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antianxiety agent
drug used to suppress anxiousness and relax muscles
anti- (against) - Gr. angho (to squeeze, embrace throttle)
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anticonvulsant agent
drugs used to decrease seizure activity
anti- (against) - L. con (with)
- L. vulsus (to tear up)
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antipsychotic agent
drug given to patients to affect behavior and treat psychiatric disorders
anti- (against) - psych/o (of or pertaining to the mind)
- -tic (adjective suffix)
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computerized tomography (CT)
- noninvasive radiologic test that uses computer to produce cross-sectional images of soft tissue structures of brain and spinal cordreveal problems such as brain tumors, aneurysms, herniations, cerebral hemorrhages, etc.
- tom/o (to cut)
- -graphy (to write or record)
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craniectomy
excision of part of the skull
crani/o (cranium) - -ectomy (excision)
- (KRAY-nee-ek-tuh-mee)
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craniotomy
incision into the skull
crani/o (cranium) - -tomy (cutting operation)
- (KRAY-nee-aw-tuh-mee)
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
a controlled convulsion produced by passing an electric current through the brain
aka: electroshock therapy (EST) - electr/o (electric); L. con (with); L. vulsus (to tear up)
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electronencephalography (EEG)
record of the electrical potential of the brain
electr/o (electric); encephal/o (brain); -graphy (process of recording) - (ee-LEK-tro-en-sef-ah-LAH-grah-fee)
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lobotomy
incision into a lobe
lob/o (lobe) - -tomy (cutting operation)
- (lo-BAWT-uh-mee)
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lumbar puncture (LP)
insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space between the third and fourth or fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae to withdraw fluid for diagnosis
L. lumbus (lion)
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- uses radio waves and a very strong magnetic field to produce images of the soft tissueused to visualize disease-related changes in brain/spinal cord undetectable by many conventional X-ray procedures
- (ie: isolate damaged areas of brain caused by multiple sclerosis)
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myelography
radiography of the spinal cord and nerve roots
myel/o (bone marrow or spine) - -graphy (process of recording)
- (my-eh-LOG-rah-fee)
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neuroplasty
surgery to repair a nerve
neur/o (nerve) - -plasty (repair)
- (NURR-oh-plass-tee)
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sedatives or hypnotics
drugs used to induce calming effect or sleep
L. sedeo (sit) - Gr. hypnotikos (causing one to sleep)
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