Nervous System Med Terms
paralysis of lower portion of the body & both legs
What is paraplegia?
para - two like parts of a pair
plegia - paralysis
disorder characterized by violent rages
What is explosive disorder?
klept/o
alges/o
What is sense of pain?
medication to treat moderate pain
What is analgesic?
tumor of brain or spinal cord (composed of astrocytes - type of neuroglial cells that have arms projections resembling a star)
What is astrocytoma?
astr/o
cyt/o
-oma
alterations between periods of deep depression and mania
What is bipolar disorder?
-mania
What is frenzy?
gli/o
eruption of painful blisters along nerve path by herpes zoster virus infection of nerve root
What is shingles?
disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain
What is epilepsy?
degenerative brain disorder with gradual loss in cognitive abilities
What is alzheimer's disease?
schiz/o
What is split?
-taxia
What is muscle coordination?
medical physician that treats patients with mental, emotional & behavioral disorders
What is a psychiatrist?
also called a stroke; dev. of an infarct due to loss of blood supply to an area of the brain
What is a stroke?
feeling dread in the absence of clearly identifiable stress trigger
What is general anxiety disorder?
ment/o, phren/o & psych/o
What is mind?
myel/o
What is spinal cord?
4 parts of the brain
What are the cerebrum, the cerebellum, the diencephalon and the brain stem?
injury to the brain resulting from brain being shaking inside due to blow or impact; also called mild traumatic brain injury
What is a concussion?
irrational fear
What is phobia?
-lepsy
What is seizure?
tom/o
What is to cut?
monoparesis
weakness in one limb
mono-
-paresis