Nervous System Medical Terms
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| show | head pain (headache)
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| show | pertaining to cerebellum
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| show | cerebellum inflammation
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| show | hardening of the cerebrum
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| show | pertaining to cerebrum and spine
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| cerebrovascular | show 🗑
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| show | record of brain’s electricity
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| show | brain inflammation
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| encephaloma | show 🗑
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| glial | show 🗑
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| glioma | show 🗑
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| meningioma | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to meninges
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| show | meninges inflammation
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| meningocele | show 🗑
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| show | image of the spinal cord
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| myelitis | show 🗑
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| myelopathy | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to nerves
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| neuralgia | show 🗑
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| neurectomy | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of a nerve
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| neurocyte | show 🗑
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| neuroglia cells | show 🗑
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| neurologist | show 🗑
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| neuroma | show 🗑
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| neuropathy | show 🗑
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| show | surgical repair of the nerves
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| show | inflammation of many nerves
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| neurorrhaphy | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to pons
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| radiculitis | show 🗑
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| radiculopathy | show 🗑
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| spinal | show 🗑
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| thalamic | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to within meninges
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| show | absence of pain or sensation
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| anesthesia | show 🗑
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| hyperesthesia | show 🗑
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| show | weakness of half the body
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| show | weakness of one extremity, muscle, or muscle area
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| aphasia | show 🗑
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| dysphasia | show 🗑
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| monoplegia | show 🗑
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| show | paralysis from the waist down
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| show | paralysis of all four limbs
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| ataxia | show 🗑
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| show | branch of medicine specializing in anesthesia, including for surgical procedures,resuscitation measures, and management of acute and chronic pain
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| anesthesiologist | show 🗑
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| show | profound unconsciousness or stupor resulting from illness or injury
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| conscious | show 🗑
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| show | severe involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations
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| show | progressive impairment of intellectual function that interferes with performing activities of daily living
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| hemiparesis | show 🗑
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| hemiplegia | show 🗑
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| show | branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of nervous system
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| show | branch of medicine concerned with treating conditions and diseases of nervous systems
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| show | one who specializes in surgical treatment of nervous system disorders
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| palsy | show 🗑
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| show | temporary or permanent loss of function or voluntary movement
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| show | paralysis of lower portion of body and both legs
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| paresthesia | show 🗑
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| seizure | show 🗑
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| show | condition or state of being unaware of surroundings, with inability to respond to stimuli
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| show | chronic, organic mental disorder consisting of dementia; more prevalent in adults between ages 40 and 60; involves progressive disorientation, apathy, speech and gait disturbances, and loss of memory
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| show | localized abnormal dilatation of blood vessel, usually artery; result of congenital defect or weakness in wall of vessel; ruptured aneurysm is common cause of hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
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| cerebral contusion | show 🗑
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| show | a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by injury or abnormal development in the immature brain, most often before birth
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| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | show 🗑
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| concussion | show 🗑
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| epilepsy | show 🗑
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| hydrocephalus | show 🗑
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| show | chronic disorder of nervous system with tremors, muscular weakness, rigidity and shuffling gait.
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| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | show 🗑
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| show | congenital condition in which meninges protrude through opening in vertebral column; see spina bifida
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| show | congenital condition in which meninges and spinal cord protrude through opening in vertebral column; see spina bifida
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| poliomyelitis | show 🗑
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| show | congenital defect in walls of spinal canal in which laminae of vertebra do not meet or close; may result in meningocele or myelomeningocele—meninges or spinal cord being pushed through opening
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| Bell’s palsy | show 🗑
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| multiple sclerosis | show 🗑
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| myasthenia gravis | show 🗑
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| show | eruption of painful blisters on body along nerve path, thought to be caused by Herpes zoster virus infection of nerve root
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| epidural hematoma | show 🗑
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| show | mass of blood forming beneath dura mater; meninges are torn by trauma; may exert fatal pressure on brain if hematoma is not drained by surgery
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| CAT, CT | show 🗑
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| echoencephalography | show 🗑
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| show | use of electromagnetic energy to create cross sectional images
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| myelography | show 🗑
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| show | use of positive radionuclides to reconstruct brain sections; measurement taken of oxygen and glucose uptake, cerebral blood flow, and blood volume; amount of glucose brain uses indicates how metabolically active tissue is
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| Electroencephalography (EEG) | show 🗑
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| show | puncture with needle into lumbar area to withdraw fluid for examination and for injection of anesthesia; also called spinal puncture or spinal tap cerebrospinal fluid analysis testing of the CSF for blood, bacteria or virus infections
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| cerebrospinal fluid analysis | show 🗑
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| Craniotomy | show 🗑
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| show | surgical procedure in which bypass is created to drain cerebrospinal fluid; used to treat hydrocephalus by draining excess cerebrospinal fluid from brain and diverting it to abdominal cavity
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| analgesic | show 🗑
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| show | produces loss of sensation or loss of consciousness
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