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prefixes, suffixes, combining form Nervous System

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athet/o   uncontrolled  
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aden/o   gland  
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gangli/o   ganglion  
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ganlion/o   ganglion  
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ax/o   axis  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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cephal/o   head  
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contus/o   bruise  
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concuss/o   shaken together  
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crani/o   cranium, skull  
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caus/o   burning  
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caust/o   burning  
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kines/o   movement  
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kinet/o   movement  
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medull/o   medulla  
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ambul/o   walk  
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ambulat/o   walk  
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convolut/o   coiled, twisted  
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phot/o   light  
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cyst/o   bladder,pertaining to a tear  
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dur/o   dura mater  
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gli/o   glue  
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thalam/o   thalamus  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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iris/o   iris  
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pseudo   false,fake  
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my/o   muscle  
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cortic/o   cortex  
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dendr/o   branching  
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encephal/o   brain  
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somn/o   sleep  
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narc/o   sleep  
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sulc/o   groove  
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glauc/o   gray  
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gyr/o   turning  
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hemat/o   blood  
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mening/o   meninges  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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radicul/o   nerve root, root  
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noct/o   night  
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neru/i   nerve  
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neur/o   nerve  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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synapt/o   point of contact  
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synaps/o   point of contact  
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poli/o   gray matter  
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sympath/o   sympathetic nerve  
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ton/o   tone  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cyt/o   cell  
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plex/o   plexus network  
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necro-   death  
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brady-   slow  
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hydro-   water  
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hyper-   excessive  
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uni-   one  
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dys-   painful,difficult  
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di-   double  
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-ia   condition of  
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-ism   condition of  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-esthesia   feeling  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-oma   tumor  
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a-   without  
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an-   without  
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sub-   below,under  
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hypo-   below, deficient in  
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-pathy   disease  
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contra-   against  
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epi-   upon, above  
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para-   near, beside  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-dynia   pain  
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-algesia   pain  
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-algia   pain  
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-ectomy   removal of  
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-ology   the study of  
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-tomy   incision  
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-phasia   speech  
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-malacia   softening  
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-asthenia   weakness, loss of strength  
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-penia   deficiency, decrease  
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-oid   resembling  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-osis   abnormanl condition of  
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syn-   together, joined  
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