Terminology 1
-algia
What is, condition of pain.
Cerebr/o
What is, Cerebrum?
Encephal
What is, Brain?
Membrane, meninges
What is, Mening?
A progressive neurological disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells is part of the brain that controls movement.
What is, Parkinson Disease?
AD
What is, Alzheimer's Disease?
Unconscious state or stupor from which the patient cannot be aroused; may occur as a complication or an underlying illness, or as result of injuries to the brain.
What is, Coma?
What is, Half?
Chronic disease of the central nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath.
What is, Multiple Sclerosis?
-phagia
What is, to eat/swallow?
Condition in which there is a loss or lack of memory
What is, Amnesia?
What is, Concussion?
Condition in which part or all of the soft, gelatinous central portion of an intervertebral disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.
What is, Herniated Disk Syndrome?
Spinal Cord
What is, Myel?
-phasia
What is, To speak/speech?
Head
What is, Cephal?
Surgical excision of a portion of the skull which encases the brain.
What is, Craniectomy?
Viral disease characterized by painful vesicular eruptions along a segment of the spinal or cranial nerves; also called shingles.
What is, Herpes Zoster?
Neur/o
What is, Nerve?
-plegia
Disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control center of the developing brain.
What is, Ceberal palsy?
Group of symptoms marked by memory loss of other cognitive functions such as perception, thinking, reasoning, remembering.
What is, Dementia?
-lepsy
What is, Seizure?
-paresis
What is, Stroke/Paralysis?
Death of the focal brain tissue that occurs when the brain does not get sufficient blood and oxygen, also called a CVA or cerebrovasular accident.
What is, Stroke?