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Nervous system
combing form | meaning |
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cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o, cerebr/i | cerebrum |
crani/o | cranium |
encephal/o | brain |
gamgli/o | ganglion |
gli/o | neuroglia |
mening/o, menimgi/o | meninges |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord, |
neur/o, neur/i | nerve |
spin/o | spine |
thalam/o | thalamus |
vag/o | vagus nerve |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
CNS | central nervous system |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
SCI | spinal cord injury |
TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |