Nervous System: Combining Forms Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
arthr/o
A
articulation
2
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
3
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
4
Q
crani/o
A
skull
5
Q
encephal/o
A
entire brain
6
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation
7
Q
gangli/o
A
ganglion
8
Q
gli/o
A
glue
9
Q
gnos/o
A
knowing
10
Q
hypn/o
A
sleep
11
Q
somn/i
A
sleep
12
Q
somn/o
A
sleep
13
Q
kinesi/o
A
movement
14
Q
lex/o
A
word or phrase
15
Q
mening/o
A
meninges
16
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord or bone marrow
17
Q
narc/o
A
stupor, sleep
18
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
19
Q
phas/o
A
speech
20
Q
phob/o
A
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
21
Q
phor/o
A
carry or bear
22
Q
phren/o
A
mind
23
Q
psych/o
A
mind
24
Q
thym/o
A
mind
25
schiz/o
split
26
somat/o
body
27
spin/o
spine
28
spondyl/o
vertebra
29
vertebr/o
vertebra
30
stere/o
three dimensional or solid
31
tax/o
order or coordination
32
thalam/o
thalamus
33
ton/o
tone or tension
34
top/o
place
35
ventricul/o
ventricle
36
cata-
down
37
-asthenia
weakness
38
-lepsy
seizure
39
-mania
condition of abnormal impulse toward
40
-paresis
slight paralysis
41
-plegia
paralysis
