Chapter 12 - Nervous System Flashcards
1
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aesthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
2
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astr/o
A
star
3
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cau/o
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burn, burning
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
6
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum, brain
7
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comat/o
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coma
8
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crani/o
A
skull
9
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dendr/o
A
tree, branches
10
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dur/o
A
dura mater
11
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encephal/o
A
brain
12
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gli/o
A
glue
13
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
14
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hydr/o
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water
15
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hypn/o
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sleep
16
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kinesi/o
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movement, motion
17
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kinet/o
A
movement, motion
18
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lex/o
A
word, phrase
19
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mening/o
A
meninges
20
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meningi/o
A
meninges
21
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
22
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narc/o
A
stupor, sleep
23
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neur/o
A
nerve
24
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phas/o
A
speech
25
plex/o
network (of nerves)
26
psych/o
mind
27
rachi/o
spine
28
radic/o
nerve root
29
radicul/o
nerve root
30
somat/o
body
31
somn/i
sleep
32
spin/o
spine, thorn
33
spondyl/o
vertebra
34
syncop/o
cut short
35
tax/o
order, coordination
36
thalam/o
thalamus
37
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
38
ventricul/o
ventricle
39
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine
40
bi-
two, twice, double
41
echo-
repeated, reflected sound
42
electro-
electrical
43
hemi-
half
44
para-
beside, near
45
polio-
grey matter
46
poly-
many, much
47
quadri-
four
48
tetra-
four
49
uni-
one
50
-aesthesia
sensation, feeling
51
-al
pertaining to
52
-algesia
condition of pain
53
-algia
condition of pain
54
-asthenia
condition of weakness, debility
55
-cele
hernia, protrusion
56
-form
having the form of
57
-kinesia
movement
58
-lepsy
seizure
59
-oma
tumour
60
-paresis
slight paralysis
61
-phasia
speech
62
-plegia
condition of paralysis
63
-praxia
achieve, to do
64
-rrhage
bursting forth, excessive discharge or flow
65
-us
thing, structure
