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Undergraduate 1
11/25/2011

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Term
psych/o-
Definition
mind
Term
affect
Definition
outward display on the face of inward thoughts and emotions, mood
Term
neurotransmitter
Definition
chemicals that relay messages from one neuron to another
Term
mood
Definition
predominant emotion affecting a person's state of mind
Term
anxiety
Definition
fear or worrying
Term
obsession
Definition
constant, persistent, uncontrollable thoughts
Term
compulsion
Definition
performing repetitive, meaningless activities
Term
phobia
Definition
fear, avoidance
Term
anorexia
Definition
without-appetite
severe eating disorder afraid of getting fat
Term
bipolar
Definition
"two poles"
mood swing between mania and depression
Term
mania
Definition
state of extreme happiness, limitless energy and hyperactivity
Term
sui-cide
Definition
"self-killing"
Term
delusion
Definition
false belief
(example: the CIA is going to get me)
Term
hallucination
Definition
false perceptions
(example: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching things that aren't really there)
Term
psych-osis
Definition
"abnormal condition of the mind"
Term
schizo-phrenia
Definition
"split mind"
Term
ADHD
Definition
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Term
-lalia
Definition
abnormal condition of speech
(echolalia, coprolalia)
Term
amnes/o-
Definition
forgetfullness
Term
de-mentia
Definition
without the mind
Term
homi-cide
Definition
to kill someone (not yourself)
Term
anti-social
Definition
against human beings or community
Term
delirium
Definition
acute confusion, disorientation and agitation
Term
detoxification
Definition
"reversal of toxins"
Term
onco-
Definition
tumor, mass
Term
metastasis
Definition
cancerous cells breaking off from the tumor and traveling to other parts of the body via the blood and lymphatic system
Term
necrosis
Definition
"process of tissue death"
Term
carcin/o-
Definition
cancer
Term
differentiation
Definition
process of stem cells becoming specialized in the body
Term
encapsulated
Definition
having a capsule or enveloping structure around it
Term
dys-plasia
Definition
abnormal growth/formation
Term
new-plasm
Definition
new growth
Term
remission
Definition
period of time without symptoms
Term
adeno-carcin-oma
Definition
cancer of a gland
(breast or pancreas)
Term
sarcoma
Definition
tumor of connective tissue
(osteosarcoma)
Term
cyt/o-
Definition
cell
Term
biopsy
Definition
"viewing living tissue
Term
excision
Definition
to cut out
Term
radiotherapy
Definition
radiation treatment
Term
chemotherapy
Definition
chemical/drug treatment
Term
radiography
Definition
"process of recording with x-rays"
using XR to produce a diagnostic image
Term
fluoroscopy
Definition
using an instrument to examine with fluorescence
Term
-gram
Definition
a record or picture
Term
-graphy
Definition
process of recording
Term
Tomography
Definition
"recording in slices/layers"
Computerized Tomography, CT scan
Term
ultrasonography
Definition
"process of recording with sound"
Term
MRI
Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
uses radiowaves
Term
radio-pharmaceutical
Definition
radiation-medicine
radioactive substances given as medicines
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