Mod 3540 Wk 2 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| radiculopathy | nerve root disease |
| antidepressant | medication administered to prevent or relive depression |
| cephalgia | (AKA headache) pain in the head |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| ECOA | equal credit opportunity act |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactive disorder |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder |
| hydrocephalus | a condition in which excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain |
| kleptomania | disorder characterized by repeatingly stealing objects, neither for personal use nor for monetary value |
| narcolepsy | sleep disorder consisting or sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| neurorrhaphy | surgically suturing together the ends of a severed nerve |
| dura mater | thick,tough, outermost membrane of the meninges |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| somnambulism | (AKA sleepwalking) condition of walking or performing some other activity without awakening |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| intracranial | amount of pressure inside the skull |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| FCRA | fair credit reporting act |
| claustrophobia | abnormal fear of being in narrow and enclosed spaces |
| CT | computed tomography |
| poliomyelitis | (AKA polio) highly contagious viral disease that attacks the spinal cord and bone marrow |
| myelography | radiographic study of the spinal cord |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| FN | final notice |
| meninges | system of membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system |
| cranial hematoma | collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| LOC | levels of consciousness |
| AD | alzheimer's disease |
| anesthesiologist | medical professional who specializes in administering anesthesia |
| syncope | (AKA fainting) brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow of blood to the brain |
| echoencephalography | use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the midline structure of the brain |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
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