Word parts of the nervous system
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| show | lob/o
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| Root for head | show 🗑
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| show | crani/o
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| Root for brain | show 🗑
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| show | cerebell/o
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| Root and meaning of Meninges | show 🗑
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| Root and meaning for Dura | show 🗑
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| Root for nerve | show 🗑
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| show | gangli/o
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| Roof for spinal cord, bone marrow | show 🗑
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| show | esthesi/o
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| Root for speech | show 🗑
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| show | phren/o, psych/o
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| show | somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o
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| show | gnosi/o
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| Suffix for excessive desire | show 🗑
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| Suffix for excessive fear or sensitivity | show 🗑
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| show | -paresis
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| show | ton/o
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| Root for arrangement, order, coordination | show 🗑
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| show | -plegia
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| show | -asthenia
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| show | a=not, phas=speaking, ia= condition
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| show | a=not, taxia= coordination
lack of coordination
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| catatonia KAT-ah-TOH-nee-ah | show 🗑
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| show | brief loss of mental function
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| dementia deh-MEN-chah | show 🗑
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| show | dys=bad, kinesia= movement
difficulty moving
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| show | dys=bad, lex= reading, ia= condition
difficulty reading
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| dysphasia dis-FAY-zhah | show 🗑
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| show | dys= bad, ton= muscle tone, ia= condition
condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
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| show | in=not, somn= sleeping, ia= condition
inability to sleep
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| show | myo= muscle, clonus= turmoil
muscle twitching
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| show | myo= muscle, spasm= involuntary contraction
involuntary muscle contraction
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| neurasthenia NUR-as-THEN-ee-ah | show 🗑
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| show | somn= sleep, ambul= walk, ism= condition
sleep walking
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| show | fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain
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| show | cephal= head, algia= pain
head pain
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| show | cephalo= head, dynia= pain
head pain
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| encephalalgia in-SE-ful-AL-jah | show 🗑
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| neuralgia nur-AL-jah | show 🗑
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| show | neuro= nerve, dynia=pain
nerve pain
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| hemiparesis HEH-mee-puh-REE-sis | show 🗑
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| hemiplegia HEH-mee-PLEE-jah | show 🗑
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| show | mono= one, paresis= partial paralysis
partial paralysis of one limb
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| show | mono= one, plegia= paralysis
paralysis of one limb
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| paralysis puh-RAH-lu-sis | show 🗑
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| show | partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function
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| show | caus= burn, algia= pain
painful sensation of burning
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| show | dys= bad, esthesia= sensation
bad feeling
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| show | hyper=over, esthesia= sensation
increased sensation
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| show | par= beside, esthesia= sensation
abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in the skin)
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| pseudodesthesia SOO-des-THEE-zhah | show 🗑
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| show | syn= together, esthesia= sensation
condition where one sensation is experienced as another
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| acropohobia AK-roh-foh-bee-ah | show 🗑
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| show | agora- marketplace, , phobia= excessive fear
fear of outdoor spaces
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| hydrophobia HAI-druh-FOH-bee-ah | show 🗑
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| show | klepto= theft, mania- excessive desire
desire to steal
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| show | photo= light, phobia= excessive sensitivity
excessive sensitivity to light
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| pyromania PAI-roh-MAY-nee-ah | show 🗑
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| echoencephalography EH-koh-in-SEH-fah-LAW-grah-fee | show 🗑
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| show | electro= electricity, encephalo= brain, graphy= writing procedure
procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain
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| show | lum= lower back, ar puncture= pertaining to puncture
inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid, commonly called a spinal tap
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| show | cerebr / al= pertaining to brain, angio/graphy= vessel/writing procedure
Procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain
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| show | angio= vessel, graphy= writing procedure
procedure used to examine blood vessels
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| show | myelo= spinal cord, gram= record
image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray
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| positron emission tomography (PET) scan PAWZ-ih-trawn ee-MISH-un taw-MAW-gra-fee | show 🗑
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| show | trans= through, cranial= skull, doppler sono= sound, graphy= writing procedure
an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull
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| show | cerebell= cerebellum, itis= inflammation
inflammation of the cerebellum
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| show | cerebr= brain, al= pertaining to, a= no, trophy= nourishment
wasting away of brain tissue
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| duritis dur-AI-tis | show 🗑
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| encephalocele en-SEF-ah-loh-SEEL | show 🗑
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| hematoma HEE-mah-TOH-mah | show 🗑
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| show | crani= skull, al= pertaining to, hemat= blood, oma-= tumor
a hematoma located beneath the skull
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| show | epi= upon, dur= dura, al = pertaining to, hemat= blood, oma= tumor
a hematoma located on top of the dura
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| intracerebral hematoma IN-trah-se-REE-bral HEE-mah-TOH-mah | show 🗑
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| show | sub= beneath, dur= dura, al= pertaining to, hemat= blood, oma= tumor
a hematoma located beneath the dura
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| macrocephaly MA-kroh-SEH-fah-lee | show 🗑
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| show | micro= small, cephal= head, y= condition
abnormally small head
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| meningocele meh-NIN-goh-seel | show 🗑
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| myelocele MAI-eh-loh-SEEL | show 🗑
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| show | myelo= spinal cord, malacia= softening
abnormal softening of the spinal cord
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| myelomeningocele MAI-en-loh-meh-NIN-goh-seel | show 🗑
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| show | neur=nerve, itis= inflammation
nerve inflammation
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| neuroma nir-OH-mah | show 🗑
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| show | neuro= nerve, scler= hardening, osis= condition
hardening of nerves
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| show | poly= many, neur= nerve, itis= inflammation
inflammation of multiple nerves
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| agnosia AG-noh-zhah | show 🗑
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| apathy A-pah-thee | show 🗑
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| show | hyper= over, kinesia= movement
increase in muscle movement or activity
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| neurasthenia NIR-as-THEN-ee-ah | show 🗑
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| neuroglycopenia NIR-oh-GLAI-koh-PEE-nee-ah | show 🗑
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| show | involuntary back and forth eye movements
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| prosophagnosia PRAW-soh-pag-NOH-zhah | show 🗑
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| anesthesiologist A-neh-STHEE-zee-AW-loh-jist | show 🗑
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| show | af= toward, ferent nerve= carry
a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
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| efferent nerve EH-fir-ent nirv | show 🗑
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| neurogenic NIR-oh-JIN-ik | show 🗑
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| show | autosomatognosis
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