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Nervous System
Prefixes,suffixes,and combining forms flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemi- | half |
| agles/o | sensitivity to pain |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater, hard |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | sensation, sensitivity |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| ganglion/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | glia, gluey substance |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| ment/o | mind |
| mon/o | mind |
| mon/o | one, single |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| poli/o | grey matter |
| pont/o | pons- structure in the brain |
| psych/o | mind |
| quadr/i | four |
| radic/o | nerve root |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| rhiz/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath |
| vag/o | vagus nerve) |
| -iatrist | specialist, physician |
| -iatry | specialty, treatment |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -logist | specialist, physician |
| -malacia | softening |