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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

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coordination

order

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thalam/o

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thec/o

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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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vertebr/o

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a-

an-

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no
not
without

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brady-

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cata-

43
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epi-

A

above
upon
on

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eu-

A

good
normal
true

45
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hemi-

A

half (right and left sides)

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hyper-

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hypo-

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inter-

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intra-

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within

into

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macro-

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micro-

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mono-

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oligo-

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par-

A

other than

abnormal

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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-

58
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quadri-

tetra-

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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

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-cele

64
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-cyte

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

68
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-ia

69
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-itis

A

inflammation

70
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  • kinesia
  • kinesis
  • kinetic
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-lepsy

72
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-malacia

73
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-oma

A

tumor
mass
collection of fluid

74
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-ose

A

pertaining to
full of
sugar

75
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-paresis

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

79
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-plasia

A

development
formation
growth

80
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-rraphy

81
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-sthenia

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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

88
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contraindication

A

any condition that renders a particular treatment undesirable

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