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Chp 9 nervous system word parts Flashcards

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anxi/o

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anxious; uneasy

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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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contus/o

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to bruise

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crani/o

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skull

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dur/o

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dura mater

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Encephal/o

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brain

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Esthes/o; Esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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Gli/o

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glue

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Hydr/o

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water

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Hypn/o

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sleep

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Isch/o

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back; to hold back

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Lamin/o

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lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

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Lex/o

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word

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Medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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Mening/o; Meningi/o

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meninges

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Neur/o

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nerve

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Phas/o

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speech

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Phob/o

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fear

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Phren/o

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mind

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Pol/o

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extreme

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Poli/o

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gray matter

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Pont/o

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pons

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Psych/o

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mind

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Radicul/o

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nerve root

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shiz/o

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split

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somat/o

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body

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synaps/o; synapt/o

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point of contact

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syncope/o

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to cut off; cut short; faint; cut off from consciousness

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tax/o

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coordination; order

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tempor/o

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the temples

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath (meninges)

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traumat/o

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trauma; injury; wound

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troph/o

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development; nourishment

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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bi-

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two; both

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con-

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together; with

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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en-

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in; within

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epi-

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on; over; upon

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epi-

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ib; over; upon

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hemi-

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half

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intra-

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within; into

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mono-

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one; single

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par-; para-

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near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

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poly-

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many; much

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post-

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after; behind

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quadri-

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four

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sub-

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below; under

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-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic

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pertaining to

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-algesia

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pain; sensitivity

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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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hernia; swelling

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-e

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noun suffix with no meaning

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-emic

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pertaining to blood

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-esthesia

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feeling; sensation

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-is

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condition

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-ion

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process; state; condition

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-lepsy

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-leptic

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to seize; take hold of

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-lysis

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breakdown; seperation; destruction

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-orexia

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-paresis

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-phasia

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-plegia

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-rrhagic

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pertaining to bursting forth

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-rrhapy

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-taxia

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muscle coordination

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-tropic

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-um; -us

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structure; tissue; thing

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anxious; uneasy

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head

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cerebellum

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cerebell/o

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cerebrum

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to bruise

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skull

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dura mater

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brain

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Encephal/o

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nervous sensation

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Esthes/o; Esthesi/o

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glue

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water

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sleep

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back; to hold back

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lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

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word

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medulla oblongata

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meninges

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Mening/o; Meningi/o

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nerve

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speech

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fear

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mind

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extreme

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gray matter

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pons

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mind

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nerve root

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split

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body

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point of contact

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synaps/o; synapt/o

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to cut off; cut short; faint; cut off from consciousness

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coordination; order

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the temples

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thalamus

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sheath (meninges)

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trauma; injury; wound

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development; nourishment

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ventricle

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ventricul/o

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two; both

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together; with

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painful; difficult

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in; within

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on; over; upon

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ib; over; upon

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half

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within; into

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one; single

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near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

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par-; para-

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many; much

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after; behind

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four

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below; under

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pertaining to

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-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic

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pain; sensitivity

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pain

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weakness

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hernia; swelling

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noun suffix with no meaning

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pertaining to blood

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feeling; sensation

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condition

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process; state; condition

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seizure

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to seize; take hold of

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breakdown; seperation; destruction

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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appetite

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abnormal condition

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weakness

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speech

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paralysis

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pertaining to bursting forth

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suture

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hardening; thickening

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-sclerosis

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muscle coordination

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turning

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structure; tissue; thing

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