Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
2
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
3
Q
gli/o
A
glue, neuroglial tissue
4
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
5
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
6
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
7
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
8
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
9
Q
-esthesia
A
feeling
10
Q
-glia
A
glue; neuroglial tissue
11
Q
-kinesia
A
movement
12
Q
-oid
A
resembling
13
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
14
Q
-paresis
A
partial paralysis
15
Q
-phasia
A
speech
16
Q
-phobia
A
fear
17
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
18
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
19
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
20
Q
dys-
A
bad; painful; difficult
21
Q
quadri-
A
four
22
Q
uni-
A
one
