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Ch 15 Nerve System
Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dendr(o) | tree |
| gli(o) | neuroglia or a sticky substance |
| nerv(o), neur(o) | nerve |
| cerebell(o) | cerebellum |
| cerebr(o), encephal(o) | brain |
| myel(o) | spinal cord |
| mening(o), mening(i) | meninges |
| arachn(o) | arachnoid (a meningeal membrane) |
| chem(o) | chemical |
| mechan(o) | mechanical |
| noc(i) | cause harm, injury, or pain |
| phot(o) | light |
| therm(o) | heat |
| ir(o), irid(o) | iris |
| kerat(o) | cornea; hard, thorny |
| ocul(o), opthalm(o) | eye |
| dacry(o), lacrim(o) | tear |
| opt(o), optic(o) | vision |
| audi(o) | hearing |
| ot(o) | ear |
| pseud(o) | false |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -esthesia | sensitivity to pain |
| -lexia | words, phrases |
| ment(o), psych(o) | mind |
| phren(o) | mind or diaphragm |
| pyr(o) | fire |
| schist(o), schiz(o) | split |