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Nervous System
| cerebr/o- | brain |
| encephal/o- | brain |
| cerebell/o- | brain |
| lob/o- | lobe |
| cephal/o- | head |
| crani/o- | skull; head |
| mening/o- | meninges |
| meningi/o- | meninges |
| dur/o- | dura (tough outer membrane layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| gangli/o- | nerve bundle |
| myel/o- | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| esthesi/o- | sensation; feeling |
| phas/o- | speech |
| phren/o- | mind |
| psych/o- | mind |
| somn/o- | sleep |
| somn/i- | sleep |
| hypn/o- | sleep |
| gnosi/o- | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | sensitivity; excessive fear |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| -plesgia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| tonograoh | tension; pressure; muscle tone |
| hypotaxia | order, coordination; arrangement |
| pseud/o- | false |