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nervous system - terminology Flashcards

1
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What does ‘alges’ refer to?

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Sense of pain

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What is an ‘analgesic’?

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A substance that relieves pain

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What does ‘encephal’ refer to?

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Brain

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What does ‘myel’ refer to?

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Spinal cord

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5
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What does ‘angi’ refer to?

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Vessel

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What is an ‘angiogram’?

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A record of blood vessels

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7
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What does ‘esthesi’ refer to?

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Feeling/sensation

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What does ‘neur’ refer to?

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Nerve

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What does ‘arteri’ refer to?

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Artery

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What is ‘arteriothrombus’?

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Pertaining to a clot of the artery

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What does ‘gli’ refer to?

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Glue

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What is a ‘glioma’?

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A tumor of glial cells

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13
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What does ‘poli’ refer to?

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Gray matter

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14
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What is ‘poliomyelitis’?

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Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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What does ‘astr’ refer to?

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Star

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16
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What is an ‘astrocytoma’?

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Star cell tumor

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17
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What does ‘hemat’ refer to?

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Blood

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18
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What does ‘pont’ refer to?

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Pons

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19
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What does ‘cephal’ refer to?

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Head

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What does ‘cephalic’ mean?

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Pertaining to the head

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What does ‘hem’ refer to?

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Blood

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22
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What does ‘radicul’ refer to?

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Nerve root

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What does ‘cerebell’ refer to?

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Cerebellum

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What is ‘cerebellitis’?

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Inflammation of the cerebellum

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25
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What does ‘hydr’ refer to?

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Water

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26
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What does ‘scler’ refer to?

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Hard

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27
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What does ‘cerebr’ refer to?

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Cerebrum

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What does ‘cerebral’ mean?

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Pertaining to the cerebrum

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29
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What does ‘isch’ refer to?

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To hold back

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30
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What is ‘ischemia’?

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Pertaining to hold back blood

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31
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What does ‘thalam’ refer to?

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Thalamus

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32
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What does ‘clon’ refer to?

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Rapid contracting and relaxing

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33
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What is ‘tonic-clonic’?

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A type of seizure involving muscle contractions

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34
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What does ‘later’ refer to?

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Side

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35
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What does ‘thec’ refer to?

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Sheath

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36
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What does ‘concuss’ mean?

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To shake violently

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37
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What is a ‘concussion’?

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A brain injury caused by shaking

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38
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What does ‘lumb’ refer to?

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Low back

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39
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What does ‘tom’ mean?

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To cut

40
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What does ‘crani’ refer to?

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Skull

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What does ‘cranial’ mean?

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Pertaining to the skull

42
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What does ‘medull’ refer to?

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Medulla or medulla oblongata

43
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What does ‘ton’ refer to?

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Tone

44
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What does ‘cyte’ refer to?

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Cell

45
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What does ‘mening’ refer to?

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Meninges

46
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What does ‘vascul’ refer to?

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Blood vessel

47
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What does ‘dur’ refer to?

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Dura mater

48
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What does ‘meningi’ refer to?

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Meninges

49
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What does ‘ventricul’ refer to?

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Ventricle

50
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What does ‘electr’ refer to?

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Electricity

51
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What does ‘ment’ refer to?

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Mind

52
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What does ‘vertebr’ refer to?

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Vertebra

53
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What does the suffix ‘-al’ mean?

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Pertaining to

54
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What does the suffix ‘-ia’ mean?

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Condition, state

55
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What does the suffix ‘-paresis’ mean?

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Weakness

56
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What does the suffix ‘-algia’ mean?

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Pain

57
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What does the suffix ‘-ic’ mean?

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Pertaining to

58
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What does the suffix ‘-pathy’ mean?

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Disease

59
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What does the suffix ‘-ar’ mean?

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Pertaining to

60
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What does the suffix ‘-ine’ mean?

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Pertaining to

61
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What does the suffix ‘-phasia’ mean?

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Speech

62
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What does the suffix ‘-ary’ mean?

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Pertaining to

63
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What does the suffix ‘-ion’ mean?

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Action

64
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What does the suffix ‘-plasty’ mean?

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Surgical repair

65
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What does the suffix ‘-asthenia’ mean?

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Weakness

66
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What does the suffix ‘-itis’ mean?

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Inflammation

67
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What does the suffix ‘-plegia’ mean?

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Paralysis

68
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What does the suffix ‘-cele’ mean?

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Protrusion

69
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What does the suffix ‘-logy’ mean?

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Study of

70
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What does the suffix ‘-rrhaphy’ mean?

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Suture

71
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What does the suffix ‘-eal’ mean?

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Pertaining to

72
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What does the suffix ‘-nic’ mean?

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Pertaining to

73
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What does the suffix ‘-taxia’ mean?

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Muscle coordination

74
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What does the suffix ‘-ectomy’ mean?

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Surgical removal

75
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What does the suffix ‘-oma’ mean?

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Tumor, mass

76
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What does the suffix ‘-tic’ mean?

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Pertaining to

77
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What does the suffix ‘-gram’ mean?

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Record

78
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What does the suffix ‘-osis’ mean?

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Abnormal condition

79
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What does the suffix ‘-trophic’ mean?

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Pertaining to development

80
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What does the suffix ‘-graphy’ mean?

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Process of recording

81
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What does the suffix ‘-otomy’ mean?

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Cutting into

82
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What does ‘cerebellar’ mean?

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Pertaining to the cerebellum

83
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What does ‘cerebrospinal’ mean?

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Pertaining to the cerebrum and spine

84
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What does ‘encephalic’ mean?

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Pertaining to the brain

85
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What does ‘intracranial’ mean?

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Pertaining to within the skull

86
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What does ‘intrathecal’ mean?

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Pertaining to within the meninges, specifically the subdural or subarachnoid space

87
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What does ‘medullary’ mean?

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Pertaining to the medulla oblongata

88
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What does ‘meningeal’ mean?

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Pertaining to the meninges

89
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What does ‘myelonic’ mean?

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Pertaining to the spinal cord

90
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What does ‘neural’ mean?

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Pertaining to the nerves

91
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What does ‘neuroglial’ mean?

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Pertaining to the support cells, glial cells, of nerves

92
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What does ‘pontine’ mean?

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Pertaining to the pons

93
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What does ‘spinal’ mean?

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Pertaining to the spine

94
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What does ‘subdural’ mean?

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Pertaining to under the dura mater

95
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What does ‘thalamic’ mean?

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Pertaining to the thalamus

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What does ‘ventricular’ mean?

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Pertaining to the ventricles

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What does ‘vertebral’ mean?

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Pertaining to the vertebrae

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