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Nervous System Word Parts Flashcards

1
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anxi/o

A

anxious; uneasy

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2
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cephal/o

A

head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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contus/o

A

to bruise

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crani/o

A

skull

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dur/o

A

dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthes/o, esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gli/o

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glue

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hydr/o

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water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water water

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hypn/o

A

sleep

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13
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isch/o

A

back; to hold back

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14
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lamin/o

A

lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

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15
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lex/o

A

word

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16
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medull/o

A

medulla oblongata

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17
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mening/o, meningi/o

A

meninges

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18
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neur/o

A

nerve

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phas/o

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speech

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phob/o

A

fear

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phren/o

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phren/o

22
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pol/o

A

extreme

23
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poli/o

A

gray matter

24
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pont/o

A

pons

25
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psych/o

A

mind

26
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

27
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schiz/o

A

split

28
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somat/o

A

body

29
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synaps/o, synapt/o

A

point of contact; to join

30
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syncop/o

A

to cut off; cut short; faint

31
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tax/o

A

coordination; order

32
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tempor/o

A

the temples

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thalam/o

A

thalamus

34
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thec/o

A

sheath (meninges)

35
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traumat/o

A

trauma; injury; wound

36
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troph/o

A

development; nourishment

37
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

38
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bi-

A

two; both

39
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con-

A

together; with

40
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dys-

A

painful; difficult

41
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en-

A

in; within

42
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epi-

A

on; over; upon

43
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hemi-

A

half

44
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intra-

A

within; into

45
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mono-

A

one single

46
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par-, para-

A

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

47
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poly-

A

many; much

48
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post-

A

after; behind

49
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quadri-

A

four

50
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sub-

A

below; under

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