Medical Terminology: The Nervous System
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| show | Treatment for cancer that uses chemical agents to destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce
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| show | An abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling
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| show | Agents that are a special class of drugs used to treat psychosis, especially schizophrenia
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| show | The medical abbrevation for stroke
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| show | The inability to coordinate muscle movements
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| show | The disorder in which a person experiences mood swings between mania and depression
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| show | The prefix cata- means
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| show | A kind of psychotherapy that aims to change unwanted patterns of thinking
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| show | The meaning of the combining form in the term glial
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| show | Increased sensitivity to stimulation such as touch or pain
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| show | The study of movement
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| show | Nerves that carry motor impulses to the brain and glands are __________ nerves
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| show | The meaning of combining form in the term myelopathy (in reference to the nervous system)
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| show | A condition characterized by muscle weakness
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| show | Pain along the course of a nerve
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| show | Partial paralysis of half of the body, right or left
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| show | The meaning of the combining form in psychotic
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| show | A central nervous system disorder characterized by stiff and awkward muscle control
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| show | The lobe of the brain that is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.
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| show | The __________ nervous system carries involuntary impulses to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and various glands
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| show | The meaning of the combining form in schizophrenia
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| show | The meaning of the combining form in the term hyperesthesia
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| show | A brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain that often precedes a CVA
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| show | The medical term for stroke
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| show | A treatment for severe depression that used electricity to induce convulsions in the brain
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| show | Partial paralysis and lack of motor coordination caused by damage to the cerebrum during development or injury at birth
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| show | The abbreviation for a condition resulting from an extremely traumatic experience, injury, or illness that leaves the sufferer with persistent thoughts and memories of the ordeal
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| show | The modern term describing a grand mal epileptic seizure
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| show | The abbreviation for a mood disorder marked by episodes of major depression that most often occur during the fall and winter (abbreviation)
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| show | The pathological response to stimulation of the plantar surface of the foot indicated when the toes curl upward
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| show | The meaning of the suffix in trichotillomania
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| show | The ______________ nervous system prepares the body in stressful or emergency situations.
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