Ch9 Word Parts - Roots Flashcards
anxi/o
anxious; uneasy
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
contus/o
to bruise (contusion)
crani/o
skull
dur/o
dura mater
encephal/o
brain
esthes/o or esthesi/o
nervous sensation
gli/o
glue
hydr/o
water
hypn/o
sleep
isch/o
back; to hold back
lamin/o
lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)
lex/o
word
medull/o
medulla oblongata
mening/o or meningi/o
meninges
neur/o
nerve
phas/o
speech
phob/o
fear
phren/o
mind
pol/o
extreme
poli/o
gray matter
pont/o
pons
psych/o
mind
radicul/o
nerve root
schiz/o
split
somat/o
body
synaps/o or synapt/o
point of contact; to join
syncope/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
tax/o
coordination; order
tempor/o
the temples
thalam/o
thalamus
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
traumat/o
trauma; injury; wound
troph/o
development; nourishment
ventricul/o
ventricle