Nervous System Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
anxi/o
A
anxious; uneasy
2
Q
cephal/o
A
head
3
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
4
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
5
Q
contus/o
A
to bruise
6
Q
crani/o
A
skull
7
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater (layer of meninges)
8
Q
encephal/o
A
brain (in the head)
9
Q
esthes/o, esthesi/o
A
nervous sensation
10
Q
gli/o
A
glue
11
Q
hydr/o
A
water
12
Q
hypn/o
A
sleep
13
Q
isch/o
A
back; to hold back
14
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)
15
Q
lex/o
A
word
16
Q
medull/o
A
medulla oblongata (part of brain stem)
17
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges
18
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
19
Q
phas/o
A
speech (unable to speak)
20
Q
phob/o
A
fear
21
Q
phren/o
A
mind
22
Q
pol/o
A
extreme (polo is an extreme sport)
23
Q
poli/o
A
gray matter
24
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pont/o
A
pons
25
Q
radicul/o
A
nerve root
25
Q
psych/o
A
mind
26
Q
schiz/o
A
split
27
Q
somat/o
A
body
28
Q
synaps/o, synapt/o
A
point of contact; to join
29
Q
syncop/o
A
to cut off; cut short; faint (to cut off consciousness)
