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Appendix A Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebrospinal cerebr/o = cerebrum spin/o = spine al = pertaining to | Pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord |
| cerebrovascular crebr/o = cerebrum vascul/o = vessel spin/o = spine ar = pertaining to | Pertaining to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it |
| epidural epi = above, upon dur/a = dura mater al = pertaining to | Pertaining to above the dura mater |
| epilepsy epi = upon lepsy = seizure | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizure |
| meningitis mening/o = meninges itis = inflammation | Inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
| neuralgia neur/o = nerve algia = pain | Nerve pain |
| neurologist neur/o = nerve logist = specialist in the study or treatment of | A physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system |
| schizophrenia schiz/o = split phren/o = mind or diaphragm ia = condition of | A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |