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| combined form meaning sheath (referring to the meninges) |
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| pertaining to within the sheath of the meninges |
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| type of injection that can introduce chemicals--such as chemotherapeutic drugs--into the subarachnoid space |
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| combined form meaning vagus nerve |
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| The vagus nerve is the ___ cranial nerve |
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| pertaining to the vagus nerve |
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| combined form meaning excessive sensitivity to pain |
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| Suffix meaning excessive sensitivity to pain |
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| condition of diminished sensation to pain |
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| condition of increased sensitivity to pain |
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| flashes of pain radiating along the course of the trigeminal nerve |
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| vasodilation of blood vessels in tissues surrounding the brain, tension in neck and scalp muscles |
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| What two things causes headaches? |
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| combined form meaning burning |
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| intense burning pain following injury to a sensory nerve |
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| combined form meaning deep sleep or coma |
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| state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannnot be aroused |
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| stupor from which a patient can be aroused |
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| brain death--person unresponsive to stimuli, no spontaneous breathing, no movement, and has a flat EEG tracing |
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| combined form meaning feeling or nervous sensation |
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| Suffix meaning feeling or nervous sensation |
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| agent that reduces or eliminates sensation |
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