The nervous system - combining forms - ch12 Flashcards

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aesthesi/o

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sensation, feeling

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astr/o

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star

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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4
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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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comat/o

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coma

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crani/o

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skull, cranium

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dendr/o

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tree, branches

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dur/o

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dura mater

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11
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encephal/o

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brain

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gangli/o

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ganglion, knot

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13
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gli/o

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glue

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14
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gnos/o

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knowledge

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hydr/o

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water

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hypn/o

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sleep

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kinesi/o

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movement, motion

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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mening/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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narc/o

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stupor, sleep

22
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neur/o

A

nerve

23
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phas/o

A

speech

24
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plex/o

A

network (of nerves)

25
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psych/o

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mind

26
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rachi/o

A

spine

27
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radic/o

A

nerve root

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somat/o

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body

29
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somn/i

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sleep

30
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spin/o

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spine, thorn

31
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

32
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syncop/o

A

cut short

33
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tax/o

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order, coordination

34
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thalam/o

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thalamus

35
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thec/o

A

sheath

36
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ventricul/o

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ventricle

37
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vertebr/o

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vertebra, spine