Nerves · Nervous System · Hard

Neurapraxia

Meaning: The mildest nerve injury, with temporary conduction block but an intact axon.

In practice: Saturday night palsy of the radial nerve usually recovers fully within weeks.

Word parts

Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.

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Which word means: Weakness or paralysis of a cranial nerve resulting in loss of its motor function.

Which word means: The 6th cranial nerve controlling lateral eye movement.

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