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| -agra | severe pain |
| -bulia | will |
| -crasia | mixture, loss of control |
| -lepsis | seizure |
| -mnesia | memory |
| -noia | mind, will |
| -praxia | to perform, action |
| -taxia | ordering, arrangement |
| acupuncture | Therapy for treating pain and disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder |
| ADHD | attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder |
| agnosia | The inability to comprehend or recognize the importance of various forms of stimulation. |
| alexia | Inability to read despite preservation of the ability to write. The patient cannot recognize letters and words. |
| amnesia | Loss of memory due to brain injury or emotional trauma. |
| analgesia | Without pain or decreased pain. |
| anesthesia | The loss of feeling or sensation, particularly pain. |
| anger | A strong emotional feeling of displeasure aroused by being interfered with, injured or threatened. |
| anticonvulsants | Drugs used to prevent seizures or reduce their severity. |
| antidepressants | Drugs that prevent or relieve depression. |
| apathy | Lack of emotion or emotional expression; disinterest. |
| aptitude tests | Standardized tests designed to predict an individual's learning ability or performance. |
| asperger syndrome | A developmental disorder whose essential features are persistent impairment in reciprocal social interactions, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities and impairment in language and communications skills. |
| atelo- | incomplete, imperfect |
| avoidance | A psychological or physical defense mechanism for avoiding a noxious experience. |
| BAC | blood alcohol concentration |
| barbiturate | A sedative that depresses respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature and the central nervous system. |
| CBT | cognitive behavioral therapy |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CR | conditioned reflex |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| dendrite | Short branches of the nerve cell body that receive stimuli from other neurons. |
| diplegia | Paralysis involving both sides of the body. |
| dolor/o | pain |
| dopamine | A central nervous system neurotransmitter. |
| DTs | delirium tremens |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| epidural | On or over the dura mater. |
| EST | electroshock therapy |
| heli/o | sun |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| IQ | intelligence quotient |
| LOC | level/loss of consciousness |
| log- | speech, words |
| logo- | words, speech |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MA | mental age |
| MBD | minimal brain dysfunction |
| megalomania | Delusions of grandeur or exaggerated personal importance, wealth or power. |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| myelin | A white fatty material that encloses certain axons and nerve fibers acting as an electrical insulator. |
| neurapraxia | A peripheral nerve injury marked by a temporary loss of conduction of impulses. |
| neurasthenia | A mental disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and concomitant physiologic symptoms. |
| neurofibroma | A moderately firm, benign, encapsulated tumor resulting from proliferation of Schwann cells and fibroblasts that includes portions of nerve fibers. |
| neurofibrosarcoma | A malignant tumor that arises from small cutaneous nerves, is locally aggressive, and has a potential for metastasis. |
| neurogenesis | Formation of neurons which involves the differentiation and division of stem cells in which one or both of the daughter cells become neurons. |
| neuroglia | The supportive tissue of the nervous system |
| neuroma | A benign neoplasm composed of nerve cells and nerve fibers. |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NTD | neural tube defect |
| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| odyn- | pain |
| olfactory nerve | The first cranial nerve. The olfactory nerve conveys the sense of smell. |
| paranoid behavior | Behavior exhibited by individuals who are overly suspicious, but without the symptoms characteristic of paranoid personality disorder or schizophrenia. |
| paranoid disorders | Chronic mental disorders in which there has been an insidious development of a permanent and unshakeable delusional system, but with clear and orderly thinking. Emotional responses and behavior are consistent with the delusional state. |
| parietal lobe | Upper central part of the cerebral hemisphere. It is located posterior to central sulcus, anterior to the occipital lobe, and superior to the temporal lobes. |
| PD | Parkinson disease |
| phob/o | fear, adversion |
| piez/o | pressure |
| PNI | peripheral nerve injury |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| polio- | gray |
| PTSD | post traumatic stress disorder |
| radial nerve | A major nerve of the upper extremity, originating in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord, traveling via the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, and supplying motor innervation to extensor muscles of the arm and cutaneous sensory fibers to extensor regions of the arm and hand. |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| rem sleep | A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and low voltage fast pattern EEG. It is usually associated with dreaming. |
| RIND | reversible ischemic neurologic deficit |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| schiz- | division |
| stress | The unfavorable effect of environmental factors on the physiological functions. |
| superego | The component of the personality associated with ethics, standards, and self-criticism. |
| synaps/o | point of contact |
| synapse | The junctional area between two connected nerves or between a nerve and the effector organ. |
| syring/o | tube, pipe, fistula |
| Sz | seizure |
| taut- | same |
| temporal lobe | One of the main divisions of the cerebral cortex in each hemisphere of the brain, responsible for auditory, olfactory, and semantic processing. |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| tephr/o | gray, ash-colored |
| tetanus | An acute, potentially fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by a powerful protein toxin produced by Clostridium tetani. Tetanus usually occurs after an acute injury, such as a puncture wound or laceration. Also called lockjaw. |
| thalamus | Paired bodies containing mostly gray matter and forming part of the lateral wall of the third ventricle of the brain. |
| thec- | case, sheath |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| tractotomy | Surgical incision of a nerve tract, usually to relieve pain. |
| transference | The unconscious transfer to others of feelings and attitudes which were originally associated with important figures in one's early life. |
| vagus nerve | The tenth cranial nerve. |
Authors and Reviewers
Authored by Dr. Barbara A. EricksonMedically reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Keroes, MD
Last Update: 12/18/2022
