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Nervous system
| combing form | meaning |
|---|---|
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o, cerebr/i | cerebrum |
| crani/o | cranium |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gamgli/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | neuroglia |
| mening/o, menimgi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord, |
| neur/o, neur/i | nerve |
| spin/o | spine |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| SCI | spinal cord injury |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |