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Chapter 10
Term | Definition |
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affer/o | bring toward the center |
arachn/o | spider; spider web |
astr/o | starlike structure |
autonom/o | independent; self governing |
cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebellum (posterior part of the brain) |
cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
comat/o | unconsciousness |
concuss/o | violent shaking or jarring |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
dendr/o | branching structure |
disk/o | disk |
dors/o | back; dorsum |
dur/o | dura mater |
effer/o | go out from the center |
encephal/o | brain |
ependym/o | cellular lining |
epilept/o | seizure |
esthes/o | sensation; feeling |
front/o | front |
gli/o | cells that provide support |
ict/o | seizure |
lamin/o | lamina (flat area on the vertebra) |
lumb/o | lower back; area between the ribs |
meningi/o | meninges |
mening/o | meninges |
ment/o | mind; chin |
mot/o | movement |
myelin/o | myelin |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin |
narc/o | stupor; sleep |
nerv/o | nerve |
neur/o | nerve |
occipit/o | occiput (back of the head) |
pariet/o | wall of a cavity |
pleg/o | paralysis |
radicul/o | spinal nerve root |
sens/o | sensation |
somat/o | body |
somn/o | sleep |
spin/o | spine; backbone |
syncop/o | fainting |
temporo/o | temple (side of the head) |
thalam/o | thalamus |
ventricul/o | ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber of the brain) |
ventr/o | front; abdomen |