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Chapter 4 Nervous Sy
Chapter 4 Nervous System
Term | Definition |
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cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
duro | dura mater |
encephala/o | brain |
gli/o | glial cells |
lept/o | thin,slender |
mening/o, meningi/o | membranes, meninges |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord(means bone marrow in other contexts) |
neur/o | nerve |
pont/o | pons |
;gia/o | nerve root(of spinal verves) |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath(refers to the meninges) |
vag/o | vagus nerve(10th cranial nerve) |
alges/o, -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
-algia | pain |
caus/o | burning |
comat/o | deep sleep |
esthesi/o, -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
kines/o, kinesi/o -keneisa, -kenesis, -kinetic | movement |
-lepsy | seizure |
lex/o | word,phrase |
-paresus | weakness |
-phasia | speech |
-plegia | paralysis(loss or impairment of the ability move parts of the body) |
-praxia | action |
-sthenia | strength |
syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
tax/o | order, coordination |