Nervous System Flashcards
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astr/o
A
star
1
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alges/o
A
sense of pain
2
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cephal/o
A
head
3
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
4
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
5
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clon/o
A
rapid contracting and relaxing
6
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dur/o
A
dura matter
7
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encephal/o
A
brain
8
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esthes/o
A
sensation, feeling
9
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gli/o
A
glue
10
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medull/o
A
medulla oblongata
11
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mening/o
A
meninges
12
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meningi/o
A
meninges
13
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
14
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neur/o
A
nerve
15
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poli/o
A
gray matter
16
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pont/o
A
pons
17
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radicul/o
A
nerve root
18
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thalam/o
A
thalamus
19
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thec/o
A
sheath (meninges)
20
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ton/o
A
tone
21
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ventricul/o
A
ventricle
22
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-paresis
A
weakness
23
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-phasia
A
speech
24
-plegia
paralysis
25
-taxia
muscle coordination
26
-trophic
pertaining to development
27
angi/o
vessel
28
arteri/o
artery
29
cyt/o
cell
30
electr/o
electricity
31
hemat/o
blood
32
isch/o
to hold back
33
later/o
side
34
lumb/o
low back
35
my/o
muscle
36
scler/o
hard
37
spin/o
spine
38
tom/o
to cut
39
vascul/o
blood vessel
40
-algia
pain
41
-asthenia
weakness
42
-cele
protrusion
43
-ectomy
surgical removal
44
-gram
record
45
-graphy
process of recording
46
-ia
condition, state
47
-oma
tumor, swelling
48
-otomy
cutting into
49
-plasty
surgical repair
50
-rrhaphy
suture
51
bi-
two
52
dys-
abnormal, difficult
53
endo-
within
54
epi-
above
55
hemi-
half
56
hydro-
water
57
intra-
within
58
mono-
one
59
para-
abnormal, two like parts of a pair
60
poly-
many
61
quadri-
four
62
semi-
partial
63
sub-
below
64
un-
not
