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| 5769424062 | -asthenia | weakness | 0 | |
| 5769424063 | cephal/o | head | 1 | |
| 5769424064 | cerebell/o | cerebellum | 2 | |
| 5769424065 | cerebr/o | brain | 3 | |
| 5769424066 | crani/o | head, skull | 4 | |
| 5769424067 | dur/o | tough outer membrane surrounding the brain | 5 | |
| 5769424068 | encephal/o | brain | 6 | |
| 5769424069 | esthesi/o | feeling, sensation | 7 | |
| 5769424070 | gangli/o | nerve bundle | 8 | |
| 5769424071 | gnosi/o | know | 9 | |
| 5769424072 | hypn/o | sleep | 10 | |
| 5769424073 | kinesi/o | movement, motion | 11 | |
| 5769424074 | lob/o | lobe | 12 | |
| 5769424075 | -mania | excessive desire | 13 | |
| 5769424076 | menig/o | meninges; membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord | 14 | |
| 5769424077 | meningi/o | meninges; membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord | 15 | |
| 5769424078 | myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow | 16 | |
| 5769424079 | neur/o | nerve | 17 | |
| 5769424080 | -paresis | slight or partial paralysis | 18 | |
| 5769424081 | phas/o | speech | 19 | |
| 5769424082 | -phobia | excessive fear | 20 | |
| 5769424083 | phren/o | mind | 21 | |
| 5769424084 | -plegia | paralysis | 22 | |
| 5769424085 | psych/o | mind | 23 | |
| 5769424086 | somn/o | sleep | 24 | |
| 5769424087 | somn/i | sleep | 25 | |
| 5769424088 | tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination | 26 | |
| 5769424089 | ton/o | muscle tone, tension | 27 | |
| 5769424090 | acrophobia | fear of heights | 28 | |
| 5769424091 | afferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses toward the CNS | 29 | |
| 5769424092 | agnosia | inability to comprehend | 30 | |
| 5769424093 | agoraphobia | fear of outdoor spaces | 31 | |
| 5769424094 | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | a degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS | 32 | |
| 5769424095 | analgesic | a drug that relieves pain | 33 | |
| 5769424096 | anesthesiologist | doctor who specializes in anesthesiology | 34 | |
| 5769424097 | anesthetic | a drug that causes a loss of sensation | 35 | |
| 5769424098 | anorexia | an eating disorder characterized by the patient's refusal to eat | 36 | |
| 5769424099 | anosmia | lack of sense of smell | 37 | |
| 5769424100 | anticonvulsant | a drug that opposes convulsions | 38 | |
| 5769424101 | antidepressant | a drug that opposes depression | 39 | |
| 5769424102 | antipsychotic | a drug that opposes psychosis | 40 | |
| 5769424103 | anxiolytic | a drug that lessens anxiety | 41 | |
| 5769424104 | apathy | lack of emotion | 42 | |
| 5769424105 | aphasia | inability to speak | 43 | |
| 5769424106 | ataxia | a lack of coordination | 44 | |
| 5769424107 | atopognosis | inability to locate a sensation | 45 | |
| 5769424108 | autism | a psychiatric disorder charaterized by the withdraw of communicaiton with others | 46 | |
| 5769424109 | bulimia | an eating disorder characterized by overeating and forced vomiting | 47 | |
| 5769424110 | catatonia | condition characteried by reduced muscle tone | 48 | |
| 5769424111 | causalgia | painful sensation of burning | 49 | |
| 5769424112 | cephalagia | head pain | 50 | |
| 5769424113 | cephalodynia | head pain | 51 | |
| 5769424114 | cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerebellum | 52 | |
| 5769424115 | cerebral aneurysm | the widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain | 53 | |
| 5769424116 | cerebral angiography | procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain | 54 | |
| 5769424117 | cerebral arteriosclerosis | the hardening of an artery in the brain | 55 | |
| 5769424118 | cerebral atherosclerosis | the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque | 56 | |
| 5769424119 | cerebral atrophy | wasting away of brain tissue | 57 | |
| 5769424120 | cerebral embolism | blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caued by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria | 58 | |
| 5769424121 | cerebral palsy | paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement | 59 | |
| 5769424122 | cerebral thrombosis | the blockage of the blood vessel in the brain caused by a clot | 60 | |
| 5769424123 | cerebromeningitis | inflammation of the brain and meninges | 61 | |
| 5769424124 | cerebrotomy | incision into the brain | 62 | |
| 5769424125 | cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain | 63 | |
| 5769424126 | cerebrovascular disease | a disease of the blood vessels of the brain | 64 | |
| 5769424127 | chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals | 65 | |
| 5769424128 | clonus | a muscle spasm or twitching | 66 | |
| 5769424129 | cranial hematoma | a hematoma beneath the skull | 67 | |
| 5769424130 | craniectomy | removal of a piece of skull | 68 | |
| 5769424131 | craniomalacia | abnormal softening of the skull | 69 | |
| 5769424132 | craniosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the skull | 70 | |
| 5769424133 | craniostenosis | abnormal narrowing of the skull | 71 | |
| 5769424134 | craniosynostosis | the premature fusing of skull bones | 72 | |
| 5769424135 | craniotomy | incision into the skull | 73 | |
| 5769424136 | delirium | brief loss of mental function | 74 | |
| 5769424137 | dementia | loss/decline in mental function | 75 | |
| 5769424138 | duritis | inflammation of the dura | 76 | |
| 5769424139 | dysesthesia | bad feeling | 77 | |
| 5769424140 | dyskinesia | difficulty moving | 78 | |
| 5769424141 | dyslexia | difficulty reading | 79 | |
| 5769424142 | dysphasia | difficulty speaking | 80 | |
| 5769424143 | dysphoria | a negative emotional state | 81 | |
| 5769424144 | dystonia | condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements | 82 | |
| 5769424145 | echoencephalography | procedure used to examine the brain using soundwaves | 83 | |
| 5769424146 | efferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses away from the CNS | 84 | |
| 5769424147 | electroencephalography (EEG) | a procedure used to measure the electrical activity of the brain | 85 | |
| 5769424148 | encephalagia | brain pain | 86 | |
| 5769424149 | encephalitis | inflammation of the brain | 87 | |
| 5769424150 | encephalocele | hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull) | 88 | |
| 5769424151 | encephalography | procedure for studying the brain | 89 | |
| 5769424152 | encephalomyelitis | inflammation of the brian and spinal cord | 90 | |
| 5769424153 | encephalomyeloneuropathy | disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves | 91 | |
| 5769424154 | encephalopathy | disease of the brain | 92 | |
| 5769424155 | encephalopyosis | a pus-filled abscess in the brain | 93 | |
| 5769424156 | endarterectomy | removal of the inside of an artery | 94 | |
| 5769424157 | endovascular neurosurgery | surgery on the nervous sytem performed by entering the body through blood vessels | 95 | |
| 5769424158 | epidural anesthetic | anesthetic applied in the dural region of the spinal cord | 96 | |
| 5769424159 | epidural hematoma | a hematoma located on top of the dura | 97 | |
| 5769424160 | epilepsy | a disease marked by seizures | 98 | |
| 5769424161 | euphoria | a positive emotional state | 99 | |
| 5769424162 | gangliitis | inflammation of the ganglion | 100 | |
| 5769424163 | ganglioma | ganglion tumor | 101 | |
| 5769424164 | general anesthetic | anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness | 102 | |
| 5769424165 | hematoma | a tumor-like mass made up of blood | 103 | |
| 5769424166 | hemiparesis | partial paralysis on half of the body | 104 | |
| 5769424167 | hemiplegia | paralysis on half the body | 105 | |
| 5769424168 | hemorrhagic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel | 106 | |
| 5769424169 | hydrocephaly | abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain | 107 | |
| 5769424170 | hydrophobia | fear of water | 108 | |
| 5769424171 | hyperesthesia | increased sensation | 109 | |
| 5769424172 | hyperkinesia | increase in muscle movement or activity | 110 | |
| 5769424173 | hypnotic | a drug that aids in sleep | 111 | |
| 5769424174 | hypomania | a mental state just below mania | 112 | |
| 5769424175 | idiopathic | having no known cause or origin | 113 | |
| 5769424176 | insomnia | inability to sleep | 114 | |
| 5769424177 | interictal | time between seizures | 115 | |
| 5769424178 | intracerebral hematoma | a hematoma located inside the brain | 116 | |
| 5769424179 | intracerebral hemorrhage | excessive bleeding in the brain | 117 | |
| 5769424180 | ischemic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage | 118 | |
| 5769424181 | kleptomania | desire to steal | 119 | |
| 5769424182 | lobectomy | removal of a lobe | 120 | |
| 5769424183 | lobotomy | incision into a lobe | 121 | |
| 5769424184 | local anesthetic | nay anesthetic that does not affect consciousness | 122 | |
| 5769424185 | lumbar puncture (LP) | inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid | 123 | |
| 5769424186 | macrocephaly | abnormally large head | 124 | |
| 5769424187 | magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) | procedure used to examine blood vessels | 125 | |
| 5769424188 | manic depresssion (bipolar) | a psychiatric disorder with characterized by alternating bouts of excitement and depression | 126 | |
| 5769424189 | meningioma | tumor of the meninges | 127 | |
| 5769424190 | meningitis | inflammation of the meninges | 128 | |
| 5769424191 | meningocele | a hernia of the meninges | 129 | |
| 5769424192 | meningoencephalitis | inflammation of the meninges and brain | 130 | |
| 5769424193 | meningopathy | disease of the meninges | 131 | |
| 5769424194 | microcephaly | abnormally small head | 132 | |
| 5769424195 | monoparesis | partial paralysis of one limb | 133 | |
| 5769424196 | monoplegia | paralysis of one limb | 134 | |
| 5769424197 | myasthenia | condition characterized by muscle weakness | 135 | |
| 5769424198 | myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord | 136 | |
| 5769424199 | myelocele | a hernia of the spinal cord | 137 | |
| 5769424200 | myelodysplasia | defective formation of the spinal cord | 138 | |
| 5769424201 | myelogram | image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray | 139 | |
| 5769424202 | myelomalacia | abnormal softening of the spinal cord | 140 | |
| 5769424203 | myoclonus | muscle twitching | 141 | |
| 5769424204 | myospasm | involuntary muscle contraction | 142 | |
| 5769424205 | narcolepsy | a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness | 143 | |
| 5769424206 | neuralgia | nerve pain | 144 | |
| 5769424207 | neurasthenia | nerve weakness | 145 | |
| 5769424208 | neurectomy | removal of a nerve | 146 | |
| 5769424209 | neuritis | nerve inflammation | 147 | |
| 5769424210 | neuroarthropathy | disease of the joint associated with nerves | 148 | |
| 5769424211 | neurodynia | nerve pain | 149 | |
| 5769424212 | neuroencephalomyelopathy | disease of the nerves, brain, and spinal cord | 150 | |
| 5769424213 | neurogenic | originationg from/created by nerves | 151 | |
| 5769424214 | neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity | 152 | |
| 5769424215 | neurolysis | destruction of nerve tissue | 153 | |
| 5769424216 | neuroma | a nerve tumor | 154 | |
| 5769424217 | neuropathy | disease of the nervous system | 155 | |
| 5769424218 | neuropharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system | 156 | |
| 5769424219 | neuroplasty | reconstruction of a nerve | 157 | |
| 5769424220 | neurorrphaphy | suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve) | 158 | |
| 5769424221 | neurosclerosis | hardening of nerves | 159 | |
| 5769424222 | neurosis | a nerve condition | 160 | |
| 5769424223 | neurotomy | incision into a nerve | 161 | |
| 5769424224 | nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements | 162 | |
| 5769424225 | paralysis | complete loss of sensation and motor function | 163 | |
| 5769424226 | paresthesia | abnormal sensation like numbness or tingling | 164 | |
| 5769424227 | photophobia | excessive sensitivity to light | 165 | |
| 5769424228 | poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord | 166 | |
| 5769424229 | polyneuritis | inflammation of multiple nerves | 167 | |
| 5769424230 | polyneuropathy | disease affecting multiple nerves | 168 | |
| 5769424231 | positron emission tomography (PET) scan | imaging useing radiation to produce cross sections of the brain | 169 | |
| 5769424232 | postictal | time after seizure | 170 | |
| 5769424233 | preictal | time before a seizure | 171 | |
| 5769424234 | prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces | 172 | |
| 5769424235 | pseudoesthesia | false sensation | 173 | |
| 5769424236 | psychiatrist | doctor who sepcializes in treatment of the mind | 174 | |
| 5769424237 | psychiatry | branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind | 175 | |
| 5769424238 | psychogenic | originating in/created by the mind | 176 | |
| 5769424239 | psychologist | doctor who specilalizes in the study of the mind | 177 | |
| 5769424240 | psychology | branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind | 178 | |
| 5769424241 | psychopathy | a mental illness | 179 | |
| 5769424242 | psychopharmacology | the study of the effects of drugs on mental processes | 180 | |
| 5769424243 | psychosis | a mind condition (involves some sort of break with reality interfering with rational thought or daily functioning) | 181 | |
| 5769424244 | psychosomatic | pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind | 182 | |
| 5769424245 | psychotropic | drugs that are able to turn the mind | 183 | |
| 5769424246 | pyromania | desire to set fires | 184 | |
| 5769424247 | regional anesthesia | anestheic that is injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area | 185 | |
| 5769424248 | schizophrenia | a mental illness charaterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech | 186 | |
| 5769424249 | somnambulism | sleep walking | 187 | |
| 5769424250 | stroke | loss of brian function caused by interruption of blood flow/ supply to the brain | 188 | |
| 5769424251 | subdural hematoma | hematoma located beneath the dura | 189 | |
| 5769424252 | syncope | fainitng; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain | 190 | |
| 5769424253 | synesthsia | condition where one sensation is experienced as another | 191 | |
| 5769424254 | thrombolytic | a drug that dissolves clots | 192 | |
| 5769424255 | tonic | pertaining to muscle tone (weak or unresponsive) | 193 | |
| 5769424256 | tonic-clonic seizure | a seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase | 194 | |
| 5769424257 | topical anesthetic | local anesthesia applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized | 195 | |
| 5769424258 | transcranial Doppler sonograpy | an imaging technique that produces an image of the brian using sound waves sent through the skull | 196 | |
| 5769424259 | transient ischemic attack (TIA) | a mini-stroke caused by the blockage of a blood vessel that resolves within 24 hours | 197 | |
| 5769424260 | myleomeningocele | a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges | 198 | |
| 5769424261 | myleopathy | disease of the spinal cord | 199 | |
| 5769424262 | paresis | partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function | 200 |
