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Harrison Med Term
Chapter 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gli/o | glia, gluey substance |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
| -iatrist | specialist, physician |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| mon/o | one, single |
| ment/o, psych/o | mind |
| radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o | nerve root |
| neur/o | nerve |
| esthesi/o | sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -iatry | treatment, specialty |
| quadr/i | four |
| myel/o | spinal cord, also means bone marrow |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| phas/o | speech |
| meningi/o, mening/o | meninges |
| dur/o | hard, dura mater |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |