Chp 15 Nervous System and Behavioral Health - Word Parts Flashcards

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Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

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2
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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum, brain

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3
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Dur/o

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Hard, dura mater

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4
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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5
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Gangli/o

A

Ganglion

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6
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Ganglion/o

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Ganglion

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7
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Gli/o

A

Glia

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8
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Mening/o

A

Meninges

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9
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Meningi/o

A

Meninges

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10
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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord

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11
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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12
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Poil/o

A

Gray matter

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13
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Radicul/o

A

Nerve root

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14
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Rhiz/o

A

Nerve root

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15
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Angi/o

A

Vessel; blood vessels

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16
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Blast/o

A

Developing cell, germ cell

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17
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Cephal/o

A

Head

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18
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Crani/o

A

Cranium (skull)

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19
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Embol/o

A

Plug

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20
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Esthesi/o

A

Sensation, sensitivity, feeling

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21
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Hem/o

A

Blood

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22
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Hemat/o

A

Blood

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23
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Ment/o

A

Mind

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24
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Mon/o

A

One, single

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25
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Phas/o

A

Speech

26
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Psych/o

A

Mind

27
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Quadr/i

A

Four

28
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Thromb/o

A

Blood clot

29
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a-, an-

A

Absence of, without

30
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Dys-

A

Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

31
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Hemi-

A

Half

32
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Hyper-

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Above, excessive

33
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Inter-

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Between

34
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Intra-

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Within

35
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Para-

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Beside, beyond, around, abnormal

36
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Poly-

A

Many, much

37
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Post-

A

After

38
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Pre-

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Before

39
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Sub-

A

Under, below

40
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-a

A

Noun suffix, no meaning

41
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-algia

A

Pain

42
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-cele

A

Hernia, protrusion

43
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-genic

A

Producing, originating, causing

44
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-graphy

A

Process of recording, radiographic imaging

45
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-ia

A

Diseased or abnormal state, condition of

46
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-iatrist

A

Specialist, physician

47
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-iatry

A

Treatment, specialty

48
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-ictal

A

Seizure, attack

49
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-ism

A

State of

50
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-logist

A

One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

51
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-logy

A

Study of

52
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-lysis

A

Loosening, dissolution, separating

53
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-malacia

A

Softening

54
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-oma

A

Tumor, swelling

55
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-osis

A

Abnormal condition (increased when used in blood cell word roots)

56
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-paresis

A

Slight paralysis

57
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-plegia

A

Paralysis

58
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-rrhage

A

Excessive flow

59
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-rrhaphy

A

Suturing, repairing

60
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-us

A

Noun suffix, no meaning