| A | B |
|---|
| anesthesia | without feeling or sensation |
| aphasia | without speech |
| cephalagia | pain in the head - headache |
| craniocerebral | pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of half (one side of the body) |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half (r or l side of the body) - usually caused by a CVA |
| hyperesthesia | excessive sensitivity |
| interictal | between seizures or atacks |
| intracerebral | pertaining to within the cerebrum |
| monoparesis | paralysis of one (limb) |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one (limb) |
| neurologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system |
| neurology | study of nerves (branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the nervous system) |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation such as burning, prickling or tingling |
| psychosis | abnormal condition of the mind characterized by having delusions and hallucinations |
| postictal | after a seizure or attack |
| perictal | before a seizure |
| psychiatrist | physician who studies and treats disorders of the mind |
| psychiatry | speciality of the mind ( branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of mental disorders) |
| psychogenic | orginating in the mind |
| psychologist | specialist of the mind |
| psychology | study of the mind - a profession that involves dealing with the mind and mental processes in relation to human behavior |
| psychopathy | disease of the mind |
| psychosomatic | pertaining to the mind and body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of four (limbs) |
| tetraplegia | paralysis of four (limbs) |
| dysesthesia | painful sensation |
| mental | pertaining to the mind |
