Nervous System Root Words Flashcards

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1
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cephal/o

A

head

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2
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cerebell/o

A

little brain

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3
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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4
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chrom/o

A

color

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5
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cran/i

A

skull

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6
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cyt/o

A

cell

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7
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dendr/o

A

tree

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8
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disk/o

A

a disk

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9
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dur/o

A

dura, hard

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10
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electr/o

A

electricity

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11
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encephal/o

A

brain

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12
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esthesi/o

A

feeling

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13
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fibr/o

A

fiber

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14
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gli/o

A

glue

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15
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hypn/o

A

sleep

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16
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lamin/o

A

thin plate

17
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later/o

A

side

18
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lob/o

A

lobe

19
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mening/i

A

membrane, meninges

20
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mening/o

A

membrane, meninges

21
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ment/o

A

mind

22
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my/o

A

muscle

23
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

24
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narc/o

A

numbness, sleep, stupor

25
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neur/o

A

nerve

26
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neur/i

A

nerve

27
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pallid/o

A

globus pallidus

28
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papill/o

A

papilla

29
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phe/o

A

dusky

30
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poli/o

A

gray

31
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somn/o

A

sleep

32
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spin/o

A

a thorn, spine

33
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

34
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vag/o

A

vagus, wandering

35
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

36
Q

mnes

A

memory

37
Q

log

A

study of

38
Q

concuss

A

shaken violently