Nervous System Flashcards

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astr/o

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star

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alges/o

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sense of pain

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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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dur/o

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dura matter

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthes/o

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sensation, feeling

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gli/o

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glue

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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mening/o

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meninges

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meningi/o

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meninges

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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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gray matter

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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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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath (meninges)

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ton/o

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tone

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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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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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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cyt/o

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cell

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electr/o

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electricity

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hemat/o

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blood

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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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my/o

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muscle

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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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tom/o

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to cut

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

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weakness

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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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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition, state

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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bi-

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two

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above

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hemi-

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half

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hydro-

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water

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intra-

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within

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mono-

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one

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para-

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abnormal, two like parts of a pair

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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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below

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un-

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not