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Nervous System
Medical Terms for the Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cortic/o | Cerebral cortex, outer portion |
| Encephala/o | Brain |
| Gangli/o, Ganglion/o | Ganglion |
| Gil/o | Neurogila cells |
| Medull/o | Medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, Marrow |
| Mening/o, Meninge/o | Meninges |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord and Bone Marrow |
| Narc/o | Stupor, numbness, sleep |
| Neur/o, Neur/i | Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Radicul/o | Spinal nerve root |
| Somn/o, Somn/i | Sleep |