Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
alges
A
pain
2
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cerebr
A
cerebrum
3
Q
encephal
A
brain
4
Q
esthes
A
sensation
5
Q
mening
A
meninges
6
Q
ment
A
mind
7
Q
myel
A
spinal cord
8
Q
neur
A
nerve
9
Q
phas
A
speech
10
Q
psycho
A
mind
11
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somat
A
blood
12
Q
an/alges/ia
A
without pain
13
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an/esthes/ia
A
lack of sensation
14
Q
anti/depressant
A
drug that counteracts depression
15
Q
auto/nom/ic
A
pertaining to involuntary actions
16
Q
de/ment/ia
A
disorientation, confusion, loss of memory
17
Q
dys/phas/ia
A
difficulty in speaking
18
Q
encephal/itis
A
inflammation of the brain
19
Q
epi/lepsy
A
disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
20
Q
mening/itis
A
inflammation of the meninges
21
Q
myel/algia
A
pain of the spinal cord
22
Q
neur/algia
A
severe pain along a nerve
23
Q
neur/oma
A
tumor of nerve cells
24
Q
para/lysis
A
breaking down of motor control
25
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psych/osis
A
psychiatric disorder
