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| Pertaining to a small air sac in the lungs |
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| Temporary cessation of breathing |
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| Chronic dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, with a secondary infection that usually involves the lower portion of a lung |
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| Inflammation of the bronchioles |
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| Inflammation of the bronchi |
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| Instrument used to examine the bronchi |
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| Abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membrane caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood; skin, fingernails, and mucous membranes can have a slightly bluish or grayish tone |
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| Condition of difficulty in speaking, also called hoarseness |
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| Process of coughing up and spitting out material (sputum) from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea |
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| Excessive or rapid breathing |
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| Condition of deficient amounts of oxygen in the inspired air |
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| Pertaining to the larynx (voice box) |
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| Inflammation of the larynx (voice box) |
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| Instrument used to examine the larynx (voice box) |
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| Surgical excision of a lobe of any organ or gland, such as the lung |
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| Inflammation of the nose and pharynx (throat) |
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| Inability to breathe unless in an upright or straight position |
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| Inflammation of the pharynx (throat) |
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| Inflammation of the pleura |
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| Abnormal condition of the lung caused by the inhalation of dust particles such as coal dust (anthracosis), stone dust (chalicosis), iron dust (siderosis), and asbestos (asbestosis) |
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| Collection of air in the chest cavity |
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| Surgical excision of the lung or a part of a lung |
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| respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection |
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| Viral infection responsible for severe respiratory diseases (bronchiolitis, bronchopneumonia) in infants and children under 1 year of age; symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough, and sometimes wheezing |
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| Surgical repair of the nose |
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| Instrument used to measure the volume of respired air |
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| Surgical puncture of the chest for removal of fluid; also called thoracentesis |
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| Surgical repair of the chest |
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| Surgical excision of the tonsils |
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| Inflammation of the tonsils |
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| Pertaining to the trachea (windpipe) |
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| Pain in the trachea (windpipe) |
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| Incision into the larynx and trachea (windpipe) |
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| New opening into the trachea (windpipe) |
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| Presence of serum protein in the urine |
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| Pertaining to a medication that decreases urine secretion |
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| Pertaining to a medication that decreases urine secretion |
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| Without the formation of urine |
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| Presence of bacteria in the urine |
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| Presence of calcium in the urine |
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| Surgical excision of the bladder or part of the bladder |
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| Inflammation of the bladder |
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| Hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina |
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| Pain in the bladder; commonly called cystalgia |
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| X-ray record of the bladder |
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| Surgical excision of a stone from the bladder |
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| Instrument used for examination of the bladder |
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| Procedure to separate waste material from the blood and to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance in impaired kidney function or in the absence of the kidney |
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| Condition of increased or excessive flow of urine; occurs in conditions such as diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, and acute renal failure; also produced by diuretics |
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| Difficult or painful urination |
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| Condition of involuntary emission of urine; also called bedwetting |
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| Pertaining to the glomerulus |
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| Inflammation of the renal glomeruli |
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| Inflammation of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli |
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| Presence of glucose in the urine |
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| Presence of blood in the urine |
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| Condition in which urine collects in the renal pelvis because of an obstructed outflow thereby forming distention and atrophy of the kidney; can be caused by renal calculi, tumor, or hyperplasia of the prostate gland |
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| Excessive amount of calcium in the urine |
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| Inability to hold or control urination or defecation |
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| Presence of ketones in the urine resulting from breakdown of fats due to faulty carbohydrate metabolism; also called ketoacidosis |
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| Incision of the urinary meatus to enlarge the opening |
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| Surgical excision of a kidney |
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| Inflammation of the kidney |
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| Inflammation of the bladder and the kidney |
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| Condition of hardening of the kidney |
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| Excessive urination during the night |
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| Pertaining to around the urethra |
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| Surgical incision into the renal pelvis for removal of a stone |
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| Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis |
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| Inflammation of the trigone of the bladder |
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| Excess of urea, creatinine, and other nitrogenous end products of protein and amino acid metabolism accumulated in the blood; refers to the syndrome associated with end-stage renal failure; also called azotemia |
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| Surgical implantation of the ureter into the colon |
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| Surgical repair of the ureter |
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| Pertaining to the urethra and perineum |
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| Container, toilet, or bathroom fixture into which one urinates |
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| Analysis of urine; separating of the urine for examination to determine the presence of abnormal elements |
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| Instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine |
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| Brown pigment formed by the oxidation of urobilinogen; may be formed in the urine after exposure to air |
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| Physician who specializes in the study of the urinary system |
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| Study of the urinary system |
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| Condition of excessive acidity of body fluids |
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| Chronic disease characterized by a gradual enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities caused by overproduction of growth hormone and treated by x-ray or surgery |
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| Surgical excision of a gland |
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| Any disease condition of a glan |
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| Pertaining to the adrenal glands (also called suprarenal glands), triangular bodies that cover the superior surface of the kidneys |
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| Surgical excision of the adrenal gland |
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| Any disease of the adrenal gland |
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| Congenital condition caused by deficiency in secretion of the thyroid hormones and characterized by arrested physical and mental development; treatment consists of appropriate thyroid replacement therapy |
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| General term used to describe diseases characterized by excessive discharge of urine |
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| Condition of being abnormally small |
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| Ductless gland that produces an internal secretion |
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| Physician who specializes in the study of the endocrine glands |
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| Study of the endocrine glands |
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| Normal activity of the thyroid gland |
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| External secretion of a gland |
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| Pertaining to an abnormal protrusion of the eye as often seen in exophtalmic goiter or exophthalmos seen in Graves’ disease |
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| Excessive secretion of milk after cessation of nursing |
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| Condition of being abnormally large |
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| General classification of the adrenal cortical hormones |
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| Abnormal condition characterized by excessive growth of hair, especially in women |
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| Condition of excessive secretion of the sex glands |
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| Condition of excessive amounts of insulin in the blood |
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| Condition of excessive amounts of potassium in the blood |
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| Condition caused by excessive secretion of thyroid hormone that can affect many body systems |
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| Condition caused by deficient internal secretion of the gonads |
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| Condition caused by deficient internal secretion of the gonads |
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| Deficient internal secretion of the parathyroid glands |
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| Any undergrowth; the pituitary body |
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| Deficient secretion of the thyroid hormone, a condition that can affect many body systems |
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| Formation or production of insulin |
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| Pertaining to drowsiness, sluggish |
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| Literally means condition of mucus swelling; the most severe form of hypothyrodism, it is characterized by marked edema of the face, a somnolent look, and hair that is stiff and without luster |
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| Pertaining to the pancreas |
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| Endocrine gland located beside the thyroid gland |
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| Endocrine gland that is shaped like a small pine cone |
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| Any condition of the pituitary gland |
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| Pertaining to the pituitary gland, the hypophysis |
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| Condition of premature old age occurring in childhood |
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| Condition in which complete atrophy of the pituitary gland causes loss of function of the thyroid, adrenals, and gonads; also called panhypopituitarism |
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| Surgical excision of the thymus gland |
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| Inflammation of the thymus gland |
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| Literally means resembling a shield; one of the endocrine glands |
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| Surgical excision of the thyroid gland |
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| Inflammation of the thyroid gland |
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| Poisonous condition of the thyroid gland caused by hyperactivity |
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| Condition of masculinity developed in a woman |
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| Loss or lack of the power of voluntary motion |
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| Condition in which there is a loss or lack of memory |
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| Lack of the sense of pain |
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| Congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain |
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| Loss or lack of the sense of feeling |
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| Physician who specializes in the science of anesthesia |
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| Loss or lack of the ability to eat or swallow |
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| Loss or lack of the ability to speak due to neurological impairment; a person may also have difficulty understanding others and/or with verbal expression |
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| Loss or lack of the ability to use objects properly; inability to perform motor tasks or activities of daily living, such as dressing and bathing |
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| Primary tumor of the brain composed of astrocytes (star-shaped neuroglial cells) and characterized by slow growth, cyst formation, metastasis, and malignant glioblastoma within the tumor mass; also called astrocytic glioma |
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| Loss or lack of muscular coordination |
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| Abnormal slowness of motion |
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| Pertaining to the cerebellum |
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| Pertaining to the cerebrum and the spinal cord |
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| Surgical excision of a portion of the skull |
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| Surgical opening into the skull to repair defects associated with traumatic head injuries or to repair a cerebral aneurysm |
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| Surgical excision of an intervertebral disk |
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| Condition in which an individual has difficulty using and comprehending written language |
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| Impairment of speech caused by a brain lesion |
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| Instrument used to record the electrical activity of the brain |
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| Process of recording the contraction of a skeletal muscle as a result of electrical stimulation; used in diagnosing disorders of nerves supplying muscles |
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| Inflammation of the brain |
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| Any dysfunction of the brain |
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| Pertaining to situated on the dura mater |
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| Surgical excision of a ganglion (a mass of nerve tissue outside the brain and spinal cord) |
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| Tumor composed of neuroglial tissue |
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| Slight paralysis that affects one side of the body |
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| Paralysis of one half of the body when it is divided along the median sagittal plane |
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| Condition in which part or all of the soft, gelatinous central portion of an intervertebral disk (the nucleus pulposus) is forced through a weakened part of the disk; also called herniated intervertebral disk, ruptured disk, herniated nucleus pulposus, and slipped disk |
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| Pertaining to an increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain |
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| Excessive feelings of sensory stimuli, such as pain, touch, or sound |
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| Excessive muscular movement and motion; inability to be still; also known as hyperactivity |
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| Artificially induced trancelike state resembling sonambulism (condition of sleepwalking) |
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| Pertaining to within the skull |
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| Surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch |
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| Surgical incision into the prefrontal or frontal lobe of the brain |
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| Tumor of the meninges that originates in the arachnoidal tissue |
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| Inflammation of the meninges of the spinal cord or brain |
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| Congenital hernia (saclike protrusion) in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the skull or spinal column |
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| Congenital herniation of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column |
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| Abnormally small head; congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormal smallness of the head in relation to the rest of the body |
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| Inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| X-ray recording of the spinal cord after injection of a radiopaque medium into the spinal canal |
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| Pain in a nerve or nerves |
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| Abnormal condition characterized by nervous weakness, exhaustion, and prostration that often follows depression |
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| Surgical excision of a nerve |
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| Thin membranous sheath that envelops a nerve fiber; also called sheath of Schwann or neurolemma |
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| Germ cell from which nervous tissue is formed |
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| Malignant tumor composed of cells resembling neuroblast; occurs mostly in infants and children |
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| Supporting elements of the nervous system (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, macroglia, and ependymal cells) |
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| Physician who specializes in study of the nervous system |
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| Study of the nervous system |
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| Tumor of nerve cells and nerve fibers |
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| Malignant tumor derived and composed of oligodendroglia (a type of cell that makes up one component of the tissue of the CNS) |
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| Swelling of the optical disk, usually caused by increased intracranial pressure; also called choked disk |
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| Paralysis of both legs and, in some cases, the lower portion of the body |
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| Abnormal sensation, feeling of numbness, prickling, or tingling |
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| Chromaffin cell tumor of the adrenal medulla or of the sympathetic nervous system |
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| Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
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| Inflammation of many nerves |
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| Paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk due to injury to the spinal cord in the cervical spine; also called tetraplegia |
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| Condition of sleepwalking |
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| Surgical procedure to bind vertebra after removal of a herniated disk; also called spinal fusion |
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| Pertaining to below the dura mater |
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| Increased agitation or restlessness that occurs in the late afternoon or early evening in patients with cognitive impairment; most common with Alzheimer’s type dementia and Parkinson’s disease |
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| Surgical excision of a portion of the sympathetic nervous system |
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| Surgical incision of the vagus nerve |
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| Measurement of intracranial pressure |
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