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Medical Terminology Fill In The Blanks

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Term: aphasiaDefinition: to speak
Term: Definition: a headache, or pain to the head
Term: dysphasiaDefinition: speaking
Term: hyperesthesiaDefinition: increased sensitivity to stimulation, such as touch or
Term: neuralgiaDefinition: pain in
Term: Definition: a condition of body fatigue often associated with depression
Term: paresthesiaDefinition: sensation of numbness and tingling without an objective cause
Term: Alzheimer's Definition: deterioration of brain function characterized by confusion, short-term memory loss and restlessness; AD
Term: amyotrophic lateral Definition: progressive loss of muscle cause by of nervous tissue on the lateral columns of the spinal cord; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease; abbreviated ALS
Term: cerebellitisDefinition: inflammation of the
Term: aneurysmDefinition: a type of cerebral vascular disease where a blood vessel that supplies the brain dilated due to a weakening of its wall
Term: cerebral Definition: a type of cerebral vascular characterized by hardening of the arteries that supply the brain
Term: atherosclerosis Definition: a type of cerebral vascular disease where a buildup of fatty plaque on the inside wall of a vessel that supplies the brain results in blood flow
Term: cerebral Definition: presence of an embolism (floating blood clot) in a blood vessel that the brain
Term: cerebral Definition: a disorder that affects muscle tone, movement and motor skills; usually caused by brain damage that occurs before or during a child's or during the first few years of the child life; abbreviated CP
Term: cerebral Definition: (lodged blood clot) within blood vessels that supply the brain
Term: accidentDefinition: AKA; Stroke disruption of the blood supply to the brain resulting in functional losses or death abbreviated
Term: diseaseDefinition: disorder from a change within one or more blood vessels that supply the brain
Term: comaDefinition: AKA; deep sleep describes several levels of decreased
Term: concussionDefinition: injury to the brain caused by violent movement of the head; includes symptoms of vertigo and loss of
Term: dementiaDefinition: decline or impairment of function that is characterized by memory loss disorientation and confusion; literally means "not in the mind"
Term: duritisDefinition: inflammation of the dura
Term: Definition: inflammation of the , usually cause by bacterial or viral infection
Term: Definition: softening of tissue,usually caused by deficient blood flow
Term: Definition: a brain disorder by recurrent seizures
Term: Definition: inflammation of a
Term: Definition: a tumor of neuroglial
Term: Definition: PARTIAL paralysis on one side of the
Term: Definition: paralysis on one side of the
Term: hydrocephalusDefinition: increased volume of CSF in the brain ventricles of a child before the cranial sutures have been , causing enlargement of the cranium
Term: Definition: benign of the meninges,
Term: Definition: inflammation of the meninges, usually caused by bacterial or viral
Term: Definition: protrusion of the meninges through an opening caused by a in the skull or spinal column
Term: Definition: protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord the spinal column
Term: Definition: partial paralysis of one
Term: monoplegiaDefinition: paralysis of one
Term: sclerosisDefinition: the deterioration of the myelin sheath withing the brain,exhibited by of localized functional losses abbreviated MS
Term: myelitisDefinition: inflammation of the cord
Term: Definition: a sleep disorder by sudden uncontrollable acts of sleep
Term: neuritisDefinition: of a nerve
Term: Definition: a disease of the nervous system that results in pain one or more joints
Term: Definition: any tumor that originates from tissue
Term: Definition: an disorder that involves a counterproductive way of dealing with stress
Term: palsyDefinition: paralysis of areas
Term: Definition: paralysis from the down
Term: Parkinson's Definition: chronic degenerative disease of the brain characterized by hand , rigidity,expressionless face and shuffling gait abbreviated PD
Term: poliomyelitisDefinition: inflammation of gray of the spinal cord caused by one of several polioviruses that often leads to paralysis; also called polio
Term: Definition: of many nerves at one time
Term: Definition: any affecting the mind
Term: Definition: mental disorder characterized by a gross distortion of emotions and incapacity to recognize reality, relate to others, and cope with demands of daily life
Term: Definition: pertaining to both the mind and
Term: quadriplegiaDefinition: paralysis of all four known as tetraplegia
Term: radiculitisDefinition: inflammation of the nerve roots
Term: radiculopathyDefinition: a of spinal nerve roots
Term: Definition: inflammation of the nerve
Term: Definition: sudden uncontrolled electrical activity in the resulting in convulsions
Term: Definition: viral infection of the nerves that erupts as painful skin blisters along nerve tracts
Term: Definition: usually caused by a sudden loss of blood flow to the brain
Term: transient ischemic Definition: brief episode of loss of blood flow to the that results in a temporary neurologic impairment and often precedes a CVA
Term: Definition: an agent that pain
Term: anesthesiaDefinition: a process of that results in a absence of felling or sensation
Term: angiography Definition: x-ray photograph of the blood vessels in the brain following injection of medium
Term: tomographyDefinition: also called CT scan or CAT scan this
Term: craniectomyDefinition: surgical excision of part of the to approach the brain
Term: Definition: incision into the skull to the brain
Term: Definition: use of ultrasonography or ultrasound to record brain structures abbreviated
Term: electroencephalographyDefinition: a procedure that the electrical impulses of the brain abbreviated EEG
Term: ganglionectomyDefinition: surgical excision of a
Term: lumbar Definition: aspiration of CSF from the space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord abbreviated LP
Term: magnetic resonance Definition: use of magnets and computer to identify structural details of soft tissues abbreviated MRI
Term: myelogramDefinition: x-ray of the spinal cord following injection of a contrast dye
Term: neurectomyDefinition: surgical excision of a
Term: Definition: the study of nervous
Term: neurolysisDefinition: separating a nerve by adhesions
Term: neuroplastyDefinition: surgical repair of a
Term: Definition: suturing of a
Term: neurotomyDefinition: into a nerve
Term: emission tomographyDefinition: brain scan tht provides a map of metabolic within the brain that can be correlated to brain activity abbreviated PET scan
Term: psychiatryDefinition: branch of medicine that addresses mental, emotional and disorders
Term: Definition: study of behavior
Term: Definition: incision into a nerve
Term: testingDefinition: diagnostic tests performed to the body's response to various stimuli
 
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