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Nervous CF, P and S
Mr. G. "Nervous System Terms" Chapter 10 Chabner
Question | Answer |
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cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
dur/o | dura mater |
encephal/o | brain |
gli/o | glial cells |
lept/o | thin, slender |
mening/o, meningi/o | membranes, meninges |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
neur/o | nerve |
pont/o | pons |
radicul/o | nerve root (of spinal nerves) |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath (refers to the meninges) |
vag/o | vagus nerve |
alges/o, -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
-algia | pain |
caus/o | burning |
comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
esthesi/o, -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
kines/o | movement |
kinesi/o | movement |
-kinesia, kinesis, -kinetic, kines/o, kinesi/o | movement |
-lepsy | seizure |
lex/o | word, phrase |
-paresis | weakness |
-phasia | speech |
-plegia | paralysis |
-praxia | action |
-sthenia | strength |
syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
tax/o | order, coordination |