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Med Term - Ch 14
Nervous System - Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |