Nervous System Word Parts Flashcards

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1
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anxi/o

A

anxious; uneasy

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

A

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 materq

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encephal/o

A

brain

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esthes/o esthesi/o

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nervous system

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gli/o

A

glue

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hydr/o

A

water

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hypn/o

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sleep

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isch/o

A

back; to hold back

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lamin/o

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lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

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lex/o

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word

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medull/o

A

medulla oblangata

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mening/o meningi/o

A

meninges

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neur/o

A

nerve

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19
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phas/o

A

speech

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phob/o

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fear

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phren/o

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mind

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pol/o

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extreme

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poli/o

A

gray matter

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pont/o

A

pons

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psych/o

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mind

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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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schiz/o

A

split

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somat/o

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body

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synaps/o synapt/o

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point of contact; to join

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syncope/o

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to cut off; cut short; faint

31
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tax/o

A

coordination; order

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tempor/o

A

the temples

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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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thec/o

A

sheath (mengings)

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traumat/o

A

trama;injury;wound

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troph/o

A

development; nourishment

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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bi-

A

two; both

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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-

A

half

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intra-

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within; into

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mono-

A

one; single

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par- para-

A

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

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poly-

A

many; much

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post-

A

after; behind

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quadri-

A

four

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sub-

A

below; under

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-algesia

A

pain; sensitivity

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-algia

A

pain

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-cele

A

hernia; swelling; protrusion

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-e

A

no meaning

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-emic

A

pertaining to blood condition

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-esthesia

A

feeling; sensation

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-ia

A

condition

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-ion

A

process; state; condition

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-lepic

A

to seize; take hold of

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-lysis

A

pertaining to breakdown or destrution

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-orexia

A

appetite

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-paresis

A

weakness

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-phasis

A

speech

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-rrhagic

A

pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-sclerosis

A

hardening; thickening

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-taxia

A

muscle corrdination

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-tropic

A

turning

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-um -us

A

structure; tissue; thing