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Medical Terminology
Nervous System
Term | Definition |
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Cortic/o | cerebral cortex, outer portion |
Encephal/o | brain |
Gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
Gli/o | neuroglia cells |
Medull/o | medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow |
Mening/o, meninge/o | meninges |
Myel/o | spinal cord |
Narc/o | stupor, numbness, sleep |
Neur/o, neur/i | nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve |
Psych/o | mind |
Radicul/o | spinal nerve root |
Somn/o, somn/i | sleep |