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Chapter 10 Roots/CF
All of Roots and Combining words of Medical language of lesson 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| electr/o- | electricty |
| -encephal/o cerebr/o- | brain, head brain |
| -neru/o- neur- | nerves |
| -diagnost- | decision |
| epilept- | seizure |
| -log- | study |
| -surg- | operate |
| -pathet- | suffering |
| somat- corpus- | body |
| sens- | feel |
| viscer- | internal organs |
| -nom- | law |
| -glia- | glue |
| myel- | spinal cord |
| -mitt- | send |
| -apase | clasp |
| cerebell- | little brain |
| -spin- | spinal cord |
| cerebr- | cerebum |
| callos- | thickening |
| front- | front of |
| -thalam- | thalamus |
| occipit0 | back of head |
| pariet- | wall |
| tempor- | time, temple |
| -alges- | sensation of pain |
| esthes- | feeling |
| arachn- | cobweb, spider |
| dura | hard |
| mater | mother |
| -dur- | dura |
| mening | meninges |
| pia | delicate |
| confus- | bewildered |
| deliri- | disorientation, confusion |
| -ment- | mind |
| -pathy | emotion, disease |
| sedat- | to calm |
| sen- | old age |
| grand | big |
| mal | bad |
| narc/o- | stupar |
| petit | small |
| ict- | structure |
| ton- | pressure, tension |
| clon- | tumuit |
| seiz- | to grab |
| arteri/o- -arter- | artery |
| bov- | cattle |
| autis- | autisic |
| spong/i- | sponge |
| -graine | head pain |
| concuss- | shake or jar violently |
| contus- | bruise |
| fibr/o- | fiber |
| -my- | muscle |
| -cocc- | round bacterium |
| trauma- | injury |
| -gemin- | double |
| -myelin- | myelin |
| exacerbat- | increase, aggravate |
| -esthes- | sensation |
| scler/o- | hardness |
| -troph- | nourishment, development |
| -press- | squeeze |
| hemi- | rupture |
| -lyze -lyt | destroy |
| -lysis | destruction |
| polio- | gray matter |
| -myel- | spinal cord |
| -drome | runinng |
| syring/o- | tube, pipe |
| -tax- | coordinatioon |
| athet- | without position, uncontrolled |
| pleg- | paralysis |
| -paresis- | weakness |
| -fida | spilt |
| occult/a- | hidden |
| terat/o- | monster, malfunction fetus |
| angi/o- | blood vessel |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| -duct- | lead |
| -dict | consent, surrender |
| -agon | consest against |
| psych/o- | mind, to do |
| -del- | visiible |
| toler- | endure |
| traquill- sedat- | to calm |
| -gru- | to move |
| delus- | deceive |
| hom/i | man |
| -noia | to think |
| schiz/o- | to spilt |
| su/i- | slef |
| -cid/e | kill- |
| soc- | partner, ally, community |
| klept/o- | to steal |
| narciss- | self love |
| self- | own individual |
| pryo- | fire |
| -mutil- | to maim |
| acr/o- | heights |
| agor/a- | marketplace |
| bi/o | life |
| -feed | nourish, to give food |
| claustr/o- | tight space |
| cognit- | thinking |
| behav- | mental activity |
| -cess- | going forward |
| compuls- | drive, compel |
| depress- | press down |
| -vuls- | tear, pull |
| -chondr- | cartilage |
| man- | mania |
| -somn- | sleep |
| obsess- | besieged in thoughts |
| -soma- | body |
| anxi/o- | anxiety |
| -orphin | morphine |
| -phor- | bear, carry |
| narc- | sleep, stupor |
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