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Ch 4 Med Term
Term | Definition |
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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 |