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dur/o
dura mater.
TERM 2
subdural hematoma
DEFINITION 2
collection of blood underneath the dura.
TERM 3
epidural hematoma
DEFINITION 3
collection of blood upon the dura.
TERM 4
alges/o, -algesia
DEFINITION 4
excessive sensitivity to pain.
TERM 5
analgesia
DEFINITION 5
no excessive sensitivity to pain.
-algia
pain.
TERM 7
cephalgia
DEFINITION 7
headache.
TERM 8
caus/o
DEFINITION 8
burning.
TERM 9
causalgia
DEFINITION 9
burning pain, sensation.
TERM 10
esthesi/o, -esthesia
DEFINITION 10
feeling, nervous sensation.
-paresis
weakness.
TERM 17
hemiparesis
DEFINITION 17
weakness on half of the body.
TERM 18
-phasia
DEFINITION 18
speech.
TERM 19
aphasia
DEFINITION 19
no speech.
TERM 20
-plegia
DEFINITION 20
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of
the body).
paraplegia
paralysis of the lower half of the body.
TERM 22
quadriplegia
DEFINITION 22
paralysis of all 4 extremities.
TERM 23
syncop/o
DEFINITION 23
to cut off, cut short.
TERM 24
syncopal
DEFINITION 24
pertaining to fainting.
TERM 25
tax/o
DEFINITION 25
order, coordination.
parkinson disease
(parkinsonism)
degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, occuring in
later life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles,, and
slowness of movement. Caused by a deficiency of dopamine.
TERM 32
meningitis
DEFINITION 32
inflammation of the meninges; leptomeningitis.
TERM 33
cerebral concussion
DEFINITION 33
temporary brain dysfuction (brief loss of consciousness) after
injury, usually clearing within 24 hours.
TERM 34
cerebral contusion
DEFINITION 34
bruising of brain tissue as a result of direct trauma to the
head; neurologic deficits persist longer than 24 hours.
TERM 35
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
DEFINITION 35
disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke.
thrombotic
blood clot (thrombus). results in occlusion (blocking) of the
vessel.
TERM 37
embolic
DEFINITION 37
embolus (a dislodged thrombus) travels to cerebral arteries
and occludes a small vessel. A stroke occurs very suddenly.
TERM 38
hemorrhagic
DEFINITION 38
blood vessel breaks and bleeding occurs.
TERM 39
myelography
DEFINITION 39
x-ray imaging of the spinal canal after injection of contrast
medium into the subarachnoid space.
TERM 40
lumbar puncture (LP)
DEFINITION 40
CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae for
analysis.
