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Combining Form
Nervous System Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o, acoust/o | hearing |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| contus/o | bruise |
| cran/o, crani/o | skull; cranium |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| ethes/o, ethesi/o | nervous sensation |
| gli/o | glue |
| hydr/o | water |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| isch/o | back; hold back |
| lamin/o | thin layer |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| path/o | disease |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o | mind |
| pleg/o | paralysis |
| pol/o | extreme |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| psych/o | mind |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine |
| synaps/o | point of contact |
| tax/o | coordination |
| tempor/o | temples |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |