Combining Forms (Ch 10) Flashcards
1
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alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
2
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
3
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caus/o
A
burn; burning
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
6
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
7
Q
comat/o
A
deep sleep
8
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crani/o
A
skull
9
Q
cry/o
A
cold
10
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
11
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encephal/o
A
brain
12
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esthesi/o
A
feeling (nervous sensation)
13
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gli/o
A
glial cells; neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of the nervous system)
14
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hydr/o
A
water
15
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kines/o, kinesi/o
A
movement
16
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lept/o
A
thin, slender
17
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lex/o
A
word; phrase
18
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mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
19
Q
my/o
A
muscle
20
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myel/o
A
spinal cord; bone marrow
21
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narc/o
A
numbness; stupor; sleep
22
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neur/o
A
nerve
23
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olig/o
A
scanty
24
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pont/o
A
pons (a part of the brain)
25
radicul/o
nerve root
26
spin/o
spine (backbone)
27
syncop/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
28
tax/o
order; coordination
29
thalam/o
thalamus
30
thec/o
sheath
31
troph/o
nourishment; development
32
vag/o
vagus nerve
