Chapter 10 Terminology Flashcards
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
1
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
2
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dur/o
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dura mater
3
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encephal/o
A
brain
4
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gli/o
A
glial cells
5
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lept/o
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- thin
- slender
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mening/o
meningi/o
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- membranes
- meninges
7
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my/o
A
muscle
8
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myel/o
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- spinal cord
- bone marrow
9
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neur/o
A
nerve
10
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pont/o
A
pons
11
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radicul/o
A
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
12
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thalam/o
A
thalamus
13
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thec/o
A
sheath (refers to the meninges)
14
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vag/o
A
vagus nerve
15
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alges/o
-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
16
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-algia
A
pain
17
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caus/o
A
burning
18
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comat/o
A
deep sleep
19
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esthesi/o
-esthesia
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- feeling
- nervous sensation
20
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kines/o
kinesi/o
-kinesia
-kinesis
-kinatic
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movement
21
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-lepsy
A
seizure
22
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lex/o
A
-word
- phrase
23
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-paresis
A
weakness
24
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-phasia
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speech
25
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-plegia
A
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
26
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-praxia
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action
27
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-sthenia
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strength
28
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syncop/o
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- to cut off
- cut short
29
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tax/o
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- order
- coordination
