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Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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arachn/o

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arachnoid membrane

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astr/o

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star

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ax/o

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axis

main stem

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caus/o

caust/o

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burning

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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comat/o

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deep sleep

coma

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contus/o

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bruise

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crani/o

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skull

cranium

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dendr/o

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dendrite

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dur/o

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dura mater

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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feeling

sensation

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gangli/o

ganglion/o

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ganglion

collection of nerves

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gli/o

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neuroglial tissue

glue

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gyr/o

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folding

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

fluid

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kines/o

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movement

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mening/o

meningi/o

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meninges

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

bone marrow

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narc/o

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sleep
stupor
numbness

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neur/o

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nerve

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plex/o

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plexus

network of nerves

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pont/o

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pons

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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spin/o

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spine

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sulc/o

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groove

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synaps/o

synapt/o

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synapse

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34
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syncop/o

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to cut off
cut short
fainting

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35
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tax/o

A

coordination

order

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

A

sheath

38
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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

40
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a-

an-

A

no
not
without

41
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brady-

A

slow

42
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cata-

A

down

43
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epi-

A

above
upon
on

44
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eu-

A

good
normal
true

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hemi-

A

half (right and left sides)

46
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hyper-

A

excessive

47
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hypo-

A

deficient

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inter-

A

between

49
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intra-

A

within

into

50
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macro-

A

large

51
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micro-

A

small

52
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mono-

A

one

53
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oligo-

A

scanty

54
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par-

A

other than

abnormal

55
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para-

A 
near
beside
abnormal
apart from
along the side of
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polio-

A

gray matter

57
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poly-

A

many

much

58
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quadri-

tetra-

A

four

59
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sub-

A

under

below

60
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  • al
  • ar
  • ic
A

pertaining to

61
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-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

62
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-algia

A

pain

63
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-cele

A

hernia

64
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-cyte

A

cell

65
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-ectomy

A

removal

excision

66
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-esthesia

A

nervous sensation

67
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

69
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-itis

A

inflammation

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  • kinesia
  • kinesis
  • kinetic
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movement

71
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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-malacia

A

softening

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-oma

A

tumor
mass
collection of fluid

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-ose

A

pertaining to
full of
sugar

75
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-paresis

A

weakness

76
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-pathy

A

disease condition

77
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-phoria

A

feeling
to bear
carry

78
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-plegia

A

paralysis

79
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-plasia

A

development
formation
growth

80
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-rraphy

A

suture

81
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-sthenia

A

strength

82
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-tomy

A

incision

process of cutting

83
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-y

A

condition

process

84
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aneurysm

A

localized widening of a blood vessel

85
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ataxia

A

lack of coordination

86
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concussion

A

violent shaking of the brain

87
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contusion

A

bruise

88
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contraindication

A

any condition that renders a particular treatment undesirable

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