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nervous vocab

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Term
Definition
anxi/o   anxious; uneasy  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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contus/o   to bruise  
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crani/o   skull  
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dur/o   dura mater  
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encephal/o   brain  
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esthes/o ; estesi/o   nervous sensation  
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gli/o   glue  
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hydr/o   water  
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hypn/o   sleep  
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isch/o   back; to hold back  
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lamin/o   lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)  
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lex/o   word  
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medull/o   medulla oblongata  
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mening/o ; meningi/o   meninges  
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neur/o   nerves  
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phas/o   speech  
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phob/o   fear  
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phren/o   mind  
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pol/o   extreme  
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poli/o   gray matter  
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pont/o   pons  
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psych/o   mind  
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radicul/o   nerve root  
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schiz/o   split  
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somat/o   body  
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synaps/o ; synapt/o   point of contact; to join  
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syncop/o   to cut off; to cut; faint  
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tax/o   coordination; order  
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tempor/o   the temples  
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thalam/o   thalamus  
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thec/o   sheath (meninges)  
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traumat/o   trauma; injury; wound  
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troph/o   development; nourishment  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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bi-   two; both  
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con-   together; with  
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dys-   painful; difficult  
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en-   in; within  
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epi-   on; over; upon  
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hemi-   half  
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intra-   within; into  
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mono-   one; single  
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par- ; para-   near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal  
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poly-   many; much  
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post-   after; behind  
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quadri-   four  
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sub-   below; under  
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-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic   pertaining to  
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-algesia   pain; sensitivity  
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-algia   pain  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-cele   hernia; swelling; protrusion  
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-e   (noun suffix with no meaning)  
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-emic   pertaining to blood condition  
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-esthesia   feeling; sensation  
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-ia   condition  
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-ion   process; state; condition  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-leptic   to seize; take hold of  
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-lysis   breakdown; separation; loosening  
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-lytic   pertaining to breakdown or destruction  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-paresis   weakness  
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-phasia   speech  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-rrhagic   pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-sclerosis   hardening; thickening  
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-taxia   muscle coordination  
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-tropic   turning  
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-um, -us   structure; thing; tissue  
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EDH   epidural hematoma  
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PD   parkinson's disease; panic disorder  
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EEG   electroencephalogram diagnostic  
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PE   physical examination  
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END   electroneurodiagnostic  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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FH   family history  
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PMH   past medical history  
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GAD   generalized anxiety disorder  
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PNS   peripheral nervous system  
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GB   guillain-barre  
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PTSD   post traumatic stress disorder  
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HA   headache  
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R   right; respiration  
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HEENT   head, eye, ear, nose, throat  
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RLE   right lower extremity  
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H&P   history and physical  
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R/O   rule out  
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HPI   history of present illness  
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ROS   review of systems  
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ICP   intracranial pressure  
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s   without  
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ID, IDD   intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder  
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SAD   seasonal affective disorder  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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SH   social history  
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NCV   nerve conduction velocity  
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SNS   somatic nervous system  
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OCD   obsessive compulsive disorder  
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T   temperature  
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OH   occupational history  
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TBI   traumatic brain injury  
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OP   outpatient  
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TIA   transient ischemic disease  
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P   pulse  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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SDH   subdural hematoma  
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SCI   spinal cord injury  
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MG   myasthenia  
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