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Med Term - Ch 14
Nervous System - Combining Forms
Question | Answer |
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cerebr/o | cerebrum |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
dendr/o | tree |
encephal/o | brain |
gangli/o | ganglion (knot or knotlike mass) |
gli/o | glue, neuroglial tissue |
kinesi/o | movement |
lept/o | thin, slender |
lex/o | word, phrase |
mening/o meningi/o | meniges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
narc/o | stupor, numbness, sleep |
neur/o | nerve |
radicul/o | nerve root |
sthen/o | strength |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath (usually refers to meninges) |
ton/o | tension |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |
clon/o | increased reflex |
tax/o | coordination |
echo- | repeated sound |