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Nervous System
Word Parts of the Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| dur/o | hard, dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | glia, gluey substance |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o, neur/i | nerve |
| radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o | nerve root |
| esthesi/o, esthet/o | sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
| ment/o, psych/o | mind |
| mon/o | one, single |
| phas/o | speech |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| quadr/i | four |
| caus/o | burning, burn |
| cephal/o | head |
| concuss/o | shaken together, violently agitated |
| contus/o | bruise |
| crani/o | cranium, skull |