1
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
A
brain
2
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
3
Q
lob/o
A
lobotomy, lobectomy
4
Q
cephal/o
A
head
5
Q
crani/o
A
head/ skull
6
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
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meninges
membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
7
Q
dur/o
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dura (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
8
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
9
Q
gangli/o
A
nerve bundle
10
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
11
Q
esthesi/o
A
feeling/ sensation
12
Q
phas/o
A
speech
13
Q
phren/o, psych/o
A
mind
14
Q
somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o
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sleep
15
Q
gnosi/o
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know
16
Q
-mania
A
excessive desire
17
Q
-phobia
A
excessive fear / sensitivty
18
Q
-paresis
A
slight / partial paralysis
19
Q
ton/o
A
muscle tone, tension, pressure
20
Q
tax/o
A
arrangement, order, coordination
21
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
22
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
23
Q
aphasia
A
inability to speak
24
Q
ataxia
A
lack of coordination
25
catatonia
characterized by reduced muscle tone
26
delirium
brief loss of mental function
27
dementia
loss / decline in mental function
28
dyskinesia
difficult moving
29
dyslexia
difficulty reading
30
dysphasia
difficuly speaking
31
dystonia
involuntary muscle movements
32
insomnia
inability to sleep
33
myoclonus
muscle twitching
34
mysospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
35
neurasthenia
nerve weakness
36
somnambulism
sleep walking
37
synocope
fainting
38
cephalagia
head pain
39
cephalodynia
head pain
40
encephalalgia
brain pain
41
neuralgia
nerve pain
42
neurodynia
nerve pain
43
hemiparesis
partial paralysis on half the body
44
hemiplegia
paralysis on half the body
45
monoparesis
partial paralysis of one limb
46
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
47
paralysis
complete loss of sensation / motor function
48
paresis
partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function
49
causalgia
painful sensation of burning
50
dysesthesia
bad feeling
51
hyperesthesia
increased sensation
52
paresthesia
abnormal sensation (numbness/tingling)
53
psuedesthesia
false sensation
54
synesthesia
conditioned where one sensation is experienced as another
55
acrophobia
fear of heights
56
agoraphobia
fear of ourside spaces
57
hydrophobia
fear of water
58
kleptomania
desire to steal
59
photophobia
sensitivity to light
60
pyromania
desire to set fire
61
echoencephalography
procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves
62
electroencephalography (EEG)
examine electrical activity of the brain
63
lumbar puncture
inserting a needle in the lumbar region of the spine to collect spinal fluid (spinal tap)
64
cerebral angiography
procedure to examine blood vessels in the brain
65
magnetic resonance angiography MRA
procedure to examine blood vessels
66
myelogram
image of spinal cord (XRAY)
67
position emission tomography (PET) scan
imaging procedure that uses radiation to produce cross-sections of the area
68
transcranial doppler sonography
imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull
69
cerebellitis
inflammation of the cerebellum
70
cerebral atrophy
wasting away of brain tissue
71
duritis
inflamamtion of the dura
72
encephalocele
hernia of the brain
73
hematoma
tumorlike mass made up of blood
74
cranial hematoma
hematoma beneath the skull
75
epidural hematoma
hematoma located on top of the dura
76
intracerebral hematoma
hematoma located inside the brain
77
subdural hematoma
hematoma located beneath the dura
78
macrocephaly
abnormally large head
79
microcephaly
small head
80
meningocele
hernia of the meninges
81
myelocele
hernia of the spinal cord
82
myelomalacia
abnormal softening of the spinal cord
83
myelomeningocele
hernia of the spinal cord and meninges
84
neuritis
nerve inflammation
85
neuroma
nerve tumor
86
neurosclerosis
hardening of the nerves
87
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
88
agnosia
inability to comprehend
89
apathy
lack of emotion
90
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement or activity
91
neurasthenia
nerve weakenss
92
neuroglycopenia
deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity
93
nystagmus
involuntary back and forth movements
94
prosopagnosia
inability to recognize faces
95
anesthesiologist
doctor who specializes in anesthesiology
96
afferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses towards the central nervous system
97
efferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system
98
neurgenic
originating from/created by nerves
99
psychiatrist
doctor who specializes in the treatment of the mind
100
psychiatry
branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind
101
psychogenic
originating in/created by the mind
102
psychologist
doctor who specialized in the study of the mind
103
pyschology
branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind
104
psychosomatic
pertaining to the relationship between the body and mind
105
idiopathic
no known cause/origin
106
interictal
time between seizures
107
postical
time after a seizure
108
preictal
time before a seizure
109
tonic
pertaining to muscle tone, normally weak / unresponsive
110
clonus
muscle spasm
111
tonic clonic seizure
seizure characterized by a tonic and clonic phase
112
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
accident involving the blood vessels of the brain
113
stroke
loss of brain dunction caused by interruption of blood flow supply to the blain
114
hemorrhagic stroke
stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel
115
ischemic stroke
stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage
116
transient ischemic attack
mini stroke b
lockage of the blood vessel
goes away w 24 hrs
117
cerebrovascular disease
disease of the blood vessels of the brain
118
cerebral anerursym
widening of abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain
119
cerebral arteriosclerosis
the hardening of an artery in the brain
120
cerebral atherosclerosis
the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque
121
cerebral embolism
blockage of the blood vessel caused by a foreign object such as fat / bacteria
122
cerebral thrombosis
blockage in the brain caused by a blood clot
123
craniomalacia
softening of the skull
124
craniosclerosis
 abnormal hardening of the skull
125
craniostenosis
abnormal narrowing of the skull
126
Hydrocephaly
abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
127
Astrocytoma
tumor of a rising from astrocyte gilal cell
128
Ganglioma
ganglion tumor
129
gliboblastoma
Brain tumor arising from glioblast cells
130
 meningioma
tumor of the meninges
131
cerebrallitis
inflammation of the cerebellum
132
cerebromeningitis
inflammation of the brain and the meninges
133
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
134
encephalomyeloneuropathy
disease of the brain spinal cord and nerves
135
 encephalopathy
Brain disease
136
encelophalopyosis
pus filled abscess in the brain
137
gangliitis
inflammation of the ganglion
138
Intracerebral hemorrhage
excessive bleeding inside the brain
139
meningopathy
disease of the meninges
140
meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
141
meningiencephalitis
inflammation of the meninges and the brain
142
myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord
143
myelodysasia
defective formation of the spinal cord
144
Myelopathy
disease of the spinal cord
145
Neuroarthropathy
disease of the joint associated with nerves
146
neuroencephalomyelopathy
disease of the nerves brain and spinal cord
147
neuropathy
disease of the nervous system
148
poliomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
| polio
149
polyneuropathy
disease affecting multiple nerves
150
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS
loss of muscle control
151
anorexia
no food
152
autism
withdrawal of communication with others
153
bulimia
food throwup
154
cerebral palsy
paralysis caused by damage to the brain area responsible for movement
155
dysphoria
negative emotional state
156
epliepsy
seizures
157
hypomania
mental state below mania
158
bipolar
u are bipolar also manic
159
myasthenia
muscle weakness
160
narcolepsy
sleepiness
161
neurosis
nerve condition
162
pyschosis
mind condition
163
psychopathy
mental illness
164
schizophrenia
delusions, split mind, divided
165
general anesthetic
complete loss of conciousness
166
local anesthetic
does not lose conciousness
167
regional anestheitc
area loses sensation
168
topical anesthetic
is applied 2 area
169
epidural anesthetic
applied in the dural region of the spine
170
anticonvulsant
opposes convulsions
171
analgesic
relieves pain
172
antidepresseant
opposes depression
173
anxiolytic
lessens anxiety
174
hypnotic
aids sleep
175
neuropharmacology
effect of drugs on the nervous systrm
176
psychopharmacology
study of effects of drugs on mental process
177
psychotropic
drugs are able to turn the mind
178
thrombolytic
dissolves clots
179
cerebrotomy
incision into the brain
180
endarterctomy
removal of inside the artery
181
endovascular neurosurgery
surgery on the nervous system preformed by entering the body through blood vessels
182
lobectomy
removal of the lobe
183
lobotomy
incision in lobr
184
neurectomy
removal of nerve
185
neurolysis
destruction of nerve tissue
186
neuroplasty
reconstruction of nerve
187
neurorrhaphy
stuturing nerve
188
neurotomy
incision into nerve
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