Chapter 15 Nervous System, Quiz 2 ANSWERS

1. aphasia: condition of loss or impairment of the ability to speak
2. neurologist: physician who specializes in neurology
3. encephalosclerosis: hardening of the brain
4. neuroectomy: excision of a nerve
5. rhizomeningomyelitis: inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord
6. neuroarthropathy: disease of nerves and joints
7. cerebral thrombosis: condition of a blood clot in the cerebrum
8. neuritis: inflammation of the nerve
9. meningitis: inflammation of the meninges
10. encephalitis: inflammation of the brain
11. polyneuritis: inflammation of many nerves
12. neurorrhaphy: suture of a nerve
13. neurolysis: separating a nerve (from adhesions)
14. electroencephalograph: instrument used for recording the electrical impulses of the brain
15. cerebral: pertaining to the cerebrum
16. myelomalacia: softening of the spinal cord
17. hemiplegia: paralysis of half of the body (right or left side)
18. monoparesis: slight paralysis of one limb
19. subdural: pertaining to below dura mater
20. phrenopathy: mental disease

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