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Chapter 5
Nervous system
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cerebr/o, encephal/o | Brain |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Crani/o | Head, skull |
| Mening/o, Meningi/o | Meninges |
| Gangli/o | nerve bundles |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur/o | Nerve |
| Estesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| Phas/o | speach |
| phren/o, Psych/o | mind |
| Somn/o/i, hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| Kinesi/o, Kinetic/o | movement, motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -astenia | weakness |