Movement of an arm or leg away from the body.
Having rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course; not chronic.
Movement of an arm or leg toward the body.
The process of uniting tissue surfaces as a result of a wound or inflammation.
A deviation from the average or norm. Anything structurally unusual or irregular, i.e., presence of an extra finger or absence of a limb or congenital malformation.
Pertaining to the front of the body.
Medication to stop or prevent vomiting.
Cessation of breathing noted by color changes, pallor and/or cyanosis, and lack of chest wall movement. Can be caused by compression of the brainstem or lower cranial nerves.
Herniation of the brainstem and lower cerebellum through the foramen magnum into the cervical vertebral canal.
Groups of nerve fibers in the spinal cord that transmit sensory impulses upward to the brain.
Sterile, without bacteria; living pathogenic organisms are absent.
Inflammation of the membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord. NOT an infection.
The act of withdrawing a fluid from the body by a suction device. Inspiratory sucking into the airways of fluid or foreign body, such as vomit.
A type of neuroglial cell that functions to connect neurons to blood vessels.
Without symptoms, or producing no symptoms.
Inability to coordinate the muscles in voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of any of several disorders of the nervous system.
A wasting of tissues or decrease in size of a part of the body because of disease or other influences.
Portion of the nervous system that functions to control the actions of the visceral organs and skin.
A nerve fiber that conducts a nerve impulse away from a neuron cell body.
