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Nervous System
cerebr/o- | brain |
encephal/o- | brain |
cerebell/o- | brain |
lob/o- | lobe |
cephal/o- | head |
crani/o- | skull; head |
mening/o- | meninges |
meningi/o- | meninges |
dur/o- | dura (tough outer membrane layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
gangli/o- | nerve bundle |
myel/o- | spinal cord; bone marrow |
esthesi/o- | sensation; feeling |
phas/o- | speech |
phren/o- | mind |
psych/o- | mind |
somn/o- | sleep |
somn/i- | sleep |
hypn/o- | sleep |
gnosi/o- | know |
-mania | excessive desire |
-phobia | sensitivity; excessive fear |
-paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
-plesgia | paralysis |
-asthenia | weakness |
tonograoh | tension; pressure; muscle tone |
hypotaxia | order, coordination; arrangement |
pseud/o- | false |