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afferent

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moving toward a center

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efferent

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moving away from a center

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electroencephalogram (EEG)

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record of the electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalograph

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device used to record the electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalography

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the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain

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electroneurodiagnostic

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pertaining to the use of electricity in the diagnosis of a neurologic disorder

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epilepsy

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chronic brain disorder due to paroxysmal

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epilectic

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pertaining to or suffering from epilepsy

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motor

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structures of the nervous system that send impulses out to cause muscles to contract or glands to secrete

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nerve

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a cord of nerve fibers bound together by connective tissue

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nervous system

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the whole, integrated nerve apparatus

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neurology

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medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system

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neurologist

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medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system

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neurologic

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pertaining to the nervous system

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neurosurgeon

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one who performs surgery on the nervous system

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neurosurgery

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operating surgically on the nervous system

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parasympathetic

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division of the autonomic nervous system, has opposite effects to the sympathetic nervous system

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sensory

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pertaining to sensation, structures of the nervous system that carry impulses to the brain

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somatic

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a division of the peripheral nervous system serving the skeletal muscles or relating to the body in general

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sympathetic

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division of the autonomic nervous system operating at an unconscious level

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visceral

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pertaining to the internal organs

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viscus (viscera, pl)

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any single internal organ

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electr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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electricity

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encephal/o-

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brain

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neur/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
nerve
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diagnost- ## Footnote root 🟥
decision
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epilept- ## Footnote root 🟥
seizure
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nerv- ## Footnote root 🟥
nerve
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surg- ## Footnote root 🟥
operate
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pathet- ## Footnote root 🟥
suffering
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sens- ## Footnote root 🟥
feel
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somat- ## Footnote root 🟥
body
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viscer- ## Footnote root 🟥
internal organs
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-gram ## Footnote suffix 🟦
recording
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-graph ## Footnote suffix 🟦
to write, record
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-graphy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of recording
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-ic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ous ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-logy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
study of
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-logist ## Footnote suffix 🟦
one who studies
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-eon ## Footnote suffix 🟦
one who does
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-ery ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of
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-ory ## Footnote suffix 🟦
having the function of
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-al ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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para- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
beside
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sym- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
together
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autonomic ## Footnote full word 🟫
self-governing visceral motor division of the peripheral nervous system
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axon ## Footnote full word 🟫
single process of a nerve cell carrying nervous impulses away from the cell body
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dendrite ## Footnote full word 🟫
branched extension of the nerve cell body that recieves nervous stimuli
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dopamine ## Footnote full word 🟫
neurotransmitter in some specific small areas of the brain
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glia ## Footnote full word 🟫
connective tissue that holds a structure together
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glial ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to glia or neuroglia
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neuroglia ## Footnote full word 🟫
connective tissue holding nervous tissues together
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myelin ## Footnote full word 🟫
material of the sheath around the axon of a nerve
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neuron ## Footnote full word 🟫
technical term for a nerve cell, consists of cell body with its dendrites and axons
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neurotransmitter ## Footnote full word 🟫
chemical agent that relays messages from one nerve cell to the next
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synapse ## Footnote full word 🟫
junction between two nerve cells, or a nerve fiber and its target cell, where electrical impulses are transmitted between the cells
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nom- ## Footnote root 🟥
law
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glia- ## Footnote root 🟥
glue
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myel- ## Footnote root 🟥
spinal cord
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mitt- ## Footnote root 🟥
send
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apse- ## Footnote root 🟥
clasp
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-in ## Footnote suffix 🟦
chemical compund, substance
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-er ## Footnote suffix 🟦
agent
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trans- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
across
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syn- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
together
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cerebellum ## Footnote full word 🟫
the most posterior area of the brain located between the midbrain and the cerebral hemispheres
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cerebrospinal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
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cerebrospinal fluid ## Footnote full word 🟫
fluid formed in the ventricles of the brain, surrounds the brain and spinal cord
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cerebrum ## Footnote full word 🟫
cerebral hemispheres
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cerebral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the cerebral hemispheres of the brain
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corpus callosum ## Footnote full word 🟫
bridge of the nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
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frontal lobe ## Footnote full word 🟫
front area of the cerebral hemisphere
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gyrus (gyri, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
rounded elevation on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres
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hypothalamus ## Footnote full word 🟫
an endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain
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hypothalamic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the hypothalamus
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occipital lobe ## Footnote full word 🟫
posterior area of the cerebral hemisphere
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parietal lobe ## Footnote full word 🟫
area of the brain under the parietal bone
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sulcus (sulci, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres that separates gyri
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temporal lobe ## Footnote full word 🟫
posterior two-thirds of cerebral hemispheres
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thalamus ## Footnote full word 🟫
mass of grey matter under the ventricle in each cerebral hemisphere
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cerebr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
brain
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cerebell- ## Footnote root 🟥
little brain
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spin- ## Footnote root 🟥
spinal cord
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cerebr- ## Footnote root 🟥
cerebrum
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corpus- ## Footnote root 🟥
body
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callos- ## Footnote root 🟥
thickening
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front- ## Footnote root 🟥
front of
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thalam- ## Footnote root 🟥
thalamus
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occipit- ## Footnote root 🟥
back of head
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pariet- ## Footnote root 🟥
wall
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tempor- ## Footnote root 🟥
time, temple
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hypo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
below
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analgesia ## Footnote full word 🟫
state in which pain is reduced
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anesthesia ## Footnote full word 🟫
complete loss of sensation
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arachnoid mater ## Footnote full word 🟫
weblike middle layer of the three meninges
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dura mater ## Footnote full word 🟫
hard, fibrous outer layer of the meninges
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epidural ## Footnote full word 🟫
above the dura
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epidural space ## Footnote full word 🟫
space between the dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal
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meninges ## Footnote full word 🟫
three-layered covering of the brain and spinal cord
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meningitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the meninges
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pia mater ## Footnote full word 🟫
delicate inner layer of the meninges
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subarachnoid space ## Footnote full word 🟫
space between the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane
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alges- ## Footnote root 🟥
sensation of pain
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esthes- ## Footnote root 🟥
feeling
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arachn- ## Footnote root 🟥
cobweb, spider
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mater ## Footnote root 🟥
mother
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dura ## Footnote root 🟥
hard
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dur- ## Footnote root 🟥
dura
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mening- ## Footnote root 🟥
meninges
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pia ## Footnote root 🟥
delicate
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-ia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-oid ## Footnote suffix 🟦
resembling
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-itis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
inflammation
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an- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
without
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sub- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
under
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Alzheimer disease ## Footnote full word 🟫
common form of dementia
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cognition ## Footnote full word 🟫
process of acquiring knowledge through thinking, learning, and memory
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confusion ## Footnote full word 🟫
mental state in which enviornmental stimuli are not processed appropriately
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delirium ## Footnote full word 🟫
acute altered state of consciousness with agitation and disorientation
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dementia ## Footnote full word 🟫
chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of the mind's cognitive and intellectual functions
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empathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
ability to place yourself into the feelings, emotions, and reactions of another person
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sympathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
appreciation and concern for another person's mental and emotional state
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sedative ## Footnote full word 🟫
agent that calms nervous excitement
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sedation ## Footnote full word 🟫
state of being calmed
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senile ## Footnote full word 🟫
characteristic of old age
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stroke | cerebrovascular accident (CVA) ## Footnote full word 🟫
acute clinical event caused by impaired cerebral circulation
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confus- ## Footnote root 🟥
bewildered
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deliri- ## Footnote root 🟥
disorientation, confusion
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ment- ## Footnote root 🟥
mind
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sedat- ## Footnote root 🟥
to calm
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sen- ## Footnote root 🟥
old age
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-ion ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition, action
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-um ## Footnote suffix 🟦
structure
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-pathy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
emotion, disease
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-ive ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to, quality of
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-ile ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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de- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
removal, without
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em- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
into
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grand mal ## Footnote full word 🟫
previous name for generalized tonic-clonic seizure
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narcolepsy ## Footnote full word 🟫
involuntary falling asleep
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petit mal ## Footnote full word 🟫
previous name for absence seizures
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postictal ## Footnote full word 🟫
transient neurologic deficit after a seizure
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ictal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to, or a condition caused by, a stroke or epilepsy
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tic ## Footnote full word 🟫
sudden, involuntary, repeated contraction of muscles
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tonic ## Footnote full word 🟫
state of muscular contraction
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tonic-clonic seizure ## Footnote full word 🟫
the body alternates between excessive muscular rigidity (tonic) and jerking muscular contractions (clonic)
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Tourette syndrome ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics
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grand- ## Footnote root 🟥
big
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mal- ## Footnote root 🟥
bad
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petit- ## Footnote root 🟥
small
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ict- ## Footnote root 🟥
seizure
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ton- ## Footnote root 🟥
pressure, tension
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clon- ## Footnote root 🟥
tumult
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seiz- ## Footnote root 🟥
to grab
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narc/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
stupor
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-lepsy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
seizure
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-ure ## Footnote suffix 🟦
a process
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post- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
after
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aneurysm ## Footnote full word 🟫
small, circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber
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arteriography ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray visualization of an artery after injection of contrast material
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autism ## Footnote full word 🟫
a disorder with severly abnormal social and communication skills
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austistic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to autism
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) ## Footnote full word 🟫
disease of cattle (mad cow disease) that can be transferred to humans, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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carotid endarterectomy ## Footnote full word 🟫
surgical removal of diseased lining from the carotid artery to leave a smooth lining and restore blood flow
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) ## Footnote full word 🟫
progressive, incurable, neurologic disease caused by infectious prions
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encephalitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the brain cells and tissues
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migraine ## Footnote full word 🟫
paroxysmal severe headache confined to one side of the head
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Parkinson disease ## Footnote full word 🟫
disease of muscular rigidity, tremors, and a mask-like facial expression
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prion ## Footnote full word 🟫
small, infectious protein particle
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syncope ## Footnote full word 🟫
temporary loss on consciousness and postural tone due to dimisnished cerebral blood flow
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tremor ## Footnote full word 🟫
small, shaking, involuntary, repetative movements of hands, extremities, neck, or jaw
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autis- ## Footnote root 🟥
autism
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bov- ## Footnote root 🟥
cattle
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graine- ## Footnote root 🟥
head pain
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-graphy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
recording
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-tic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-form ## Footnote suffix 🟦
apperance of
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-ectomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
surgical excision
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end- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
inside
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mi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
derived from hemi, half
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acoustic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to hearing
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Bell palsy ## Footnote full word 🟫
paresis, or paralysis of one side of the face
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concussion ## Footnote full word 🟫
mild brain injury
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contrecoup ## Footnote full word 🟫
injury to the brain at a point directly opposite the point of contact
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contusion ## Footnote full word 🟫
hemorrhage into a tissue including the brain
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coup ## Footnote full word 🟫
injury to the brain directly under the skill at the point downtown
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fibromyalgia ## Footnote full word 🟫
pain in the muscle fibers
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meningococcal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the meningococcus
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neuroma ## Footnote full word 🟫
any tuor arising from cells in the nervous system
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subdural space ## Footnote full word 🟫
space between the arachnoid and dura mater layers of the meninges
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trauma ## Footnote full word 🟫
a physical or mental injury
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traumatic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or caused by trauma
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trigeminal ## Footnote full word 🟫
fifth cranial nerve with three branches supplying the face
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neuralgia ## Footnote full word 🟫
trigeminal neuralgia; painful facial muscles supplied by the trigeminal nerve
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tic douloureux ## Footnote full word 🟫
synonym for trigeminal neuralgia
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concuss- ## Footnote root 🟥
sensation of pain
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contus- ## Footnote root 🟥
bruise
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cocc- ## Footnote root 🟥
round bacterium
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trauma- ## Footnote root 🟥
injury
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gemin- ## Footnote root 🟥
double
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fibr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
fiber
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my/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
muscle
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mening/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
meninges
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-algia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pain
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-oma ## Footnote suffix 🟦
tumor
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demyelination ## Footnote full word 🟫
process of losing the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber
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exacerbation ## Footnote full word 🟫
period where there is an increase in the severity of a disease
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intermittent ## Footnote full word 🟫
alternately ceasing and beginning again
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modify ## Footnote full word 🟫
change the form or qualities of something
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paresthesia (paresthesias, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
abnormal sensation
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remission ## Footnote full word 🟫
period when there is a lessening or absence of the symptoms of a disease
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sclerosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
thickening and hardening of a tissue by fibrous and glial connective tissue
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myelin- ## Footnote root 🟥
myelin
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exacerbat- ## Footnote root 🟥
increase, aggravate
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mitt- ## Footnote root 🟥
send
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esthes- ## Footnote root 🟥
sensation
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miss- ## Footnote root 🟥
send
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scler/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
hardness
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-sis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
abnormal condition
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inter- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
between
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par(a)- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
abnormal
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re- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
back
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amyotrophic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to musculat atrophy
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compression ## Footnote full word 🟫
squeeze together to increase density and/or decrease a dimension of a structure
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herniation ## Footnote full word 🟫
protrusion of an anatomical structure from its normal location
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hernia ## Footnote full word 🟫
protrusion of a structure through the tissue that normally contains it
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herniate ## Footnote full word 🟫
protrustion of a stricture through the tissue that normally contains it
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myelitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the spinal cord
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neuropathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
any disorder of the nervous system
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mononeuropathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder affecting a single nerve
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polyneuropathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder affecting many nerves
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paralyze ## Footnote full word 🟫
to make incapable of movement
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paralysis ## Footnote full word 🟫
loss of voluntary movement
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paralytic ## Footnote full word 🟫
suffering from paralysis
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paresis ## Footnote full word 🟫
partial paralysis
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hemiparesis ## Footnote full word 🟫
weakness of one side of the body
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poliomyelitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord, leading to paralysis of the limbs and muscles of respiration
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postpolio syndrome (PPS) ## Footnote full word 🟫
progressive muscle weakness in a person previously affected by polio
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syringomyelia ## Footnote full word 🟫
abnormal longitudinal cavities in the spinal cord that causes paresthesias
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troph- ## Footnote root 🟥
nourishment, development
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press- ## Footnote root 🟥
squeeze
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herni- ## Footnote root 🟥
rupture
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lyze- ## Footnote root 🟥
destroy
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-lysis ## Footnote root 🟥
destruction
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lyt- ## Footnote root 🟥
destroy
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paresis- ## Footnote root 🟥
weakness
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polio- ## Footnote root 🟥
grey matter
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drome- ## Footnote root 🟥
running
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syring/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
tube, pipe
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-pathy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
disease
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com- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
together
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mono- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
one
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poly- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
many
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anencephaly ## Footnote full word 🟫
born without cerebral hemispheres
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microcephaly ## Footnote full word 🟫
an abnormally small head
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ataxia ## Footnote full word 🟫
inability to coordinate muscle activity, leading to jerky movements
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ataxic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from ataxia
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athetosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
slow, writhing involuntary movements
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athetoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
resembling or suffering from athetosis
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hemiplegia ## Footnote full word 🟫
paralysis of one side of the body
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hemiplegic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from hemiplegia
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hemiparesis ## Footnote full word 🟫
weakness of one side of the body
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meningocele ## Footnote full word 🟫
protrusion of the meninges from the spinal cord or brain through a defect in the vertebral column or cranium
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meningomyelocele ## Footnote full word 🟫
protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral arch of one or more vertebrae
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monoplegia ## Footnote full word 🟫
paralysis of one limb
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monoplegic ## Footnote full word 🟫
paralysis of one leg
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monoplegic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from monoplegia
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palsy ## Footnote full word 🟫
paralysis of paresis from brain drain
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paraplegia ## Footnote full word 🟫
paralysis of both lower extremities
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paraplegic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from paraplegia
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quadriplegia ## Footnote full word 🟫
paralysis of all four limbs
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quadriplegic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from quadriplegia
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spina bifida ## Footnote full word 🟫
failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development
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spina bifida cystica ## Footnote full word 🟫
meninges and spinal cord protruding through the absent vertebral arch and having tha appearance of a cyst
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spina bifida occulta ## Footnote full word 🟫
the deformity of the vertebral arch is not apparent from the surface
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teratogen ## Footnote full word 🟫
agent that produces fetal deformities
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enceph- ## Footnote root 🟥
brain
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ceph- ## Footnote root 🟥
head
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tax- ## Footnote root 🟥
coordination
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athet- ## Footnote root 🟥
without position
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pleg- ## Footnote root 🟥
paralysis
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fida- ## Footnote root 🟥
split
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cyst- ## Footnote root 🟥
cyst
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spin/a- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
spine
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occult/a- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
hidden
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terat/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
monster, malformed
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-aly ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-cele ## Footnote suffix 🟦
hernia
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-ica ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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micro- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
small
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hemi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
half
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quadri- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
four
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bi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
two
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angiography ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray visualization of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
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electromyography ## Footnote full word 🟫
recording of electrical activity in muscle
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neuromuscular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to both nerves and muscles
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ultrasonography ## Footnote full word 🟫
imaging using ultra sound that detects direction, velocity, and turbulence of blood flow
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muscul- ## Footnote root 🟥
muscle
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son/o- ## Footnote root 🟥
sound
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-graphy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of recording
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ultra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
beyond
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affect ## Footnote full word 🟫
external display of feelings, emotions, and thoughts
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congruent ## Footnote full word 🟫
coinciding or agreeing with
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delusion ## Footnote full word 🟫
fixed, unyielding false belief despite strong evidence to the contrary
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hallucination ## Footnote full word 🟫
perception of an object or event when there is no such thing present
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mute ## Footnote full word 🟫
unable or unwilling to speak
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paranoia ## Footnote full word 🟫
presence of persecutory delusions
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paranoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
having persecutory delusions
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psychiatry ## Footnote full word 🟫
diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
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psychiatrist ## Footnote full word 🟫
licensed medical specialist in psychiatry
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psychology ## Footnote full word 🟫
science concerned with the behavior of the human mind
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psychologist ## Footnote full word 🟫
licensed specialist in psychology
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psychosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder with loss of contact with reality
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psychotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
affected by psychosis
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schizophrenia ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder of perception and behavior with loss of reality
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schizophrenic ## Footnote full word 🟫
suffering from schizophrenia
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suicide ## Footnote full word 🟫
the act of killing oneself
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suicidal ## Footnote full word 🟫
wanting to kill oneself
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gru- ## Footnote root 🟥
to move
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delus- ## Footnote root 🟥
deceive
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hallucin- ## Footnote root 🟥
imagination
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noia- ## Footnote root 🟥
to think
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phren- ## Footnote root 🟥
mind
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psych/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
mind
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schiz/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
to split
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su/i- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
self
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cid/e- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
kill
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-ent ## Footnote suffix 🟦
end result
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-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-iatry ## Footnote suffix 🟦
treatment
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-iatrist ## Footnote suffix 🟦
one who treats
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acrophobia ## Footnote full word 🟫
pathologic fear of heights
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agoraphobia ## Footnote full word 🟫
pathologic fear of being trapped in a public place
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anxiety ## Footnote full word 🟫
distress caused by fear
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biofeedback ## Footnote full word 🟫
training techniques to achieve voluntary control of responses to stimuli
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bipolar disorder ## Footnote full word 🟫
a mood disorder with alternating episodes of depression and mania
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claustrophobia ## Footnote full word 🟫
pathologic fear of being trapped in a confined space
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cognitive ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the mental activities of thinking and learning
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cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) ## Footnote full word 🟫
psychotherapy that emphasizes thoughts and atitudes in one's behavior
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cognitive processing therapy (CPT) ## Footnote full word 🟫
psychotherapy to build skills to deal with the effects of trauma in other areas of life
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compulsion ## Footnote full word 🟫
uncontrollable impulses to perform an act repetitively
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compulsive ## Footnote full word 🟫
possesing uncontrollable impulses to perform an act repetitively
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depression ## Footnote full word 🟫
mental disorder with feelings of deep sadness and despair
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electroconvulsive therapy ## Footnote full word 🟫
passage of electric currect through the brain to produce convulsions and treat persistent depression, mania, and other disorders
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hypochondriac ## Footnote full word 🟫
a person who exaggerates the significance of symptoms
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hypochondriasis ## Footnote full word 🟫
belief that a minor symptom indicates a severe disease
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insomnia ## Footnote full word 🟫
inability to sleep
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mania ## Footnote full word 🟫
mood disorder with hyperactivity, irritability and rapid speech
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manic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or characterized by mania
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manic-depressive disorder ## Footnote full word 🟫
an outdated name for bipolar disorder
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obsession ## Footnote full word 🟫
persistentm recurrect, uncontrollable thoughts or impulses
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obsessive ## Footnote full word 🟫
possessing persistent, recurrent, uncontrollable thoughts or impulses
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phobia ## Footnote full word 🟫
pathologic fear or dread
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posttraumatic ## Footnote full word 🟫
occuring after and caused by trauma
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psychosomatic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to disorders of the body usually resulting from disturbances of the mind
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unipolar disorder ## Footnote full word 🟫
depression
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acr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
peak, highest point
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agor/a- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
marketplace
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claustr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
confined space
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feed- ## Footnote root 🟥
to give food, nourish
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back- ## Footnote root 🟥
back, return
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pol- ## Footnote root 🟥
pole
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cognit- ## Footnote root 🟥
thinking
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behav- ## Footnote root 🟥
mental activity
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cess- ## Footnote root 🟥
going foreward
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compuls- ## Footnote root 🟥
drive, compel
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depress- ## Footnote root 🟥
press down
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vuls- ## Footnote root 🟥
tear, pull
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chondr- ## Footnote root 🟥
cartilage
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somn- ## Footnote root 🟥
sleep
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man- ## Footnote root 🟥
mania
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obsess- ## Footnote root 🟥
besieged by thoughts
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soma- ## Footnote root 🟥
body
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-phobia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
fear
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-ior ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ing ## Footnote suffix 🟦
doing
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-iac ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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pro- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
before
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in- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
not
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addict ## Footnote full word 🟫
person with a psychologic or physical dependence on a substance or practice
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addiction ## Footnote full word 🟫
habitual psychologic and psysiologic dependence ona substance or practice
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antisocial personality disorder ## Footnote full word 🟫
disorder of people who lie, cheat, steal, and have no guilt about their behavior
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dissociative identity disorder ## Footnote full word 🟫
mental disorder in which part of an individuals personality is separated from the rest, leading to multiple personalities
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kleptomania ## Footnote full word 🟫
uncontrollable need to steal
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narcissism ## Footnote full word 🟫
self-love, person interprets everything purely in relation to themself
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narcissistic ## Footnote full word 🟫
relating everything to oneself
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pathologic gambling ## Footnote full word 🟫
morbid, constant, uncontrollable, destructive gambling
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psychopath ## Footnote full word 🟫
person with antisocial personality disorder
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pyromania ## Footnote full word 🟫
morbid impulse to set fires
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schizoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
withdrawn, socially isolated
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self-mutilation ## Footnote full word 🟫
injury or disfigurement made to one's own body
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sociopath ## Footnote full word 🟫
person with antisocial personality disorder
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dict- ## Footnote root 🟥
surrender
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soci- ## Footnote root 🟥
partner, ally, community
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person- ## Footnote root 🟥
person
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narciss- ## Footnote root 🟥
selflove
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mutil- ## Footnote root 🟥
to maim
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klept/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
to steal
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-mania ## Footnote suffix 🟦
frenzy
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-ism ## Footnote suffix 🟦
a process
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-istic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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ad- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
toward
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antiepileptic ## Footnote full word 🟫
an agent to supress seizures
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anxiolytic ## Footnote full word 🟫
an agent that reduces the symptoms of anxiety
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dependence ## Footnote full word 🟫
state of needing someone or something
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depressant ## Footnote full word 🟫
substance that diminishes activitym sensation, or tone
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antidepressant ## Footnote full word 🟫
an agent to supress the symptoms of depression
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endorphin ## Footnote full word 🟫
natural substance in the brain that has the same effect as opium
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euphoria ## Footnote full word 🟫
exaggerated feeling of well-being
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narcotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
drug derived from opium or a synthetic drug with similar effects
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psychedelic ## Footnote full word 🟫
agent that intensifies sensory perception
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psycoactive ## Footnote full word 🟫
able to alter mood, behavior, and/or cognition
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stimulant ## Footnote full word 🟫
agent that excites or strengthens functional activity
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tolerance ## Footnote full word 🟫
the capacity to become accustomed to a stimulus or drug
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tranquilizer ## Footnote full word 🟫
agent that calms without sedating or depressing
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epilet- ## Footnote root 🟥
seizure
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orphin- ## Footnote root 🟥
morphine
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phor- ## Footnote root 🟥
to carry
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del- ## Footnote root 🟥
visivle
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act- ## Footnote root 🟥
performance
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stimul- ## Footnote root 🟥
excite
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toler- ## Footnote root 🟥
endure
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tranquil- ## Footnote root 🟥
calm
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anxi/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
anxiety
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narc/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
sleep
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-lytic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
soluble
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-ance ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-ant ## Footnote suffix 🟦
agent
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-izer ## Footnote suffix 🟦
affect in a particular way
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anti- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
against
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eu- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
normal
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end- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
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