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90 Cards in this Set
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Cerebr |
Cerebrum |
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Crani |
Cranium (skull) |
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Dendr |
Tree |
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Encephal |
Brain |
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Gangli |
Ganglion |
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Gli |
Glue; neurological tissue |
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Kinesi |
Movement |
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Lept |
Thin, slinder |
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Lex |
Word, phrase |
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Mening |
Meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
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Meningi |
Meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
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Myel |
Bone marrow; spinal cord |
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Narc |
Stupor; numbness; sleep |
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Neur |
Nerve |
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Radicul |
Nerve root |
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Thalam |
Thalamus |
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Thec |
Sheath (usually refers to meninges) |
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Ton |
Tension |
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-algesia |
Pain |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-asthenia |
Weakness, debility |
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-esthesia |
Feeling |
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-kinesia |
movement |
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-lepsy |
Seizure |
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-paresis |
Partial paralysis |
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-phasia |
Speech |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-taxia |
Order, coordination |
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Para- |
Near, beside; beyond |
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Syn- |
Union, together, joined |
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Uni- |
One |
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Palsy |
Paralysis, usually partial, and commonly characterized by weakness and shaking or uncontrolled tremor Facial paralysis is caused by a functional disorder of the seventh cranial nerve, associated with herpes virus |
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Cerebral palsy (CP) |
A type of paralysis that affects movement and body position and, sometimes, speech and learning ability |
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Dementia |
A broad term that refers to cognitive defect, including memory impairment. |
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Dyslexia |
Inability to learn and process written language despite adequate intelligence, sensory ability, and exposure |
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Lethagy |
Abnormal inactivity or lack of response to normal stimuli; also called sluggishness |
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Paralysis |
Loss of voluntary motion in one or more muscle groups with or without loss of sensation. |
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Hemiplegia |
Paralysis of one side of the body, typically as a result of a stroke; also called unilateral Paralysis. |
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Paraplegia |
Paralysis of both lower limbs, typically as a result of trauma or disease of the lower spinal cord. |
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Quadriplegia |
Paralysis of both arms and legs, typically as a result of trauma or disease of the upper spinal cord |
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Agnosia |
Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory, or other sensations even though the sensory sphere is intact |
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Paresthesia |
Sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity |
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Poliomyelitis |
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus, commonly resulting in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis |
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Cerebrospinal fluid analysis |
Series of chemical, microscopic, and microbial tests used to diagnose disorders of the central nervous system, including viral and bacterial infections, tumors, and hemorrhage (also known as Lumbar Puncture, or LP) |
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Psychosis |
Major emotional disorder in which contact with reality is lost to the point that the individual is incapable of meeting challenges of daily life. |
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Sciatica |
Severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve felt at the base of the spine, down the thigh, and radiating down the leg due to a compressed nerve. |
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Spina bifida |
Defect in which the neural tube (tissue that forms the brain and spinal cord in the fetus) fails to close during embryogenesis |
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Meningocele |
Form of spina bifida in which the spinal cord develops properly but the meninges protrudes through the spine |
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Myelomeningocele |
Most severe form spina bifida in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through the spine |
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Occultism |
Form of spina bifida in which one or more vertebrae are malformed and the spinal cord is covered with a layer if skin |
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Aque |
Water |
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Blephar |
Eyelid |
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Choroid |
Choroid |
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Conjunctiv |
Conjunctiva |
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Pupill |
Pupil |
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Corne |
Cornea |
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Cycl |
Ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle |
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Dacry |
Tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) |
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Lacrim |
Lacrimal |
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Dacryocyst |
Lacrimal sac |
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Glauc |
Gray |
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Phot |
Light |
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Presby |
Old age |
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Irid |
Iris |
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Kerat |
Horny tissue; hard; cornea |
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Ocul |
Eye |
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Ophthalm |
Eye |
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Opt |
Eye, vision |
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Optic |
Eye, vision |
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Retin |
Retina |
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Scler |
Hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
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Vitr |
Vitreous body (of eye) |
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Myring |
Tympanic membrain (eardrum) |
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Tympan |
Tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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Audi |
Hearing |
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Labyrinth |
Labyrinth (inner ear) |
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Mastoid |
Mastoid process |
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Ot |
Ear |
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Salping |
Tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube) |
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Staped |
Stapes |
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-acusia |
Hearing |
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-cusis |
Hearing |
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-opia |
Vision |
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-opsia |
Vision |
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-tropia |
Turning |
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Exo- |
Outside, outward |
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Hyper- |
Excessive, above normal |
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Conjunctivitis |
Inflammation of the conjunctiva with vascular congestion, producing a red or pink eye; may be secondary to viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or allergy |
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Achromatopsia |
Severe congenital deficiency in color perception; also called complete color blindness |
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Exophthalmos |
Protrusion of one or both eyeballs |
