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Ch.5 5.4
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain |
| Stroke | loss of brain function by interruption of blood flow/supply to the brain |
| hemorragic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
| ischemic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| transplant ischemic attack (TIA) | a "mini stroke" caused by the blockage of a blood vessel which resolves within 24 hours |
| cerebrovascular disease | a disease of the blood vessels of the brain |
| cerebral aneurysm | the widening or abnormal dilating of a blood vessel in the brain |
| cerebral athrosclerosis | the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by buildup of fatty plaque |
| cerebral arteriosclerosis | the hardening of an artery in the brain |
| cerebral embolism | the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by foreign object (embolus) such a a fat or bacteria |
| cerebral thrombsis | blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a clot |
| craniomalacia | abnormal softening of the skull |
| craniosclerosis | abnormal hardening the of skull |
| craniostenosis | abnormal narrowing of the skull |
| hyrocephaly | abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain |
| astrocytoma | a tumor arising from astrocyte gialcells |
| ganglioma | ganglion tumor |
| glioblastoma | a brain tumor arising from astrocyte glioblast cells |
| meningioma | tumor of the meninges |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerebellum |
| cerebromeningitis | inflammation of the brain and meninges |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain and spinal cord |
| encephalomyeloneuropathy | disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| encephalopydid | a pus filled abscess in the brain |
| ganglitis | inflammation of the ganglion |
| intracerebral hemorrhage | excessive bleeding inside the brain |
| meningopathy | disease of the meninges |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningoencephalitis | inflammation of the meninges and brain |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| myelodsplasia | defective formation of the spinal cord |
| myelopathy | spinal cord disease |
| neuroarthropathy | disease of the joint associated with nerves |
| neuroencephalomyelopathy | disease of the nerves, brain, and spinal cord. |
| neuropathy | disease of the nervous system |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| polyneuropathy | disease affecting multiple nerves |
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