Combining Forms (Ch 10) Flashcards

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1
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alges/o

A

sensitivity to pain

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2
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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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3
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caus/o

A

burn; burning

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4
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cephal/o

A

head

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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7
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comat/o

A

deep sleep

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8
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crani/o

A

skull

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9
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cry/o

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cold

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10
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dur/o

A

dura mater

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encephal/o

A

brain

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12
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esthesi/o

A

feeling (nervous sensation)

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13
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gli/o

A

glial cells; neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of the nervous system)

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14
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hydr/o

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water

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15
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kines/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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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
Q

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
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

26
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spin/o

A

spine (backbone)

27
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syncop/o

A

to cut off; cut short; faint

28
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tax/o

A

order; coordination

29
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

30
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thec/o

A

sheath

31
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troph/o

A

nourishment; development

32
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vag/o

A

vagus nerve