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to flee, move away
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Pectal
to seek (L. petere)
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Afferent
bringing forward toward the brain
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Efferent
bringing signal away from the brain to body
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Medulla
oblong piece in the middle
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Pons
Bridge - connecting part of the lower brain function
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Diencephalon
through the brain
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Ventricul/o
ventricle (little belly or pouch)
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Thalam/o
thalamus/chamber
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Mening/o, miningi/o
meninges
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Dura mater
outer layer of the membran of the brain
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Arachnoid
spider-like, web looking
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stere/o
3 dimensional or solid
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Hypn/o
hypnosis, sleep, sleep-inducing
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tax/o
order or coordination
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polyneuritis
inflammation of two or more nerves
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delerium
more and less temporary disorder of the mental faculties and disturbances of conciousness
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dementia
permanent loss of mental function (out of mind)
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concussion
injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall
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nausea
uneasiness in stomach
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Amnesia
condition with loss of memory
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subdural
bleeding in the space between the dura mater and the brain itself
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epidural
bleedning into the space between the dura mater and the skull
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Ataxia
loss of coordination
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Cerebral thrombosis (ischemia stroke)
thrombus gradually builds, blocking artery
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Cerebral embolism (ischemia stroke)
moving embolus creates damage where it lodges
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Intracranial hemorrhage (hemorrhagic stroke)
rupture or bleed of an artery
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Broca's area
speech production
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Oligodendrocytes
Myelinated nerve cells send signals faster
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Astrocytes
star shaped cell, especially one of the glial cells that support the tissue of the central nervous system
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Microglial cells
engulfing invading microbes and dead tissues
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Glioma
Tumor of the nervous system
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Spinal bifida occulta
The outer part of some of the vertebrae are not completely closed. The split in the vertebrae is so small that the spinal cord does not protrude.
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Meningocele
A protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column
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Huntington's chorea
- Progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder
- Some dementia and coordination problems, weird awkward movements
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Alzeimer's disease
Most common form of dementia
- o Stage 1 memory loss
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Parkinson's disease
- Areas that produce dopamine deteriorate
- Problem with coordination and rotation
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Poliomyelitis
inflamed grey matter of the spine
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Epilepsy, Seizure
Believed that people with this condition were seized by the gods and given messages, Sacred Disease
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Pathos
- Lovesickness
- -Any strong emotion can affect the body and disturb the soul
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Phrenitis
Emotions go out of the control and "infects" body's cognition
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Choleric
excess of yellow bile, angry and hot-tempered
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Melancholic
black bile, depressed and can't sleep, melancholy of genius
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Phlegmatic
phlegm, sluggish
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Sanguine
blood bile, romantic, amorous
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phren/o
midriff, mind, diaphragm
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Dysphoria
how you carry yourself or emotions, uneasiness and never in a good state
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Euphoria
holding yourself well, over estimate of one's well-being, disconnect with how things are
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Catatonia
state where person is unrepsonsive to stimuli, rigid
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Apathy
unemotional person
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Delusion
a belief that has no true basis or fact
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Paranoia
type of delusion, someone who has persecutory thoughts - someone is pursuing one constantly
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Hallucination
sensory perceptions that are not based on reality
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Ideation
idea or thought that one can't shake or get rid of, suicidal tendency
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Psychosis
distortion of reality and inablility to interact in reality
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Mania
elevation of emotions, excessive activity
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Thanatomania
abnormal attraction to and fascination with death and suicide
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Necromania
fascination with dead bodies
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Pyromania
obsession with fire
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Egomania
fascination of oneself
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Megalomania
delusions of grandiose, "king of the universe"
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Sophomania
person who thinks they are wise
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Bi-polar disorder
mood swings, manic depressive
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OCD
Anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety, or by a combination of such thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions).
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
A severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope.
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Phobias
A persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it
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Hypochondriasis
person who thinks they are ill all of the time, morbid fascination with being sick, associated with black bile
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Agoraphobia
fear of wide open public spaces
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Acrophobia
fear of heights
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Photophobia
fear of light, medical condition of eye sensitivity to light
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Psychrophobia
fear of cold temperature
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Autism
diffculty communicating with people other than oneself
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Mental retardation
delay in mental development
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Dyslexia
Any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
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Anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation.
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Bulimia nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors. The most common form is defensive vomiting, sometimes called purging; fasting, the use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics, and over exercising are also common.
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Orthorexia nervosa
Describe people who have developed a fixation with healthy or righteous eating and is commonly referred to as a mental disorder
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Exocrine
Duct glands, going outside, sweat
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Endocrine
Endocrine glands have no ducts. They secrete what is called hormone. The hormone is released in the blood stream and is circulated in the blood where it finds a particular organ, called target organ, to which goes and influences its physiology.
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Crin/o, -crine
to secrete
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Holocrine
cell that produces the hormone and is part of the hormone and is released
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Merocrine
Of or relating to a gland whose secretory cells remain undamaged during secretion
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Pitu/i, pituit/o
pituitary gland
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Thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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Adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal gland
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Test/o, testicul/o
testis
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Cortic/o
outer layer or covering
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Ment/o
referring to the mind
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Spin/o
referring to the spinal cord
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iatr/o
physician; to treat
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-paresis
weakness, loss of movement
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Gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
sugar
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tocin
labor/to give birth
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Exophthalmos
bulging eyes
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Acromegaly
- extremities become big because of excess of growth hormone
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Gigantism
excessive growth hormone throughout their lives since childhood
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