RT Book, Section
A1 Warfield, Carol A.
A1 Bajwa, Zahid H.
SR Print(0)
ID 3423397
T1 Glossary
T2 Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine, 2e
YR 2004
FD 2004
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071443494
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3423397
RD 2024/04/19
AB Accommodation  The  property  of  a  nerve  by  which  it  adjusts  to  a  slowly  increasing  strength  of  stimulus  so  that  the  strength  at  which  excitation  occurs  is  greater  than  it  would  be  were  the  strength  to  have  risen  more  graduallyAcroparesthesia  Paresthesia  of  an  extremity  or  an  extreme  degree  of  paresthesiaAdynamia  WeaknessAfferent  Bringing  to  or  into  as  in  nerves  transmitting  information  to  the  spinal  cordAlexithymia  A  state  of  restricted  cognitive  and  affective  characteristics  that  are  common  in  patients  with  psychosomatic  disordersAlgesia  A  state  of  increased  sensitivity  to  painAlgodystrophy  Sympathetic  dystrophyAllesthesia  (Allaesthesia)  A  form  of  allochesthesia  in  which  the  sensation  of  a  stimulus  in  one  limb  is  referred  to  the  opposite  limbAllocheiria  (Allochiria)  AllesthesiaAllochesthesia  A  condition  in  which  a  sensation  is  referred  to  a  point  other  than  that  to  which  the  stimulus  is  appliedAllodynia  Any  stimulus  that  results  in  painAlloesthesia  (Alloaesthesia)  AllesthesiaAnalgesia  Loss  of  sensibility  to  painAnalgesia  Algera  Anesthesia  dolorosaAnesthesia  (Anaesthesia)  Total  loss  of  all  forms  of  sensationAnesthesia  Dolorosa  Spontaneous  pain  in  a  part,  associated  with  loss  of  sensibilityAntidromic  Propagation  of  an  impulse  along  a  nerve  in  a  direction  the  reverse  of  normalArthrodesis  The  stiffening  of  a  joint  by  operative  meansArthrosis  A  trophic  degeneration  of  a  jointAsymbolia  Loss  of  the  power  of  appreciation  by  touch  of  the  form  and  nature  of  an  objectAuriculotherapy  A  form  of  acupuncture  in  which  points  in  the  ear  are  stimulatedAxonotmesis  Interruption  of  the  axons  of  a  nerve  without  severance  of  the  supporting  structureBiofeedback  A  training  technique  used  to  gain  voluntary  control  over  autonomic  functionsBlepharospasm  Spasmodic  winking  of  the  orbicularis  muscleBruxism  Grinding  together  of  the  teethCapsaicin  A  pungent  alkaloid  found  in  red  peppersCausalgia  Sustained  burning  pain  after  a  traumatic  nerve  lesion  combined  with  vasomotor  or  sudomotor  dysfunction  and  late  trophic  changesCentral  pain  Spontaneous  pain  and  painful  overreaction  to  objective  stimulation  resulting  from  lesions  confined  to  the  substance  of  the  central  nervous  systemCholecystokinin  A  peptide  first  described  as  a  gastrointestinal  hormone.  It  is  also  a  potent  analgesicCoccydynia  (Coccygodynia)  (Coccygalgia)  (Coccyodynia)  Pain  in  the  coccygeal  region  often  caused  by  a  disorder  of  the  sacrococcygeal  jointCommissural  Fibers  A  bundle  of  nerve  fibers  passing  from  one  side  to  the  other  in  the  brain  or  spinal  cordCordectomy  Excision  of  a  part  of  the  spinal  cordCordotomy  (Chordotomy)  Division  of  tracts  of  the  spinal  cord  by  various  techniquesCortectomy  Excision  of  part  of  the  cortexCryalgesia  Pain  caused  by  coldCryesthesia  Sensitiveness  to  coldCryoanalgesia  Pain  relief  by  cold,  commonly  by  freezing  nerves  with  a  probeDeafferentation  A  loss  of  sensory  nerve  fibers  from  a  portion  of  the  bodyDermatome  The  area  of  skin  supplied  by  a  single  afferent  nerve  fiber  from  a  single  dorsal  rootDynorphin  One  of  three  classes  of  opioid  peptides.  The  others  are  β-endorphin  and  enkephalinsDysesthesia  A  condition  in  which  a  disagreeable  sensation  is  produced  by  ordinary  stimuliDysnosognosia  A  psychopathologic  state  of  abnormal  illness  behaviorDystonia  A  state  of  abnormal  tonicity  in  any  of  the  tissuesEfferent  Conducting  outwardElectrogenesis  A  generation  of  a  neural  impulseEndorphin  One  of  a  family  of  opioid-like  polypeptidesEnkephalin  A  pentapeptide  that  binds  to  some  pain-related  opiate  receptorsFibromyalgia  An  ambiguous  term  often  used  to  refer  to  myofascial  syndromeFibrositis  An  ambiguous  ...