Nervous System: Word Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes Flashcards

1
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-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

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2
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-esthesia

A

feeling

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3
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-kinesia

A

movement

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4
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-paresis

A

partial paralysis

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5
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-phasia

A

speech

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6
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-plegia

A

paralysis

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7
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-taxia

A

order, coordination

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8
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para-

A

near, beside; beyond

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8
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pachy-

A

thick

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syn-

A

union, together, joined

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10
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-algesia

-algia

A

pain

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11
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ton/o

A

tension

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12
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle (of the heart of brain)

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13
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thec/o

A

sheath (usually referring to meninges)

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14
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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15
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sthen/o

A

strength

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16
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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17
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neur/o

A

nerve

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18
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narc/o

A

stupor; numbness; sleep

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19
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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20
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mening/o

meningi/o

A

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

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21
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lex/o

A

word, phrase

22
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lept/o

A

thin, slender

23
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kinesi/o

A

movement

24
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gli/o

A

glue; neuroglial tissue

25
Q

gangli/o

A

ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

26
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encephal/o

A

brain

27
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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

28
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

29
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gnos/o

A

knowing

30
Q

-ia

A

condition

31
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a-

A

without, not

32
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an-

A

without, not, loss

33
Q

ment

A

mind

34
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de-

A

cessation

35
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dys-

A

bad; painful; difficult

36
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lex

A

word, phrase

37
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hydr/o

A

water

38
Q

-us

A

condition; structure

39
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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

40
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poli/o

A

gray, gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)

41
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

42
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-pathy

A

disease

43
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-graphy

A

process of recording

44
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spin

A

spine

45
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angi/o

A

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

46
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echo-

A

repeated sound

47
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

48
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

49
Q

peritone

A

peritoneum

50
Q

intra-

A

in, within

51
Q

ven

A

vein

52
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

53
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure