nervous system
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hollyquinones on November 17, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affect | mood |
| ageusia | taste impairment |
| agnosia | loss of comprehension of a sensation |
| anesthesia | loss of sensation |
| aphasia | impairment of the ability to communicate through speech writing or signs |
| apraxia | inability to use objects appropriately |
| ataxia | defective muscular coordination |
| bell's palsy | unilateral facial paralysis |
| cognition | intellectual function |
| confabulation | using inappropriate words to fill in memory gaps |
| confusion | not being aware of time place or self |
| delirium | state of mental confusion and excitement |
| delusion | false belief |
| dementia | broad impairment of intellectual function |
| disorientation | inability to recognize time place or person |
| dyslexia | inability to interpret written language while having normal vision |
| fasciculation | involuntary muscle twitching |
| hyperesthesia | increased sensitivity to touch/pain |
| hypoesthesia | dulled sensitivity to touch/pain |
| labile | rapidly changing emotions |
| multiple sclerosis | inflammatory disease of the central nervous system |
| myasthenia gravis | disease characterized by muscle weakness |
| nuchall rigidity | inability to bend the neck |
| paralysis | temporary or permanent loss of function |
| paresthesia | sensation of numbness or tingling |
| parkinson's disease | chronic nervous disease characterized by tremors and muscle weakness |
| reflex | involuntary response to a stimulus |
| seizure (epileptic) | sudden attack of altered consciousness and motor activity |
| trigeminal neuralgia | pain along the trigeminal nerve |
| vertigo | dizziness |
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