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Hydrocephalus = dilatation of the brain & an abnormal accumulation ofcerebrospinal fluid.Symptomatic termsAnalgesia = loss of normal sense of pain.Aphasia difficulty to use of words.Coma = state of unconciousness.Diplagia = paralysis of both sides of the body.Dysarthria = incoordination of speech muscle.Paresis = partial paralysis.Hemiparesis = slight degree of paralysis of one side of the body.Hemiplegia = paralysis affecting one side of the body.Hyperesthesia = increased sensibility of sensory stimuli.Paraparesis = slight paralysis of lower limbs.Paraplegia = paralysis of lower limbs.41
Community Medicine / Medical TerminologySalwa Sh. Abdul-Wahid Lecture Number 23Psychotic DisordersOrigin of termsCata (G) = against, along with, down, lower, underDynamo (G)= powerMania (G) =madnessPhren (G)= mind, diaphragmPsych, psycho, (G) =mindSchizo (G) = division, splitSoma (G) = bodyThymo (G) = mind thymusGeneral termsPsychiatry = the medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis,prevention and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.Diagnostic termsAlcohol use and alcohol induced disorders = maladaptive pattern ofalcohol use.Generalized anxiety disorder = excessive anxiety and worry.Panic disorder = recurrent, unexpected, and intense fear or discomfortattacks.Eating disorder = disturbance of eating behaviour.Mental retardation = subevarage general intellectual functioning.Symptomatic disordersAggression = forceful, self assertive, attacking action.41
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