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Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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crani/o | skull |
encephal/o | the whole brain |
gnos/o | knowing |
hypn/o | sleep |
myel/o | spinal cord/ bone marrow |
schiz/o | split |
thalam/o | thalamus (a room) |
ventruicul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
-lepsy | seizure |
-plegia | paralysis |
central nervous system (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
automatic nervous system (ANS) | nerves that have involuntary impulses to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and etc. |
sensory deficit | loss or impairment of sensation |
syncope | fainting |
paralysis | temporary or permanent loss of motor control |
cerebral arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries of the brain |
encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
hypnotic | drug that induces sleep |
analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
dysphoria | a restless, dissatisfied mood |
euphoria | an exaggerated, unfounded feeling of a person |
apathy | a lack of interest or display of emotion |
mania | state of abnormal elation and increased activity |
lex/o | word/phrase |
somat/o | body |
top/o | place |
narc/o | stupor/sleep |