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Chap 5 Study Stack
Term | Definition |
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phas/o | speech |
-asthenia | weakness |
gangli/o | nerve bundle |
encephal/o | brain |
-paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
phren/o | mind |
hemorrhagic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
narcolepsy | a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness |
ischemic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage |
cerebral embolism | blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object |
cerebral thrombosis | blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a clot |