Chapter 5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cerebro- encephalo- | brain |
cerebello- | cerebellum (mini brain) |
lobo- | lobe |
cephalo- | head |
cranio- | head, skull |
meningo- | meninges (membrane surrounding the spinal cord and brain) |
duro- | dura (tough outer layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
neuro- | nerve |
ganglio- | nerve bundle |
myelo- | spinal cord, bone marrow |
esthesio- | feeling, sensation |
phaso- | speech |
phreno- psycho- | mind |
somno- hypno- somni- | sleep |
gnosio- | know |
-mania | excessive |
-phobia | fear or sensitivity |
-asthenia | weakness |
anosmia | lack of smell |
causalgia | painful sensation of burning |
ysesthesia | bad feeling |
hyperasthesia | increased sensation |
parasthesia | abnormal sensation, (numbness or tingling in the skin) |
pseudesthesia | false sensation |
synesthesia | condition where one feeling is experienced as another |
acrophobia | fear of heights |
agoraphobia | fear of outside |
photophobia | excessive sensitivity to light |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
PET | positron emission tomography |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
cerebral atherosclerosis | hardening of an artery in the brain caused by buildup of fatty plaque |
cerebral embolism | blockage of a blood vessel cause by foreign object such as fat or bacteria |
analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
anxiolytic | drug that lessens anxiety |
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