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Nervous system
Medical Terminology Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | little brain |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cran/i | skull |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dendr/o | tree |
| disk/o | disk |
| dur/o | dura/ hard |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gli/o | glue |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| lamin/o | thin plate |
| later/o | side |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mening/i | membrane, meninges |
| mening/o | membrane, meninges |
| ment/o | mind |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | numbness, sleep, stupor |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pallid/o | globus pallidus |
| papill/o | papilla |
| poli/o | gray |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spin/o | thorn, spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| vag/o | vagus, wondering |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |