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nervous system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| crani/o | skull |
| neur/o | nerve |
| psych/o | mind |
| spin/o | spine |
| esthes/o | nerve sensation |
| esthesi/o | nerve sensation |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| synaps/o | synapse |
| synapt/o | synapse |
| syncop/o | to cut off |
| troph/o | development |
| hem/o | blood vessel |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| hemi- | half |
| bi- | two,half |
| hydro- | water,fluid |
| epi- | upon,on |
| quadri- | four |
| mono- | one,single |
| par-,para- | both,beside |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after,behind |
| sub- | below,under |
| -algia | pain |
| -algesia | pain,sensitivity |
| -ectomy | to excise or cut out |
| -iatrist | speacialist |
| -malacia | softening |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -pathy | disease of |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -rrhagia,-rrhagic | excessive ,forceful bleeding |
| -ology | to study |
| -plasia | growth or development |
| -tomy | to make an incision in ,cut out |
| -trophy | growth or development |
| -trophic | growth or development |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -al,-ar,-eal,-ial--ic | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -rrhaphy | to suture or stitch |
| -emic | blood condition |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CVA | cerebovascular accident |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| -central NS | 1 brain 2 spinal cord |
| -peripheral NS | 1.autonomic 2.somatic |
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