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Nervous System Word Parts Flashcards

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anxi/o

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anxious; uneasy

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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

A

brain

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esthes/o, esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gli/o

A

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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isch/o

A

back; to hold back

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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

A

speech

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phob/o

A

fear

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phren/o

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pol/o

23
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poli/o

A

gray matter

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pont/o

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psych/o

26
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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schiz/o

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somat/o

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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

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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

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thec/o

A

sheath (meninges)

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traumat/o

A

trauma; injury; wound

36
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troph/o

A

development; nourishment

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ventricul/o

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bi-

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con-

A

together; with

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dys-

A

painful; difficult

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en-

A

in; within

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epi-

A

on; over; upon

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hemi-

44
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intra-

A

within; into

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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

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post-

A

after; behind

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quadri-

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sub-

A

below; under

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