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Chapter 4 Nervous Sy
Chapter 4 Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |