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CHAPTER 6 Medical Terminology - McGraw Hill 2023

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cephal/o   show
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cerebell/o   show
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cerebr/o, cerebr/i   show
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crani/o   show
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show brain  
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show ganglion  
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show neuroglia  
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show meninges  
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myel/o   show
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show nerve  
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spin/o   show
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thalam/o   show
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vag/o   show
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show ventricle  
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Nerve cell   show
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Neuron   show
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Cell body   show
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Dendrites   show
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show Part of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body.  
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Myelin sheath   show
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Terminal end fibers   show
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Synapse   show
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show Various substances located in tiny sacs at the end of the axon.  
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show Ability to respond to stimuli.  
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show Anything that arouses a response.  
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Conductivity   show
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show Neuron that carries information to the muscles and glands from the central nervous system.  
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Afferent neurons   show
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Interneurons   show
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show Bundle of neurons that bear electrical messages to the organs and muscles of the body.  
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show Chemical that stimulates cells.  
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Norepinephrine   show
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show Released energy that is received or transmitted by tissue or organs and that usually provokes a response.  
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Receptors   show
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Encephalitis   show
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show Surgical severing of the vagus nerve.  
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show Inflammation of the cerebellum.  
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show Having the shape of a ganglion.  
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Ventriculitis   show
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show Inflammation of a nerve.  
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show Relating to the face and the cranium.  
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show Softening of the spinal cord.  
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Glio-matosis   show
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Thalamo-tomy   show
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Ceph-algia   show
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Meningo-cele   show
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)   show
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Nerve conduction velocity   show
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Polysomnography (PSG)   show
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show Brain image produced by the use of radioactive isotopes.  
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show Type of nuclear image that reveals how tissues and organs are functioning. It can also detect diseases and abnormal metabolic activity.  
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show Radiographic imagining that produces cross-sectional images.  
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show X-ray of the spinal cord after a contrast medium has been injected.  
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Cerebral angiogram   show
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show Record of the radiographic study of the ventricles of the brain.  
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show Brain images produced by the use of sound waves.  
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show An injury to the brain from an impact with an object.  
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Coma   show
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show Bruising of the surface of the brain without penetration into the brain.  
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show An overproduction of fluid in the brain, which usually occurs at birth. It can occur in adults with infections or tumors.  
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Lobectomy   show
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Lobotomy   show
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show Removal of a part of the skull.  
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Craniotomy   show
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show Destruction of deep-seated brain structures using three-dimensional coordinates to locate the structures.  
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Neuroplasty   show
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show Surgical removal of a nerve.  
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Neurotomy   show
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Neurorrhaphy   show
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Vagotomy   show
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show Agent that relives or eliminates pain.  
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Anticonvulsants   show
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show Agent that relieves pain by inducing a stuporous or euphoric state.  
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show Agent that relieves feelings of agitation.  
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show Agent that induces sleep.  
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Anesthetic   show
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show A type of degenerative brain disease causing thought disorders, gradual loss of muscle control, and eventually, death.  
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show Loss of memory.  
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Aneurysm   show
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show Loss of speech.  
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Dysphagia   show
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Apraxia   show
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show Inability to receive and understand outside stimuli.  
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show Degenerative disease of the motor neurons leading to loss of muscular control and death.  
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show Degenerative disease of the motor neurons leading to loss of muscular control and death.  
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show Hereditary disorder with uncontrollable, jerking movements.  
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)   show
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show Destruction of myeline sheath, particularly in multiple sclerosis.  
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Gait   show
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Paresthesia   show
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Myasthenia gravis   show
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Parkinson's disease   show
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Dopamine   show
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