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Ch 4 Med Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gnos/o | knowing |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lex/o | word or phrase |
| mening/o | membrane |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| narc/o | sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| phor/o | carry or bear |
| phren/o | mind |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| somn/i | sleep |
| spin/o | spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| tax/o | order or coordination |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| cata | down |
| asthenia | weakness |
| lepsy | seizure |
| sulci | shallow grooves that separate gyri |
| syncope | fainting |
| hyperesthesia | increased sensitivity to stimulation such touch or pain |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| plegia | paralysis |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |