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AAPC Chapter 2
Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cortic/o | cerebral cortex, outer portion |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | neuroglia cells |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow |
| mining/o, meninge/o | mininges |
| 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 |