nervous system Flashcards
1
Q
cephal/o
A
head
2
Q
encephal/o
A
inside the head
3
Q
mening/o
A
membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
4
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
5
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
6
Q
dys
A
difficult, painful, abnormal
7
Q
-cele
A
hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position
8
Q
-pathy
A
disease, abnormality
9
Q
-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
10
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
11
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
12
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
13
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
14
Q
CVD
A
cardiovascular disease
15
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
