Nervous Flashcards
1
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
2
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
3
Q
encephal/o
A
beain
4
Q
gli/o
A
glial cells
5
Q
lept/i
A
thin, slender
6
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
membranes, meninges
7
Q
my/o
A
muscle
8
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord (nervous system context)
9
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
10
Q
radicul/o
A
(spinal) nerve root
11
Q
thalam/o
A
thalamus
12
Q
thec/o
A
sheath
13
Q
vag/o
A
vagus nerve
14
Q
alges/o, -algesia
A
excessive sensitivity to pain
15
Q
-algia
A
pain
16
Q
caus/o
A
burning
17
Q
comat/o
A
deep sleep (coma)
18
Q
esthesi/o, -esthesia
A
feeling, sensing with one’s nerves
19
Q
kines/o, kinesi/o
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
A
movement
20
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
21
Q
lex/o
A
word or phrase
22
Q
-paresis
A
weakness
23
Q
-phasia
A
speech
24
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
25
Q
-praxia
A
action
26
Q
-sthenia
A
strength
27
Q
syncop/o
A
to cut off, cut short
28
Q
tax/o
A
order, coordination
29
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
