Nervous System Terms Flashcards
1
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cata-
A
Down
2
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narco-
A
Stupor, sleep
3
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-asthenia
A
Weakness
4
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-lepsy
A
Seizure
5
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-mania
A
Abnormal impulse (attraction) toward, obsessive preoccupation
6
Q
-paresis
A
Slight paralysis
7
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-plegia
A
Paralysis
8
Q
cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
9
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phob/o
A
Exaggerated fear, sensitivity
10
Q
cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
11
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phor/o
A
Carry, bear
12
Q
crani/o
A
Skull
13
Q
phren/o, psych/o, thym/o
A
Mind
14
Q
encephal/o
A
Entire brain
15
Q
schiz/o
A
Split
16
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esthesi/o
A
Sensation
17
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somat/o
A
Body
18
Q
gangli/o
A
Ganglion (knot)
19
Q
somn/o, hypn/o
A
Sleep
20
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gli/o
A
Glue
21
Q
spin/o
A
Spine, thorn
22
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gnos/o
A
Knowing
23
Q
spondyl/o, vertebr/o
A
Vertebra
24
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kinesi/o
A
Movement
25
stere/o
Three-dimensional, solid
26
lex/o
Word, phrase
27
ton/o
Tone, tension
28
mening/o
Meninges (membrane)
29
tax/o
Order, coordination
30
myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
31
thalam/o
Thalamus
32
neur/o
Nerve
33
top/o
Place
34
phas/o
Speech
35
ventricul/o
Ventricle, belly, pouch
