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The medical term for paralysis of both legs is:

The blood-brain-barrier keeps most bacteria, harmful cells, and many toxins from entering the nervous system.

The medical term for excessive anterior curve of the lumbar spine is:

The combining form psych/o means study.

The suffix -asthenia means strong.

The patient is scheduled for a rhizotomy or radicotomy to help with chronic pain. The patient should be prepared for an incision into a nerve root.

This disease is characterized by deterioration of the myelin sheath covering the axons within the brain.

The correct meaning of the word root in the term neuroma is:

Hardening of the arteries of the brain is known as cerebral embolism.

A general term describing several levels of decreased consciousness is agnosia.