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encephalo
brain
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glio
support cells, glia
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cerebro
thinking part of the brain, cerebrum
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cerebello
balance and coordination part of the brain, cerebellum
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myelo
spinal cord
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meningo
3 protective layers around brain and spinal cord, meninges
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duro
dura mater
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ganglio
collection of nerve cell bodies, ganglion
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radiculo/rhizo
nerve root
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neuro
nerve
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quadri
four
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phaso
speech
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mento/psycho
mind
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mono
one
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\-asthenia
weakness
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\-esthesia
feeling, sensation
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\-iatrist
specialist, physician
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\-iatry
study of, field of
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\-ictal
seizure
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\-paresis
slight paralysis
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\-phoria
emotional state
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cerebellar
pertaining to the balance and coordination part of the brain
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cerebral
pertaining to the thinking part of the brain
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intracerebral
pertaining to within the cerebrum
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meningeal
pertaining to the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord
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subdural
pertaining to below the dura mater
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neural
pertaining to a nerve
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preictal
pertaining to occurring before a seizure
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interictal
pertaining to occurring between seizures
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postictal
pertaining to occurring after a seizure
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mental
pertaining to the mind
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psychogenic
pertaining to originating within the mind
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psychosomatic
pertaining to the interrelations of body and mind
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neuroglial
pertaining to the support cells of nerves
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anesthesia
loss of feeling or sensation
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dysesthesia
painful sensation
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hyperesthesia
excessive sensitivity
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dysphasia
condition of difficulty in speaking
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aphasia
condition of loss of the ability to speak
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cephalalgia
pain in the head, headache
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hemiparesis
slight paralysis of half of the body
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monoparesis
slight paralysis of one limb
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hemiplegia
paralysis of half of the body
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hemiplegic
pertaining to paralysis of half of the body
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monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
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monoplegic
pertaining to paralysis of one limb
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quadriplegia
paralysis of four limbs
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quadriplegic
pertaining to paralysis of four limbs
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myasthenia
muscle weakness
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neuralgia
pain in a nerve
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encephalopathy
disease of the brain
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encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
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glioma
tumor composed of glial tissue
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encephalocele
protrusion of the brain
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glioblastoma
tumor composed of developing glial tissue
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encephalomalacia
softening of the brain
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cerebellitis
inflammation of the balance and coordination part of the brain
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encephalomyeloradiculitis
inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots
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encephaloma
tumor of the brain
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myelopathy
disease of the spinal cord
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meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
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meningocele
protrusion of the meninges
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rhizomeningomyelitis
inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord
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myelomeningocele
protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges
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meningioma
tumor of the meninges
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myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord/myelin
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meningomyelocele
protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord
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myeloradiculitis
inflammation of the spinal cord and nerve roots
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myelomalacia
softening of the spinal cord
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polyneuropathy
disease of many nerves
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mononeuropathy
disease of one nerve
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neuroarthropathy
disease of nerves and joints
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radiculopathy
disease of nerve roots
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neuroma
tumor made up of nerve cells
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neuropathy
disease of the nerves
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gangliitis
inflammation of the ganglion
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neuritis
inflammation of the nerve
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polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
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radiculitis
inflammation of the spinal nerve roots
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hydrophobia
fear of water
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euphoria
positive emotional state
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psychopathy
disease of the mind
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dysphoria
negative emotional state
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electroencephalogram
record of the electrical impulse of the brain
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myelogram
record of the spinal cord
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electroencephalograph
instrument used for recording electrical impulse of the brain
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cerebral angiography
process of x-ray filming of blood vessels in the brain
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electroencephalography
process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain
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myelography
process of filming the spinal cord
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neurectomy
excision of a nerve
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myelotomy
incision into the spinal cord
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rhizotomy
incision into a nerve root
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neuroplasty
surgical repair of a nerve
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neurolysis
destruction of a nerve
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neurorrhaphy
suture of a nerve
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neurotomy
incision into the nerves
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neurologist
physician who specializes in neurology
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psychologist
specialist in the study of the mind (not MD)
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psychology
study of the mind (mental processes and behavior)
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psychiatrist
physician who treats and diagnoses mental disorders
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