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Lesson 11 - Nervous System

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Definition
a/phas/ia   condition of w/o speaking or loss of the ability to speak  
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cephal/alg/ia   condition of pain in the head or headache  
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cephal/ic   pertaining to the head  
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cerebr/al   pertaining to the cerebrum  
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cerebr/al angi/o/graphy   process of radiographic imaging of the (blood) vessels of the cerebrum  
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cerebr/al thromb/osis   abnormal condition of a (blood) clot in the cerebrum  
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dys/phas/ia   condition of difficulty in speaking  
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electr/o/encephal/o/gram   record of electrical impulses of the brain  
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electr/o/encephal/o/graph   instrument used to record electrical impulses of the brain  
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encephal/itis   inflammation of the brain  
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encephal/o/myel/o/path/y   disease of the brain & spinal cord  
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hemi/pleg/ia   condition of paralysis of half (of the body)  
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mening/itis   inflammation of the meninges  
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mening/o/cele   hernia of the meninges  
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mening/o/myel/itis   inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord  
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myel/o/graphy   process of radiographic imaging of the spinal cord  
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neur/al   pertaining to a nerve  
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neur/alg/ia   condition of pain in the nerve  
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neur/asthen/ia   condition of nerve weakness  
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neur/o/logist   specialist (physician) who studies & treats disease of the nervous system  
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neur/o/logy   study of the nerves  
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neur/o/rrhaphy   suture of a nerve  
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poli/o/myel/itis   inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord  
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poly/my/alg/ia   condition of pain of many muscles  
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poly/neur/itis   inflammation of many nerves  
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psych/o/genic   originating in the mind  
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psych/o/logist   specialist who studies & treats the mind  
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psych/o/logy   study of the mind  
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psych/o/pathy   disease of the mind  
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quadr/i/pleg/ia   condition of paralysis of four (limbs)  
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myel/o/gram   radiographic image of the spinal cord  
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concussion   jarring or shaking that results in injury; brain concussion may be caused by slight or sever head injury  
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concussion symptoms   vertigo, headache & loss of consciousness  
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lumbar puncture   diagnostic procedure performed by insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space usually between the 3rd & 4th lumbarvertebrae; performed for many reasons, including the removal of cereborspinal fluid (also called spinal tap)  
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multiple sclerosis   degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain & spinal cord  
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paraplegia   paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord  
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Parkinson disease   chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system; symptoms include resting tremors of the hands & feet, rigidity, expressionless face, & shuffling gait  
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seizure (convulsion)   sudden attack with an involuntary series of contractions  
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stroke   disorder caused by interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain, depriving nerve cells in the affected area of oxygen & nutrients; cells may be damaged or die within minutes.  
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stroke (2)   Speech, movement, memory & other CNS functions may be affected in varying degrees.  
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transient ischemic attack   sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time; symptoms may be similar to stroke, but are temporary & the usual outcome is complete recovery. TIAs are often warning signs for eventual occurrence of stroke  
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abbreviation for transient ischemic attack   TIA  
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abbreviation for stroke (cerebrovascular accident)   CVA  
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subarachnoid hemorrhage   bleeding caused by a ruptured blood vessel just outside the brain (usually a ruptured cerebral aneurysm) that rapidly fills the space between the brain & skull (subarachnoid space) with blood  
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hydrocephalus   disease caused by increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the cranium in infants  
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abbreviation for Alzheimer disease   AD  
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abbreviation for lumbar puncture   LP  
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abbreviation for multiple sclerosis   MS  
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abbreviation for Parkinson disease   PD  
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Alzheimer disease   disease characterized by early dementia, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, restlessness, & impaired memory  
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electr/o/encephal/o/graphy   process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain  
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mening/o/mlei/o/cele   hernia of the meninges & spinal cord  
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poly/arthr/itis   inflammation of many joints  
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