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NERVOUS SYSTEM TERMS Flashcards

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What is the prefix / root for head?

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Cephal/o

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What is the prefix / root for Inside the head (brain)

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Encephal/o

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What is the prefix / root for Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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Mening/o

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What is the prefix / root for Spinal cord

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Myel/o

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What is the prefix / root for Nerve

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Neur/o

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What is the prefix / root for Difficult, painful, abnormal

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Dys

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What is the prefix / root for Hernia (abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position)

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-cele

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What is the prefix / root for Disease, abnormality

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-pathy

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What is the prefix / root for Development, formation, growth

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-plasia

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What is the prefix / root for Paralysis

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-plegia

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What is a term for head

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Cephalgia (a headache)

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What is a term for Inside the head (brain)

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Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
Anencephalic (born without a brain)

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What is a term for Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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Meningitis (inflammation of the membranes)

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What is a term for Spinal cord

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Myelogram (X-ray of the spinal cord)

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What is a term for Nerve

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Neuroma (tumor)
Neuritis (inflammation)

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What is a term for Difficult, painful, abnormal

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Dyslexia (difficulty reading)

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What is a term for Hernia (abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position)

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Meningomyelocele (protrusion of membranes and spinal cord)

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What is a term for Disease, abnormality

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Encephalopathy (disease of the brain)
Neuropathy (disease of the nerves)

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What is a term for Development, formation, growth

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Aplasia (no development) Hyperplasia (over development)

20
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What is a term for Paralysis

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Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) Quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)

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