MrsC Med Term Ch 10 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
a-, an | none, without |
dys | bad, painful |
hyper | excessive, above |
Intra | within |
Kines/o or kinesi/o | movement |
meningo | meninges |
My/o | muscle |
Neur/o | nerve |
poly | many |
thrombo | clot |
CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
CNS | central nervous system |
aphasia | unable to speak effectively |
bradykinesia | Condition of slow movement |
Cerebral palsy | partial paralysis or complete loss of motor function due to lack of oxygen either during pregnancy or in the perinatal period |
cerebrosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the arteries in the brain |
Dementia | progressive mental deterioration |
dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
Gait | walking |
Hydrocephalus | abnormal accumulation of CSF in brain |
meningomyelocele | external sac contains meninges, CSF and the spinal cord |
myelomalacia | abnormal softening of the spinal cord |
Parkinsons disease | Degeneration of nerves in the basal ganglia occurs in later life; leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness; dopamine, a neurotransmitter is deficient in the brain |
thrombosis | abnormal condition of a blood clot in the artery leading to the brain |
encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
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