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98 Cards in this Set
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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crani/o
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cranium
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dendr/o
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tree
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dendroid
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resembling branching like a tree such as cytoplasmic branches of a neuron
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encephal/o
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brain
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ganli/o
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ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
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gli/o
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glue/neuroglial tissue
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glioma
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tumor composed of neuroglial tissue of nervous system
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lex/o
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word/phrase
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dyslexia
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difficulty using or interpreting written forms of communication
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kinesi/o
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movement
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lept/o
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thin/slender
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leptomeningopathy
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disease of leptomeninges
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mening/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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bone marrow/spinal cord
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of grey matter of spinal cord
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narc/o
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stupid/numbness, sleep
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narcotic
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related to or producing stupor or sleep
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neur/o
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nerve
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neurolysis
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loosening of adhesions surrounding nerve
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sthen/o
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strength
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hypersthenia
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abnormal strength with excessive tension in all parts of body
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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thec/o
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sheath (usually refers to meninges)
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intrathecal
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pertaining to space w/in a sheath
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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thalamotomy
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incision of thalamus to treat intractable pain or psychoses
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ton/o
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tension
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dystonia
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any abnormality in muscle tone
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ventricul/o
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ventricle of heart or brain
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-algesia
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pain
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analgesia
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absence of normal sense of pain
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-asthenia
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weakness
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myasthenia
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muscular weakness and abnormal fatigue
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-esthesia
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feeling
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hyperesthesia
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increase sensitivity to sensory stimuli, such as pain and touch
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-kinesia
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movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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epilepsy
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any disorder caused by recurrent seizures
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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hemiparesis
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paralysis of one side of the body
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-plexy
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stroke
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cataplexy
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sudden, brief loss of muscle control that commonly results in collapse
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-taxia
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order/coordination
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ataxia
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defective muscle coordination, esp. when voluntary movements are attempted
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-trophy
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development/growth
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dystrophy
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disorder caused by defective nutrition or metabolism
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contra-
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against
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contralateral
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pertaining to opposite sides
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pachy-
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thick
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pachymeningitis
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inflammation of dura mater (thick membrane)
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para-
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near/beside/beyond
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paraplegia
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paralysis of lower part of body and body legs
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syn-
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together, union
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synesthesia
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stimulation of one sense that causes a perception in one or more different senses
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uni-
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one
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agnosia
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inability to comprehend senses even though sensory sphere is intact
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asthenia
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weakness, long of strength
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ataxia
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lack of muscle coordination in execution of voluntary movements
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aura
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premonitory awareness of approaching physical or mental disorder; peculiar feeling that precedes seizure
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autism
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mental disorder characterized by extreme withdrawel and abnormal absorption in fantasy, inability to communicate on basic level
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cerebral palsy
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self limiting paralysis due to developmental defects in brain during birth process
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clonic spasm
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alternate contraction and relaxtion of muscle
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closed head trauma
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injury to head in which dura mater remains intact and brain tissue not exposed
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coma
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abnormally deep unconsiousness with absence of voluntary response to stimuli
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concussion
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transient loss of consciousness as result of trauma to head
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dementia
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broad term that refers to cognitive deficit, including memory impairment
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Guillain-Barre syndrome
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condition of acute polyneuritis with progressive muscle weakness in extremities
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herpes zoster
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painful infectious disease of posterior root ganglia of only a few segments of spinal corrd (also called Shingles)
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Huntington chorea
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inherited disease of the CNS that usually has its onset in people between 30 and 50
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hydrocephalus
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accumulation of fluid in ventricles of brain,
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lethargy
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abnormal activity or lack of response to normal stimuli (sluggish)
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neurosis
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unconscious conflict that produces anxiety and other symptoms and leads to maladaptive use of defense mechaniams
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psychosis
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major emotional disorder where contact with reality is lost
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spina bifida
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defect in which neural tube fails to close during embryogenesis
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spina bifida with meningocele
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type of SB in which spinal cord develops properly but the meninges protrude through the spine
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spina bifida with meningomyelocele
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most severe SB where spinal cord and meninges protrude through the spine
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spina bifida occulta
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form of SB where one or more vertebrae are malformed and spinal cord is covered with layer of skin
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paraplegia
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paralysis of lower portion of trunk and both legs usually as a result of injury to spine
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paresthesia
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sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling etc
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord
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quadriplegia
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paralysis of all four extremities and trunk
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Reye syndrome
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encephalopathy and fatty infiltration of brain, liver and other organs, see in children younger than 15 who had an infection
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sciatica
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severe pain in leg along course of sciatic nerve
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syncope
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lose of consciousness due to sudden decline in blood flow to brain (fainting)
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack, temporary interference with blood supply to brain lasting from a few minutes to few hours
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CP
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cerebral palsy
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CSF
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cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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LOC
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loss of consciousness
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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MS
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musculoskeletal, multiple sclerosis
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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