I'm studying for a NeuroScience Certification, and I need to know the Neuro lingo before taking the test. After just going through the A's of this huge list (about.. well, a lot of pages), I'm totally convinced that:
1. This is actually a research to see how much info you can put in a brain before you have a total meltdown..and I'm the guinea pig
2. That these vocab words are totally made up by doctors to confuse everyone, including nurses. Like a secret handshake among doctors. (Psst, the hidden secrets are found in the words. Shh.)
3. That the definitions are just as messed up as the words.
(Example)
Arthrokinetic Nystagmus: Nystagmus induced by passive rotation of the arm of a stationary subject seated in total darkness inside a rotating drum
Did they really research this, and put a patient in a "totally dark, rotating drum" to find this word and definition?? I wonder what word they would come up with for "progressive deterioration of brain cells due to Neuroscience knowledge overload."
And, my favorite word so far:
Alien Hand Sydrome: a rare disorder of movement and sensation in which sudden unexpected movements of a hand occur and are felt by the patient experiencing them to be with involuntary or initiated by others.
What other words will I find...interesting or pretty hilarious as I keep pushing through this list? We shall see, and I might share them with you here or on Facebook. So, if you see a funny word on my FB, it's either another one of those lovely words, or my brain finally short-circuit and I lost control.
1 comment:
lol, the alien hand syndrome reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld when George tells his boss that his arm has uncontrollable jerks because he got caught elbowing his friend when he got called out on something he said. funny!
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