Nervous system

Alges/o

sense of pain

Astr/o

star

Centr/o

center

Cerebell/o

cerebellum

Cerebr/o

cerebrum

Clon/o

rapid contacting and relaxing

Concuss/o

to shake violently

Dur/o

dura mater

Encephal/o

brain

Esthesi/o

sensation, feeling

Gli/o

glue

Medull/o

medulla oblongata

Mening/o

meninges

Meningi/o

meninges

Ment/o

mind

Mye/lo

spinal cord

Neur/o

nerve

Peripher/o

away from center

Poli/o

gray matter

pont/o

pons

Radicul/o

nerve root

Thalam/o

thalamus

Thec/o

sheath, meninges

Tom/o

to cut

Ton/o

tone

Ventricul/o

ventricle

-paresis

weakness

-phasia

speech

-taxia

muscle coordination

Alges/o

sense of pain

Arteri/o

artery

Cephal/o

head

Clon/o

rapid contracting and relaxing

Crani/o

skull

Gli/o

Glue

Hal/o

to breathe

Hemat/o

blood

Hydr/o

water

Later/o

side

Lumb/o

low back

Medull/o

medulla oblongata

Scler/o

hard

Thalam/o

thalamus

Thec/o

sheath

Ton/o

tone

Tom/o

to cut

Topic/o

a specific

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

protrusion

-paresis

weakness

-phasia

speech

Absence Seizure

epileptic seizure characterized by lose of awareness and absence of activity; formerly called a petit mal seizure

Analgesia

absence of pain

anesthesia

lack of feeling

aphasia

inability to communicate verbally or writing due to damage to the language centers of the brain

ataxia

lack of muscle coordination

Aura

sensations occurring prior to epileptic seizure or migraine; seeing colors or smelling odors

Causalgia

a headache

coma

state of profound unconsciousness

Comatose

being in a coma

Conscious

condition of being awake and aware of surroundings

Convulsion

severe involntary muscle contractions and relaxations

delirium

abnormal mental state of confusion, disorientation, and agitation

dementia

progressive impairment of intellectual function that interferes with activites of daily living

dysphasia

difficulty communicating verbally or in writing

Focal Seizure

seizure in only one limb or body part

Hemiparesis

weakness on one side of body

hemiplegia

paralysis on one side of body

Hyperesthesia

abnormally heightened sense of feeling, sense of pain or sensitivity to touch

monoparesis

muscle weakness in one limb

monoplegia

paralysis of one limb

neuralgia

nerve pain

Palsy

temporary or permanet loss of ability to control movements

paralysis

temporary or permanent loss of voluntary movement

Paraplegia

paralysis of the lower portion of the body

Paresthesia

abnormal sensation such as burning or tingling

quadriplegia

paralysis of all 4 limbs

Seizure

sudden, uncontrollable onset of symptoms, such as in epilleptic seizure

semiconscious

state of being aware of surroundings and responding to stimuli only part of the time

spasticity

having above normal muscle tone and hyperactive deep tendon reflexes

Syncope

fainting

tonic-clonic seizure

epileptic seizure with strong muscle spasms and lose of consciousness; formerly called a grand mal seizure

Tremor

involuntary repetitive alternating movements of a body part

unconscious

state of being unaware of surrounings and unable to respond to stimuli

Alzheimer disease

disorder charcterized by dementia progressive disorientation, apathy, and lose of memory

Anencephaly

congential defect in which parts of the brain doo not develop; fatal soon after birth

astrocytoma

tumor originating in star shaped neuroglial cells called astrocytes

cerebellitis

inflammation of cerebellum

brain tumor

benign or malignant intracranial mass; dangerous becuase it causes pressure

cerebral aneurysm

localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel; ruptured aneurysm is a common cause of hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident

cerebral contusion

bruising of brain from a blow or impact

cerebral palsy

brain damage resulting from defect, trauma, infection, or oxygen deprivation before, during, or shortly after birth

cerebrovascular accident

infract due to loss of blood supply to the brain; commonly called a stroke

Chromic traumatic encephalopathy

characterized by blows to the head that result in progressive dengenration of brain tissue

concussion

mild traumatic brain injury from a blow or impact

encephalitis

inflammation of the brain