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Roots, prefixes, suffixes: Nervous system
Term | Definition |
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neur/o neur/i | nervous system nervous system tissue nerve |
gli/o | neuroglia |
gangli/o ganglion/o | ganglion |
mening/o meninge/o | meninges |
myel/o | spinal cord bone marrow |
radicul/o | spinal nerve root |
encephal/o | brain |
cerebr/o | cerebrum brain (loosely) |
cortic/o | cerebral cortex outer portion |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
thalam/o | thalamus |
ventricul/o | cavity ventricle |
medull/o | medulla oblongata spinal cord |
psych/o | mind |
narc/o | stupor unconsciousness |
somn/o somn/i | sleep |
-phasia | speech |
-lalia | speech babble |
-lexia | reading |
-plegia | paralysis |
-paresis | partial paralysis weakness |
-lepsy | seizure |
-phobia | persistent irrational fear |
-mania | excited state obsession |