Ch. 10 Nervous System: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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Cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
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Cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
Q
Dur/o
A
dura mater
4
Q
Encephal/o
A
brain
5
Q
Gli/o
A
glial cells
6
Q
Lept/o
A
thin, slender
7
Q
Mening/o; meningi/o
A
membranes, meninges
8
Q
My/o
A
muscle
9
Q
Myel/o (nervous system)
A
spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)
10
Q
Neur/o
A
nerve
11
Q
Pont/o
A
pons
12
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve roots (of spinal nerves)
13
Q
Thalam/o
A
thalamus
14
Q
Thec/o
A
sheath (refers to the meninges)
15
Q
Vag/o
A
vague nerve (10th cranial nerve)
16
Q
Alges/o
A
Sensitivity to pain
17
Q
Caus/o
A
burning
18
Q
Comat/o
A
Deep sleep (coma)
19
Q
Esthesi/o
A
feeling, nervous sensation
20
Q
Kines/o; kinesi/o
A
Movement
21
Q
Lex/o
A
word, phrase
22
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Syncop/o
A
to cut off, cut short
23
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Tax/o
A
order, coordination
