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Cephal/o

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Head Cephalgia (a headache)

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Encephal/o

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Inside the head (brain) Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) Anencephalic (born without a brain)

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Mening/o

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Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord Meningitis (inflammation of the membranes)

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord Myelogram (X-ray of the spinal cord)

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Neur/o, neur/i

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Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve Neuroma (tumor) Neuritis (inflammation)

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Dys

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Difficult, painful, abnormal Dyslexia (difficulty reading)

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-cele

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Hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position Meningomyelocele (protrusion of membranes and spinal cord)

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-pathy

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Disease, abnormality Encephalopathy (disease of the brain) Neuropathy (disease of the nerves)

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth Aplasia (no development) Hyperplasia (over development)

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-plegia

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Paralysis Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) Quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)

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Cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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Cortic/o

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cerebral cortex, outer portion

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Gangli/o, ganlion/o

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ganglion

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Gli/o

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neruglia cells

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Medull/o

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medulla oblongata, medulla, middle, soft, marrow

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Narc/o

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stupor, numbness, sleep

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Psych/o

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mind

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Radicul/o

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spinal nerve root

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Somn/o, somn/i

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sleep