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Medical Terminology Test

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paresthesia
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neuritis
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narcolepsy
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neurectomy
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syncope
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hydrocephalus
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computed tomography
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radiculopathy
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epilepsy
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transient ischemic attack
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cerebrovascular accident
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craniectomy
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analgesic
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lumbar puncture
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Alzheimer's disease
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encephalomalacia
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poliomyelitis
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positron emission tomography
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radiculitis
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anesthesia
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a brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
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deterioration of brain function characterized by confusion, short-term memory loss and restlessness; Abbreviated AD
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a process of treatment that results in a absence of felling or sensation
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also called CT scan or CAT scan this procedure
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fainting usually caused by a sudden loss of blood flow to the brain
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brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain that results in a temporary neurologic impairment and often precedes a CVA
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inflammation of the spinal nerve roots
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abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without an objective cause
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a disease of spinal nerve roots
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a sleep disorder characterized by sudden uncontrollable acts of sleep
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brain scan tht provides a map of metabolic function within the brain that can be correlated to brain activity abbreviated PET scan
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increased volume of CSF in the brain ventricles of a child before the cranial sutures have been sealed, causing enlargement of the cranium
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softening of brain tissue,usually caused by deficient blood flow
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surgical excision of a nerve
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aspiration of CSF from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord abbreviated LP
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surgical excision of part of the skull to approach the brain
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inflammation of a nerve
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inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord caused by one of several polioviruses that often leads to paralysis; also called polio
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an agent that relieves pain
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AKA; Stroke disruption of the blood supply to the brain resulting in functional losses or death abbreviated CVA
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paralysis of one limb
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a type of cerebral vascular disease characterized by hardening of the arteries that supply the brain
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branch of medicine that addresses mental, emotional and behavioral disorders
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the deterioration of the myelin sheath withing the brain,exhibited by episodes of localized functional losses abbreviated MS
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x-ray photograph of the spinal cord following injection of a contrast dye
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incision into the skull to approach the brain
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an emotional disorder that involves a counterproductive way of dealing with stress
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any disease affecting the mind
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a disorder that affects muscle tone, movement and motor skills; usually caused by brain damage that occurs before or during a child's birth or during the first few years of the child life; abbreviated CP
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use of ultrasonography or ultrasound to record brain structures abbreviated EchoEG

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