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Medical Terms Chapter 5

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Term
Definition
Aphasia   show
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Ataxia   show
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show Reduced muscle tone  
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show Brief loss of mental function  
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Dementia   show
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Dysphasia   show
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Dystonia   show
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Myoclonus   show
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show Involuntary muscle contraction  
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show Sleep walking  
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show Fainting: loosing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain  
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Cephalalgia   show
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Cephalodynia   show
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show Brain Pain  
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show Nerve Pain  
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Neurodynia   show
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Hemiparesis   show
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Hemiplegia   show
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Monoparesis   show
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show Paralysis of one limb  
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show Complete loss of sensation and motor function  
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show Partial paralysis by varying degrees of sensation and motor function  
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show Painful sensation of burning  
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show Bad feeling  
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show Increased sensation  
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Paresthesia   show
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Pseudesthesia   show
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show Condition where one sensation is experienced as another  
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show Fear of hights  
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show Fear of outdoor spaces  
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Hydrophobia   show
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show Desire to steal  
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Photophobia   show
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show Desire to set fire  
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Echoencephalography   show
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show Procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain  
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Lumbar Puncture (LP)   show
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show Procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain  
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show Procedure used to examine blood vessels  
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Myelogram   show
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Positron emission tomography (PET) scan   show
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Transcranial doppler sonography   show
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Cerebellitis   show
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Cerebral atrophy   show
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show Inflammation of the dura  
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Encephalocele   show
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show A tumorlike mass made up of blood  
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Cranial hematoma   show
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show A hematoma located on top of the dura  
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show A hematoma located inside the brian  
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show A hematoma located beneath the dura  
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Macrocephaly   show
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Microcephaly   show
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show A hernia of the meninges  
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Myelocele   show
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Myelomalacia   show
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show A hernia of the spinal cord and meninges  
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show Nerve inflammation  
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show A nerve tumor  
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Neurosclerosis   show
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show Inflammation of multiple nerves  
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Agnosia   show
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show Lack of emotion  
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show Increase in muscle movement or activity  
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show Nerve weakness  
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Neuroglycopenia   show
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Nystagmus   show
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show Inability to recognize faces  
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show Doctor who specializes in anesthesiology  
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Afferent nerve   show
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Efferent nerve   show
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show Originating from/created by nerves  
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show Doctor who specializes in the treatment of the mind  
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show Branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind  
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Psychogenic   show
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show Doctor who specializes in the study of the mind  
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show Pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind  
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Idiopathic   show
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Interictal   show
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show Time after a seizure  
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show Time before a seizure  
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Tonic   show
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show Muscle spasm or twitching  
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show A seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase  
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Cerebrovascular   show
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Stroke   show
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show A stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rapture of a blood vessel  
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Ischemic stroke   show
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show A "mini-stroke" caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves (goes away) within 24 hours  
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show A disease of the blood vessels of the brian  
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show The widening of abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brian  
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Cerebral arteriosclerosis   show
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show The hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque  
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Cerebral embolism   show
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Cerebral thrombosis   show
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Craniomalacia   show
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show Abnormal hardening of the skull  
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Craniostenosis   show
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Craniosynostosis   show
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show Abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain  
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Astrocytoma   show
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Ganglioma   show
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Glioblastoma   show
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Meningioma   show
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Cerebellitis   show
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Cerebromeningitis   show
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show Inflammation of the brian  
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show Disease of the brain  
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Encephalopyosis   show
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Gangliitis   show
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show Excessive bleeding inside the brain  
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Meningopathy   show
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show Inflammations of the meninges  
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show Inflammation of the meninges and brain  
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Myelitis   show
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Myelodysplasia   show
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show Disease of the spinal cord  
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show Disease of the joint associated with nerves  
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Neuroencephalomyelopathy   show
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Neuropathy   show
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show Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord  
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show Disease affecting multiple nerves  
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show A degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control  
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Anorexia   show
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Autism   show
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Bulimia   show
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show Paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement  
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Dysphoria   show
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show A disease marked by seizures  
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Euphoria   show
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show A mental state just below mania  
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Manic depression (bipolar)   show
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show Muscle weakness  
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Narcolepsy   show
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Neurosis   show
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show A mind condition  
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Psychopathy   show
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Schizophrenia   show
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