Med Term Ch. 10 Flashcards

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1
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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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dur/o

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dura mater

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4
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encephal/o

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brain

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gli/o

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glial cells

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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mening/o, meningi/o

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membranes, meninges

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my/o

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muscle

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9
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myel/o

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spinal cord

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10
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neur/o

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nerve

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pont/o

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pons

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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13
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thalam/o

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thalamus

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14
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thec/o

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sheath (refers to meninges)

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15
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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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alges/o, -algesia

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excessive sensitivity to pain

17
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-algia

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pain

18
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caus/o

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burning

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comat/o

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deep sleep (coma)

20
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esthesi/o, -esthesia

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feeling, nervous sensation

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kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

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movement

22
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-lepsy

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seizure

23
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lex/o

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word, phrase

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-paresis

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weakness

25
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-phasia

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speech

26
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-plegia

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paralysis

27
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-praxia

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action

28
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-sthenia

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strength

29
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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short

30
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tax/o

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order, coordination