Nervous System Terms Flashcards by Jamie Estrada | Brainscape

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cata-

A

Down

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narco-

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Stupor, sleep

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-asthenia

A

Weakness

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-lepsy

A

Seizure

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-mania

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Abnormal impulse (attraction) toward, obsessive preoccupation

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-paresis

A

Slight paralysis

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-plegia

A

Paralysis

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cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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phob/o

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Exaggerated fear, sensitivity

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cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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phor/o

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Carry, bear

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crani/o

A

Skull

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phren/o, psych/o, thym/o

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Mind

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encephal/o

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Entire brain

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schiz/o

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Split

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esthesi/o

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Sensation

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somat/o

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Body

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gangli/o

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Ganglion (knot)

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somn/o, hypn/o

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Sleep

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gli/o

A

Glue

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spin/o

A

Spine, thorn

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gnos/o

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Knowing

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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kinesi/o

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Movement

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stere/o

A

Three-dimensional, solid

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lex/o

A

Word, phrase

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ton/o

A

Tone, tension

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mening/o

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Meninges (membrane)

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tax/o

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Order, coordination

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myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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thalam/o

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Thalamus

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neur/o

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Nerve

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top/o

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Place

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phas/o

A

Speech

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ventricul/o

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Ventricle, belly, pouch