Chapter 10 med terms (combining/suffix) Flashcards
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
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dur/o
A
dura mater
4
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encephal/o
A
brain
5
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gli/o
A
glial cells
6
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lept/o
A
thin, slender
7
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mening/o
A
membranes, meninges
8
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meningi/o
A
membranes, meninges
9
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my/o
A
muscle
10
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
11
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neur/o
A
nerve
12
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pont/o
A
pons
13
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radicul/o
A
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
14
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thalam/o
A
thalamus
15
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thec/o
A
sheath (refers to the meninges)
16
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vag/o
A
vagus nerve (10 cranial nerve)
17
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alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
18
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-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
19
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-algia
A
pain
20
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caus/o
A
burning
21
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comat/o
A
deep sleep (coma)
22
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esthesi/o
A
feeling, nervous sensation
23
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-esthesia
A
feeling, nervous sensation
24
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kines/o
A
movement
25
kinesi/o
movement
26
-kinesia
movement
27
-kinesis
movement
28
-kinetic
movement
29
-lepsy
seizure
30
lex/o
word, phrase
31
-paresis
weakness
32
-phasia
speech
33
-plegia
paralysis
34
-praxia
action
35
-sthenia
strength
36
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
37
tax/o
order, coordination
