Medical terminology about nervous system

2. Involuntary rapid movement of the eyes in the horizontal, vertical or rotary planes of the eyeball.
4. The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
5. a merging together through direct or indirect communication. A connection between nerves or blood vessels in the nervous system.
7. Any abnormality in the peripheral nerve system, either pathological or functional.
10. A tumor of the peripheral nerves is caused by an irregular clump of fibrous and insulating cells.
11. Sympathetic nervous system tumor that primarily affects young children and infants.
12. A genetic disorder that causes abnormalities in the development of the skin, muscles, and nervous system. It is also characterized by a high number of tumors that impact various organ systems.
14. A group of specialized nerve cells at the base of the brain that regulates both anterior and posterior pituitary secretions in addition to other fundamental regulation processes like attention and body temperature.

1. Removal of scar or reactive tissue from a nerve or nerve root.
3. An enlargement or surgical incision made in the bone through which a nerve root exits the spinal canal is known as a foraminotomy.
6. Medical term for nerve inflammation; it can also refer to non-inflammatory peripheral nervous system nerve abnormalities.
8. A tumor or new growth composed primarily of nerve fibers and connective tissue.
9. Excision of part of a nerve.
13. A paroxysmal pain that travels across one or more nerves.
15. Cell that supports the neurons of the brain and spinal cord.