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Chapter 5
Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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Cerebr/o : Encephal/o | Brain |
Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
Lob/o | Lobe |
Cephal/o : Crani/o | Head |
Meaning/o : Meningi/o | Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
Dur/o | Tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Gangli/o | Nerve bundle |
Myel/o | Spinal cord / bone marrow |
Esthesi/o | Feeling / sensation |
Phas/o | Speech |
Phren/o : Pshych/o | Mind |
Some/o : Somn/i : Hypn/o | Sleep |
Gnosi/o | Know |
Mani | Excessive desire |
Phobia | Excessive fear or sensitivity |
Paresis | Slight or partial paralysis |
Ton/o | Muscle tone, tension, pressure |
Tax/o | Arrangement, order, coordination |
Plegia | Paralysis |
Asthenia | Weakness |
A | Not : No |
Phas | Speaking |
Ia | Condition : Tone |
Taxia | Coordination |
Ton | Muscle : Muscle tone |
De | Down |
Ment | Mind |
Dys | Bad |
Kinesia | Movement |
Lex | Reading |
Phas | Speaking |
Somn | Sleeping |
In | Not |
Myo | Muscle |
Clonus | Turmoil |
Spasm | Involuntary contraction |
Ambul | Walk |
Asthenia | Weakness |
Caus | Burn |
Algia | Pain |
Par | Beside |
Esthesia | Sensation |
Pseud | False |
Acro | Heights |
Agora | Marketplace |
Photo | Light |
Pyro | Fire |