Chapter 9 Word Parts (Nervous System) Flashcards
1
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Anxi/o
A
Anxious/uneasy
2
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Cephal/o
A
Head
3
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
4
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
5
Q
Contus/o
A
To bruise
6
Q
Crani/o
A
Skull
7
Q
Dur/o
A
Dura mater
8
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
9
Q
Esthes/o or esthesi/o
A
Nervous sensation
10
Q
Gli/o
A
Glue
11
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Hydr/o
A
Water
12
Q
Hypn/o
A
Sleep
13
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Isch/o
A
Back/To hold back
14
Q
Lamin/o
A
Lamina (Thin plate/layer; arch)
15
Q
Lex/o
A
Word
16
Q
Medull/o
A
Medulla oblongata
17
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Mening/o or Meningi/o
A
Meninges
18
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Neur/o
A
Nerve
19
Q
Phas/o
A
Speech
20
Q
Phob/o
A
Fear
21
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Phren/o
A
Mind
22
Q
Pol/o
A
Extreme
23
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Poli/o
A
Gray matter
24
Q
Porit/o
A
Pons
25
Psych/o
Mind
26
Radicul/o
Nerve root
27
Schiz/o
Split
28
Somat/o
Body
29
Synaps/o or synapt/o
Point of contact/to join
30
Syncope/o
To cut off/ Cut short/ Faint
31
Tax/o
Coordination/ Order
32
Tempor/o
The temples
33
Thalam/o
Thalamus
34
Thec/o
Sheath (Meninges)
35
Traumat/o
Trauma/ Injury/ Wound
36
Troph/o
Development/ Nourishment
37
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
38
bi-
Two/ Both
39
Con-
Together/ With
40
Dys-
Painful/ Difficult
41
En-
In/ Within
42
Epi-
On/ Over/ Upon
43
Hemi-
Half
44
Intra-
Within/ Into
45
Mono-
One/ Single
46
Par-, para-
Near/ Beside/ Alongside/ Beyond/ Abnormal
47
Poly-
Many/ Much
48
Post-
After/ Behind
49
Quadri-
Four
50
Sub-
Below/ Under
51
-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic
Pertaining to
52
-algesia
Pain/ Sensitivity
53
-algia
Pain
54
-asthenia
Weakness
55
-cele
Hernia/ Swelling/ Protrusion
56
-e
Noun suffix w/o meaning
57
-emic
Pertaining to blood condition
58
-esthesia
Feeling/ Sensation
59
-ia
Condition
60
-ion
Process/ State/ Condition
61
-lepsy
Seizure
62
-leptic
To seize/ take hold of
63
-lysis
Breakdown/ Separation/ Loosening
64
-lytic
Pertaining to breakdown/ destruction
65
-orexia
Appetite
66
-osis
Abnormal condition
67
-paresis
Weakness
68
-phasia
Speech
69
-plegia
Paralysis
70
-rrhagic
Pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)
71
-rrhaphy
Suture
72
-sclerosis
Thickening/ Hardening
73
-taxia
Muscle coordination
74
-tropic
Turing
75
-um, -us
Structure/ Tissue/ Thing
76
Cerebrum
Entire top portion of brain
77
Cerebellum
Small bottom part of brain that has lines.
78
Medulla oblongata
Part of brain stem
79
Dura mater
Protective membrane of brain
80
Ischia
"Butt bone". Part of pelvis
81
Lamina
Protective bone plate around spine
82
What is a nerve
Singular nerve cell
83
Gray matter
Part of nerve
84
Nerve root
Where a nerve branches off the spinal cord
85
Synapt/o meaning (what does it refer to?)
Reference to connection of nerves to one another or a muscle
86
Hemi
Specifically left and right
87
Weakness
Equivalent to partial paralysis
88
Paraplegic
Paralyzed waist down
89
Quadriplegic
Paralyzed neck down
90
Thalamus
Very center part of brain
91
Ventricle
Chambers in brain that house CSF/cerebrospinal fluid. Creates and distributes fluid.
