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Med Term Chapt 10
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebello | cerebellum |
| cerebro | cerebrum |
| duro | dura mater |
| encephalo | brain |
| glio | glial cells |
| lepto | thin, slender |
| meningo, meningio | membranes, meninges |
| myo | muscle |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| neuro | nerve |
| ponto | pons |
| radiculo | nerve root (of spinal nerves) |
| thalamo | thalamus |
| theco | sheath |
| vago | vagus nerve |
| algeso, -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| causo | burning |
| comato | deep sleep (coma) |
| esthesio, -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kineso, kinesio, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lexo | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncopo | to cut off, cut short |
| taxo | order, coordination |