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Medical Terminology
Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| Cortic/o | cerebral cortex, outer portion |
| Encephal/o | brain |
| Gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
| Gli/o | neuroglia cells |
| Medull/o | medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow |
| Mening/o, meninge/o | meninges |
| Myel/o | spinal cord and bone marrow |
| Neur/o, neur/i | nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve |
| Psych/o | mind |
| Radicul/o | spinal nerve root |