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nervous system Flashcards

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poly-

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many

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quadri-

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four

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semi-

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partial

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sub-

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under

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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un-

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not

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alges/o

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sense of pain

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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astr/o

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star

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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clon/o

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rapid contracting and relaxing

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concuss/o

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to shake violently

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crani/o

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skull

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyt/o

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cell

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dur/o

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dura matter

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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sensation, feeling

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gli/o

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glue

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hal/o

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to breath

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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isch/o

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to hold back

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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low back

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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mening/o, meingi/o

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meninges

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ment/o

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mind

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerve

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poli/o

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grey matter

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pont/o

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pons

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radical/o

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nerve root

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scler/o

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hard

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spin/o

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spine

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thalma/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath

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tom/o

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to cut

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ton/o

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topic/o

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a specific area

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ven/o

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ventricul/o

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verebr/o

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-al, -ar,-ary, -ic, -ine,
-ical, -nic, -us, -tic

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pertaining to

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-algia

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-asthenia

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-cele

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protrusion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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-gram

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-graphy

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process of recordinf

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-ia

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-ion

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-paresis

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-pathy

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-phasia

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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-rrhaphy

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-taxia

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muscle coordination

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-trophic

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pertaining to development

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a-, an-

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anti-

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bi-

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult

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endo-

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epi-

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hemi-

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hyper-

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in-

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intra-

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mono-

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para-

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abnormal, two like parts of a pair

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AD

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Alzheimer’s disease

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AHT

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abusive head trauma

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ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerois

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ANS

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autonomic nervous system

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CTE

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chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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CVD

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cerebrovascular disease

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EEG

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electroencephalogram, electroencephalography

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GA

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general anesthesia

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HA

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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IV

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intravenous

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system

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SBS

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shaken baby syndrome

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SCI

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spinal cord injury

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TBU

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traumatic brain injury

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TENS

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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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VS

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vital signs

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