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Chapter 5
word parts
cerebr/o, encephal/o | Brain |
cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
lob/o | Lobe |
cephal/o | Head |
crani/o | Head, Skull |
mening/o, meningi/o | Meninges |
dur/o | Dura(tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
neur/o | Nerve |
gangli/o | Nerve bundle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
esthesi/o | Feeling, Sensation |
phas/o | speech |
phren/o, psych/o | Mind |
somn/o, hypn/o, somn/i | Sleep |
gnosi/o | Know |
-mania | Excessive desire |
-phobia | Excessive fear or sensitivity |
-poresis | Slight or partial paralysis |
ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
kinesi/o, SOMETIMES kinet/o | Movement, motion |
tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
-plegia | paralysis |
-asthenia | weakness |