Nervous System Root Words Flashcards by Kim Aker

Q

alges/o

A

sense of pain

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astr/o

A

star

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blast/o

A

embryonic cell

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cuad/o

A

tall

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cephal/o

A

head

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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cervic/o

A

neck
neck of uterus
cervix of uteri

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clon/o

A

rapid contracting and relaxing

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crani/o

A

cranium

skull

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dur/o

A

dura mater

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encephal/o

A

brain

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esthes/o

A

sensation

feeling

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gangli/o

A

ganglion

knot or knot like mass

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gen/o

A

forming
producing
origin

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gli/o

A

glue

neurogial tissue

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kines/o

A

movement

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kinesi/o

A

movement

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later/o

A

side

to one side

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lept/o

A

thin

slender

Q

lex/o

A

word

phrase

Q

lob/o

A

lobe

Q

lumb/o

A

loins

lower back

Q

medull/o

A

inner portion

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mening/o

A

meninges

membranes covering the spinal cord

Q

meningi/o

A

meninges

membranes covering the spinal cord

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

spinal cord

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narc/o

A

stupor
sleep
numbness

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nerv/o

A

nerve

Q

neur/i

A

nerve

Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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poli/o

A

grey matter

Q

pont/o

A

pons

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psych/o

A

mind

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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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spasmod/o

A

sudden involuntary contraction
tightening
cramping

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sthen/o

A

strength

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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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thec/o

A

sheath - usually refers to meninges

Q

ton/o

A

tone

tension

Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle - of heart or brain