UNIT 8 - The Nervous System - COMBINING FORMS Flashcards
1
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aesthesi/o
A
sensation
2
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alges/i
A
sense of pain
3
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cancer/o
A
cancer
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum, brain
6
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cistern/o
A
cistern, subarachnoid space
7
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crani/o
A
cranium
8
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cyt/o
A
cell
9
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dur/o
A
dura mater
10
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ech/o
A
echo/reflected sound
11
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electr/o
A
electrical
12
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encephal/o
A
brain
13
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epilept/o
A
epilepsy
14
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fibr/o
A
fiber
15
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gangli/o
A
ganglion
16
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gli/a/o
A
glue like, neurological cells
17
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haemat/o
A
blood
18
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hist/i/o
A
tissue
19
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hydr/o
A
water
20
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iatr/o
A
medical treatment, doctor
21
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mening/o
A
meninges
22
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motor
A
action, moving, set in motion
23
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
24
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narc/o
A
stupor, numbness
25
necr/o
death
26
neur/o
nerve
27
plex/o
network (eg. of nerves)
28
pneum/o
lung; air; gas
29
polio -
grey matter (of CNS)
30
psych/o
mind
31
py/o
pus
32
rach/i
spine
33
radicul/o
nerve root
34
somat/o
body
35
syring/o
tube, cavity
36
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
