Nervous System

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1. / surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch.
6. / sudden recurrence of the symptoms of a disease, an exacerbation.
8. / loss or lack of memory.
11. / inflammation involving many nerves.
12. / temporary loss of consciousness.
15. / weakness on one side of the body.
20. / fibrous connective tissue tumor of a nerve.
21. / lack of strength.
24. / pertaining to the cerebrum and spinal cord.
28. / x-ray of the cerebral ventricles.
29. / head injury with a transient loss of brain function.
30. / surgical destruction of the globus pallidus.
32. / tumor composed of neuroglial tissue.
33. / excessive motion.
34. / abnormal involuntary movement disorder.
35. / surgical incision into the prefrontal or frontal lobe of the brain.
36. / pathological condition characterized by weakness, exhaustion, and prostration that often accompanies severe depression.
41. / congenital herniation of the spinal cord.
42. syndrome / acute disease that causes edema of the brain.
43. / condition of sleep walking.
44. / loss or lack of voluntary motion.
45. / tumor of the nerve cells and nerve fibers.
46. / increased agitation or restlessness that occurs in the late afternoon or early evening in patients with cognitive impairment.
49. / cholinergic neurotransmitter.
52. / congenital hernia.
53. / inflammation of a nerve.
57. / surgical excision of the ganglion.
58. / one who specializes in the science of anesthesia.
59. / supporting or connective tissue cells of the central nervous system.
61. / pertaining to situated on the dura mater.
63. / paralysis of the lower part of the body and of both legs.
64. / malignant tumor derived and composed of oligodendroglia.
66. / chronic condition with recurrent attacks of uncontrollable drowsiness and sleep.
67. / impairment of speech that may be caused by a brain lesion.
69. / process of recording the contraction of skeletal muscle as a result of electrical stimulation.
72. / pertaining to within the skull.
73. / slight, partial, or incomplete paralysis.
74. / surgical procedure to blind vertebra after removal of a herniated disk.
76. / inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
77. / inability to remain still.
80. / malignant tumor composed of cells resembling neuroblasts.
83. / loss or lack of the ability to eat or swallow.
85. / any disease of the brain.
88. Palsy / disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control centers of the developing brain.
91. / abnormal sensation, feeling of numbness, prickling, or tingling.
92. / slow motion or movement.
96. lateral sclerosis / muscular weakness, atrophy, with spasticity caused degeneration of motor neurons.
97. / tumor of the meninges.
98. / nerve cell, neuron.
99. / inflammation of the brain.
102. / swelling of the optic disk.
103. disease / disease marked by degeneration of brain tissue.
104. Flying mammal
105. / lack of development of the brain.
106. / difficulty in reading and comprehending written language.
107. Large marsupial

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2. / examination of the dura mater.
3. Likes to chase mice
4. / surgical excision of an intervertebral disk.
5. / lack of the ability to speak.
7. / inflammation of the meninges.
9. / severe pain along the course of the sciatic nerve.
10. / lack of coordination.
13. / surgical incision into the skull.
14. / pertaining to the sense of touch.
16. / chemical substances that provides the feeling of pleasure.
17. / surgical excision of a portion of the sympathetic nervous system.
18. / the study of the nervous system.
19. / chromaffin cell tumor of the adrenal medulla or of the sympathetic nervous system.
22. / inflammation of the spinal cord.
23. / condition of sleepwalking.
25. / neurological disorder involving repeated seizures.
26. / physician who specializes in the study of the nervous system.
27. / excessive feeling.
31. / thin membranous sheath that envelops a nerve fiber.
37. / pertaining to the cerebellum.
38. / medical instrument used to record the electrical activity of the brain.
39. / death of the brain tissue that occurs when the brain does not get sufficient blood and oxygen.
40. zoster / viral disease characterized by painful vesicular eruptions along the segment of the spinal or cranial nerves.
47. / germ cell from which nervous tissue is formed.
48. / any pathological nervous tissue disease.
50. / unconscious state or stupor from which the patient cannot be aroused.
51. / surgical incision of the vagus nerve.
54. / chemical substances, such as dopamine and acetylcholine, transmitted across a synapse that transmits a signal between two neurons.
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56. / pain in a nerve or nerves.
60. / lack of sensation of pain.
62. / surgical excision of a portion of the skull.
65. / abnormally small head.
68. / pertaining to below the dura mater.
70. / state of rest for the body.
71. / headache.
75. / tumor of astrocytes.
78. / loss of other cognitive function.
79. / paralysis of one half of the body.
81. / lack of action.
82. Sclerosis / chronic disease of the central nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath.
84. / lack of feeling.
86. / pertaining to water in the brain.
87. / paralysis of all four extremities, also called tetraplegia.
89. / surgical excision of a nerve.
90. Flying mammal
93. / x-ray recording of the spinal cord.
94. disease / a progressive neurological disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls movement.
95. Has a trunk
96. Disease / severe form of senile dementia.
100. / sensory nerve ending that receives and relays responses to stimuli.
101. / pathological loss of sensation or an impairment of motor function, also called paralysis.