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nerv/o

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nerve

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neur/o

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nerve, sinew

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crani/o

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cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)

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cephal/o

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head

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encephal/o, -encephalon

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brain

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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pont/o

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pons, bridge-like structure

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limb/o

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limbic system, border

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hippocamp/o

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hippocampus, seahorse

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thalam/o

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thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner rooom

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amygdal/o

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amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil

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nucle/o

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nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel

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mening/o, -meninx

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meninx (one of 3 membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane

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lept/o

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thin

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pachy-, pach/o

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thick

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arachn/o

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arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like

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dur/o

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dura mater membrane, hard

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lob/o

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lobe

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gyr/o

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gyrus (convolution of cerebrum), circle, ring

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sulc/o

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sulcus (groove of brain), furrow, groove

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fissur/o

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fissure, deep groove

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fid/o, fiss/o

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split, cleave

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ventricul/o

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ventricle, small cavity

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coel/o, cel/o

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cavity, hollow

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celi/o

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abdominal cavity, body cavity

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cortic/o

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cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark

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myel/o

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spinal cord, marrow

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medull/o

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medulla, marrow

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poli/o

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gray, gray matter of CNS

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fascicul/o

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fascicle, bundle of longitudinal fibers

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funicul/o

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funicle, rope-like

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fun/o

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rope, cord

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radicul/o, radic/o

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nerve root, root

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rhiz/o

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nerve root, root

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ram/o

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nerve branch, branch

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plex/o

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plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)

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gangli/o

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ganglion (group of nerve cells)

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gli/o

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glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue

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somat/o, som/o, -some

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body (body of neuron)

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dendr/o

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dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure

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ax/o

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axon (long process of a neuron), axle, axis

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not/o

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back

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spin/o

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spine, thorn, vertebral column

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, back bone

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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esthesi/o, esthet/o, -esthesia

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sensation, perception

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gnost/o, -gnosia, -gnosis

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knowledge

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mnemon/o, -mnesia

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memory

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leth/o

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forgetfulness

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letharg/o

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mental sluggishness, drowsiness

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top/o

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place, spot, region

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stere/o

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solid, 3D

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kinesi/o, kine/o, -kinesia

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movement

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mot/o

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movement

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praxi/o, -praxia, -praxis

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activity, doing, practice

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tax/o

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coordination, order

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ton/o

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tension, stretching, tone (muscles)

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spasm/o, spast/o

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spasm (sudden involuntary muscle contraction)

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leps/o, lept/o, -lepsy

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seizure

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-ictal

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seizure, stroke (CVA), blow

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pykn/o, pycn/o

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thick, dense, frequent

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pleg/o, -plegia, plect/o, -plexy

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paralysis, stroke

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palsy

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paralysis

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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sthen/o

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strength

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clon/o

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clonus (spasmodic alteration of muscle contractions)

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chore/o

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chorea (involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance

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narc/o

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stupor, sleep

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hypn/o

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sleep

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somn/o

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sleep

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sopor/o

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sleep

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comat/o, -coma

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coma (state of unconsciousness that cannot be around from)

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lal/o, -lalia

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speech

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phas/o, -phasis, -phasia

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speech

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phras/o, -phrasia

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speech, phrase

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lex/o

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word, speech, reading

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log/o, -logy

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speech, reason, word (-logy: body of knowledge, study of)

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phag/o, -phagia

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eat, swallow

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vert/o, vers/o

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turning

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trem/o, tremul/o

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shaking, trembling

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opisth/o

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backward, behind

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onier/o

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dream

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psych/o

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mind, soul

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phren/o

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mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve

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ment/o

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mind

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no/o

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mind, thought

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thym/o

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emotion, state of mind

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path/o, -pathy

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feeling, disease

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phor/o, -phoria

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bearing, carrying, bringing (psych: mental state in respect to emotion well-being)

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hedon/o

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pleasure

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mani/o, -mania

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frenzy, madness

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hallucin/o

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false sensory perception

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phant/o, phantasm/o

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illusion, hallucination

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phaner/o

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evident, visible

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phob/o, -phobia

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fear, avoidance

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panic

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panic

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narciss/o

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self-love

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phil/o, -philia

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attraction, love (-philia: sexual arousal (psych))

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-lagnia

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lust, sexual arousal

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orect/o, orex/o

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appetite

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myelencephalon, -i (n.)

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myelencephalon (medullary brain)

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diencephalon, -i (n.)

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diencephalon (interbrain)

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mescencephalon, -i (n.)

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mescencephalon (midbrain)

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telencephalon, -i (n.)

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telencephalon (endbrain)

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tempus, temporis (n.)

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temple

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frons, frontis (f.)

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forehead

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paries, parietis (m.)

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wall

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occiput, occipitis (n.)

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occiput- back of head

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ventriculus, -i (m.)

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ventricle, cavity

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tertius/quartus, -a, -um

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third, fourth

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pius, -a, -um

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pious

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mater, matris (f.)

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mater (mother)

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callosus, -a, -um

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hard

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substantia, -ae (f.)

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matter

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griseus, -a, -um

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grey

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albus, -a, -um

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white

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tractus, -us (m.)

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tract

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columna, -ae (f.)

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column

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fibra, -ae

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fiber, filament

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cellula, -ae (f.)

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cell

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cornu, -us (n.)

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horn

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truncus, -i (m.)

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trunk

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truncus encephali

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brainstem

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medulla spinalis

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spinal cord

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motorius

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motor

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sensorius

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sensory

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afferens

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afferent

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efferens

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efferent

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epineurium, -i (n.)

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epineurium, structure/membrane upon the nerve

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perineurium, -i (n.)

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perineurium, structure/membrane around the nerve

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endoneurium, -i (n.)

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endoneurium, structure/membrane within the nerve

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