardening of nervous system   neuro/scler/osis  
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inflammation of the sciatic nerve   sciatica  
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is a synonym for headache   cephal/algia  
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result from the long-substained contraction of skeletal muscles around the scalp, face, neck and upper back   tension headaches  
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characterized by intense unlaterial pain   cluster headaches  
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occuring on one side only   uni/lateral  
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is a vascular disorder characterized by recurrent throbbing headaches   migraine headaches  
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sensitivity of the eyes to light   photophobia  
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absence of speech   dys/phasia  
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difficult, poorly articulated speech, usually caused by damage to a central of periphearl motor nerve is   dys/arthria  
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any disease involving the spinal cord and brain   encephalo/myelo/pathy  
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accumulatin of blood between the dura mater and the archnoid is   subdural hematoma  
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an abnormal localixed dilation of a cerebral artery   cerebral aneursym  
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caused by the rupture of a cerebral artery   hemorrhagic strokes  
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caused by a cerbral embolus   embolic stroke  
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caused by plaque deposits that build up on thinterior of a cerbral artery   thrombotic strokes  
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the loss of muscle function, loss of sensation, or both and a sign of an underlying problem   paralysis  
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paralysis of both sides of the body   di/plegia  
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paralysis of all four extremities   quadri/plegia  
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an abnormal protrusion near the spine   meningocele or menino/myelo/cele  
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a motor function disorder caused by a permanaent, nonprogressive brain defect present at birth or occurring shortly thereafter   cerebral palsy  
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is a herediatary disorder that affects both genders equally   huntington's disease  
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absence of the ear   anotia  
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is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord   encephalo/myel/itis  
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inflammtions of the brain tissue   encephal/itis  
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inflammtion of the brain and its covering   encephalo/meningitis  
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inflammtion of the cerebellum   cerebellitis  
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inflammtion of a ventricle   ventricul/itis  
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caused by a bacterium and is easily preventable through immunization   tetanus  
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caused by a type of bacteria that is toxic to nervous tissuse and causes paralysis of both voluntary and involuntary motor activity   botulism  
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is an acute viral disease that attachs the gray matter of the spinal cord and parts of the brain   poliomyelitis  
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abnormal fear of water   hydro/phobia  
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primary tumor of the bain and is composed of   neuroglia  
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tumor of the meninges that graow slowly and may invade the skull   meningi/oma  
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disorders such as brain tumors that infers with flow of csf cause fluid accumulation in the skull   hydrocephalus  
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is a benign tumor composed chiefly of neurons and nerve fibers   neur/oma  
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abnoraml, sudden, excessive discharge of electrical activity within the brain   seizure  
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stimulant drus are often prescribed to prevent the sudden attacks of sleep at inappropriate times   narcolepsy  
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slow movement or slowness of all voulunatry movement of speech   brady/kinesia  
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a progressive degenerative disease that affects teh myelin sheath and conduction pathways of the central nervous system   multiple sclerosis  
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a chronic neuromuscular disease charcterized by great muscular weakness and fatigue   my/asthenia graivs  
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progressive mental disorder of the brain charchterized by confusion, disorentation, deterioration of memory and intellectula abilities, and personality disintergration   dementia  
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abnormal condition in which one or both upper eyelids droop   blephar/optosis  
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inflammtion of the eyelid   blephar/itis  
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inflammation of the cornea   keratitis  
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abnormal softening of the eyeball   ophthalmo/malacia  
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paralysis fo the eye   ophthalmo/plegia  
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hemorrhage from the eye   ophthalmo/rrhgia  
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pain in the eye   ophthalm/algia  
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abnormal prgressive condition of the lens of the eye, charcterized by loss of transparency   cataract  
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abnormal conditon of increased pressure witin the eye   glaucoma  
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any disease of the retina   retino/pathy  
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is a lacrimal calculus or a tera stone   dacryo/lith  
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is the presence of lacrimal calculi   dacryo/lith/iasis  
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inflammtion of the lacrimal sac   dacryo/sinus/itis  
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a tear stone in the nasal duct   rhino/dacryo/lith  
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means double vision   dipl/opia  
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hperopia and impairment of vision due to advancing years or to old age   presby/opia  
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inflammtion of the ear   otitis  
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discharge of the ear   otorrhea  
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hardening of the ear   oto/sclerosis  
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ringing in the ears   tinnitus  
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a disorder charcterized by subaverage general intelligence with deficits or impairments in the ability to learn and to adapt socially   mental retardation  
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characterized by withdrawal and impaired development in social inteaction and communication   autism  
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characterized by anticipation of impending danger and dread, the source of which is largely unknown or unrecognized   anxiety disorders  
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obessive, irrational, and intense fears of an object, activity, or physical situation   phobia  
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means an irrational fear of heights   acrophobia  
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a morbid fear of closed places   clausetro/phobia  
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characterized by an acute emotional response after a traumatic event or situation involving severe environmental stress   posttraumatic stress disorder  
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a major mental disorder charcterized by the occurrence of amnic episodes and major depressive episodes   biopolor disorder  
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excesssive preoccupation with fire   pyro/mania  
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obsessive preoccupation with fires   pyro/manaic  
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charcterized by an abnormal, uncontrollable, and recurrent urge to steal   kelpto/mania  
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nervous disorder charchterized by weakness and sometimes nervous exhaustion   neur/asthenia  
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a false or pretended mental disorder   pseudo/mania  
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hysterical paralysis   pseudo/plegia  
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any of a large group of psychotic disorders   schizo/phrenia  
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reliving pain or not sensitive to pain   an/algesic  
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used to reduce pain by temporarily or permantely blocking transmission of nerve impulses   nerve blocks  
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surgical prodcedure in which one of more sympathetic nerves are severed   sympathectomy  
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severing of various branches of the vagus nerve and is done to reduce the amount of acid secreted int he stomach   vago/tomy  
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surgical crushing of a nerve   neuro/tripsy  
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destruction of nerves   neuro/lysis  
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surgical repair of a nerve   neuroplasty  
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suture of a nerve   neuro/rrhaphy  
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incision of the brain   cerebrotomy  
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surgical opening into the skull   craniotomy  
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excision of an aneurysm   aneursym/ectomy  
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surgical repair of the skull   cranio/plasty  
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used to treat deep introacranial brain tumors with a focused beam of gamma radition without surgical incision   gamma knife sterotacix radiosurgery  
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are drugs often used as sedatives to produce a calming effect   hypnotics  
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the use of plastic surgery to restore or repair the eyelid   blepharo/plasty  
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surgical creation of a passageway between the lacrimal sac and the nose   dacryo/cysto/rhino/stomy  
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incision of the lacrimal sca   dacryo/cysto/tomy  
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a method of diagnosing and treating disorders of the mind   psycho/analysis  
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treatment of disorders of the mind by pschological means rather than by physcial means   psycho/therapy  
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the study of the action of druds on funtions of the mind   psycho/pharamacology  
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