chapter 9 word parts Flashcards

1
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anxi/o

A

anxious ; uneasy

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2
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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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5
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contus/o

A

to bruise

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6
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crani/o

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skull

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7
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dur/o

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dura mater

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8
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encephal/o

A

brain

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9
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esthes/o ; esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gil/o

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glue

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hydr/o

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water

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12
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hypn/o

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sleep

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13
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isch/o

A

back ; to hold back

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14
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lamin/o

A

lamina

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15
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lex/o

A

word

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16
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medull/o

A

medulla oblongata

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17
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mening/o ; meningi/o

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meninges

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18
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neur/o

A

nerve

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19
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phas/o

A

speech

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phob/o

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fear

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21
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phren/o

A

mind

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22
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pol/o

A

extreme

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23
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poli/o

A

gray matter

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24
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pont/o

A

pons

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25
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pysch/o

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mind

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26
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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27
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schiz/o

A

split

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28
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somat/o

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body

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29
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synaps/o ; synapt/o

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point of contact/ to join

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30
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syncope/o

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to cut off

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31
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tax/o

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coordination/order

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tempor/o

A

the temples

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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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thec/o

A

sheath (meninges)

35
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traumat/o

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trauma ; injury

36
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troph/o

A

development ; nourishment

37
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ventricul/o

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ventricle

38
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bi-

A

two

39
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con-

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together ; with

40
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dys-

A

painful ; difficult

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en-

A

in ; within

42
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epi-

A

on/over/upon

43
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hemi

A

half

44
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intra-

A

within;into

45
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mono-

A

one ; single

46
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par- , para-

A

near ; beside ; alongside

47
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poly-

A

many ; much

48
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post-

A

after ; behind

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quadri-

A

four

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sub-

A

below ; under

51
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-al, -ar, -ial, -ic

A

pertaining to

52
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-algesia

A

pain ; sensitivity

53
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-algia

A

pain

54
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-asthenia

A

weakness

55
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-cele

A

hernia ; swelling

56
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-e

A

no meaning

57
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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

58
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-esthesia

A

feeling / sensation

59
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-ia

A

condition

60
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-ion

A

process ; state ; condition

61
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-lepsy

A

seizure

62
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-leptic

A

to seize ; take hold of

63
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-lysis

A

breakdown ; separation ; loosening

64
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-lytic

A

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

65
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-orexia

A

appetite

66
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

67
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paresis

A

weakness

68
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-phasia

A

speech

69
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-plegia

A

paralysis

70
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-rrhagic

A

pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)

71
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

72
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-sclerosis

A

hardening ; thickening

73
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-taxia

A

muscle coordination

74
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-tropic

A

turning

75
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-um, -us

A

structure ; tissue ; thing