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The Nervous System and Behavioral Disorders: Roots and Suffixes Flashcards

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gli/o

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neuroglia

glial: pertaining to neuroglia

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gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

ganglioma: tumor of the ganglion

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mening/o, meninge/o

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meninges

meningocele: hernia of the meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord (also bone marrow)

hematomyelia: hemorrhage into the spinal cord

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radicul/o

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spinal nerve root

radiculopathy: any disease of a spinal nerve root

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encephal/o

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brain

anencephaly: absence of a brain

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (loosely, brain)

infracerebral: below the cerebrum

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cortic/o

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cerebral cortex, outer portion

corticospinal : pertaining to the cerebral cortex and spinal cord

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

supracerebellar: above the cerebellum

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thalam/o

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thalamus

thalamotomy: incision of the thalamus

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ventricul/o

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cavity, ventricle

intraventricular: within a ventricle

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata (also spinal cord)

medullary: pertaining to the medulla

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psych/o

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mind

psychogenic: originating in the mind

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narc/o

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stupor, unconsciousness

narcosis: state of stupor induced by drugs

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somn/o, somn/i

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sleep

somnolence: sleepiness

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-phasia

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speech

heterophasia: uttering words that are different from those intended

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-lalia

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speech, babble

coprolalia: compulsive use of obscene words

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-lexia

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reading

bradylexia: slowness in reading

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-plegia

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paralysis

tetraplegia: paralysis of all four limbs

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-paresis

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partial paralysis, weakness

hemiparesis: partial paralysis of one side of the body

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-lepsy

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seizure

narcolepsy: condition marked by sudden episodes of sleep

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-phobia

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persistent, irrational fear

agoraphobia: fear of being in a public place

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-mania

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excited state, obsession

megalomania: exaggerated self-importance “delusions of grandeur”

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neur/o, neur/i

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nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

neurotrophin: factor that promotes nerve growth

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